India, Nov. 27 -- Literature festivals, along with book readings and launch sessions, are the flavour of the season. Following a wave of book festivals, the city recently witnessed the fifth edition of Abhivyakti, the annual festival organised by the HQ Central Command, alongside several dedicated book sessions. Now, the calendar is packed with upcoming events including the Kaushala Literature Festival, Metaphor Lucknow Litfest, Repertwahr Festival and Kabir Festival. This year's festival is focused on the major restorations undertaken in Lucknow at places like the iconic La Martiniere College and Munshi Nawal Kishor Press that was founded in 1858. A session on the same will be held with Vandana Sehgal and Carlyle McFarland. This year's festival will be held at Le Press on December 13 and 14. This year's International Booker Prize-winning poet, Bhanu Mushtaq, will receive the Ram Advani Award. The festival's founder, Kanak Rekha Chauhan, says, "We will have celebrated author late Yashpal's son, Anand Yashpal, doing a session. Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra will be in conversation with actor Atul Tiwari. Zindagi Gulzar Hai author Yatindra Mishra with author Satya Saran will do a session. Chandra Shekhar Verma will read excerpts from his father, Bhagwati Charan Verma's work. Hazaron Khawaishen Aisi author Dr Anisur Rehman will also do a session." Besides, there will be Ismat Chugtai's Qissgoi by Ayesha Ayub, Dastaan-e-Kafi by Himanshu Bajpai, baitbaazi by Karam Girls College students, and more. The Women Premier League's Lucknow Warriroz team owner, Jinesha Sharma, will add a flavour of cricket and actors like Aahana Kumra will add cinematic glamour to the festival....