India, April 3 -- --

Growing up, I was lucky to imbibe two completely different cultures and the experience, perhaps, made me more interested in learning about and experiencing diverse ways of life. Naturally, I was very excited about attending the Arunachal Literature Festival in Itanagar. Organized by the government of Arunachal Pradesh and the Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS), the event was held between 13th and 15th November 2024 at the Dorjee Khandu Convention Centre.

Even today, literature from not just Arunachal Pradesh but all the north eastern states of the country is underrepresented in the Indian publishing mainstream. "A New Dawn of Literature", the theme of ALF, was, therefore, quite reassuring. The programme began...