Lucknow, Feb. 19 -- A two-day, 'Sahitya Sankalp' began at International Buddha Research Institute auditorium on Wednesday. Organised by UP Sahitya Sabha, several authors, writers and poets came under one roof to discuss various aspects of Hindi literature during the programme.

It was inaugurated by deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak. Five children's literature writers - Mukul Mahan, Anita Sinha, Anil Kishore Shukla Nidar, Neelam Rakesh, Alka Pramod and Ruchi Srivastava were awarded on the occasion. Among the organisers were poets Sarvesh Asthana and Pankaj Prasoon.

The day began with a discussion on 'Language and emotion of poetry' in which poet and writer Chandrashekhar Verma was in conversation with senior litterateur Shivom Amber a...