To strengthen and promote the idea of independent thinking, Divya Marathi organised the second edition of Marathi Literature Festival under the theme‘Confluence of Independent Thinkers’ in Kusumagraj Smarak. The three-day festival concluded on November 5 with a live performance by neo-fusion rock band Kabir Café. The festival also witnessed entertainment packed live performances of Music Maestro Hariharan and Illusionist Abhishek Acharya.
Said Girish Agarwal, Director, DainikBhaskar Group: “We are happy that Marathi Literature Festival has been able to entice our Marathi readers by marking a confluence of independent thinkers and achievers. This will surely give impetus to our efforts of enabling our readers to think independently without being prejudiced and influencedâ€.
A special segment ‘Celebrating the power of Independent Thinking’ saw 12 independent thinkers of Maharashtra getting felicitated for their passion and being change drivers. Few of the eminent speakers of the festival included DevduttPattanaik, Savi Sharma, Sheshrao More, Rajiv Dogra, SheelaReddy,NeelimaDalmiaAdhar, NilotpalMrinal,AabidSurti, NiranjanChapalgaonkar, SambhajiBhagat, Uday Deshpande, Virag Gupta, Ashish Chaudhary, Dr. Neelima Chauhan and Mahesh Kothare.