Chamba Literature Festival to Become an Annual Event

Chamba Literature Festival's New Annual Status

Subhash Mahajan
Chamba

Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Repswal has declared that the Chamba Literature Festival will now be an annual event, organized in collaboration with the Government Postgraduate College, Chamba. This announcement was made during a special ceremony at Bachat Bhawan, where he recognized the contributions of officials, former officers, faculty, students, and media representatives who were instrumental in the festival's success.

Mr. Repswal expressed his commitment to providing full support from the district administration and proposed the establishment of an institution to ensure the festival's continuity. He also invited retired Joint Director of Education, Dr. Vidyasagar Sharma, to offer guidance and support, stressing the need for increased local involvement in future festivals.

Emphasizing the significance of involving students in literary pursuits, the Deputy Commissioner instructed the college management to create an annual calendar of inter-college literary events at the district level. He also directed the District Language Officer to facilitate a variety of literary programs across various college campuses in Chamba.

Mr. Repswal expressed his appreciation to the college administration, faculty, students, and the organizing team for ensuring that all arrangements for visiting authors were executed flawlessly, which contributed to the festival's success. He also wished students well for their upcoming examinations.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Amit Mehra congratulated the organizing committee and encouraged students and aspiring writers to submit their creative works and poetry recitations to the college administration and District Language Officer. He highlighted that this initiative would create a robust digital platform for creative expression while maintaining an engaging social media presence for the festival.

The program included insights from Assistant Commissioner Rahul Dhiman, retired Joint Director of Education Dr. Vidyasagar Sharma, College Principal Dr. Rakesh Rathore, Head of Hindi Department Dr. Prashant Raman Ravi, and District Language Officer Tukesh Sharma.

Students such as Shivani, Afreen Malik, Chintan Kumar, Pranjal, Mamta, Kajal, and Rohit Kumar shared their experiences from the festival. The event saw participation from departmental officials, faculty heads, and a significant number of students.