St. John's auditorium in Koramangala, Bengaluru, became a melting pot of all major languages of South India, where the trends in literature were discussed. Many writers from different states gathered at the venue provided by the BookBrahma Literature Festival to express themselves.
Mantapa, Manthana, Akshara, Angala, Anavarana, Pustaka, Mukhamukhi, and Chinnari loka were the classified places for the form of each cliche, and it made it easier for people to reach where they wanted to. The three-day bound event happened from 8 Aug to 10 Aug, but I was able to attend the first two days. And I am going to write a few lines about those only. Another striking point is the space given for Marathi and Indian English writing, as well.
On the 8th, there was a talk on "regional identity in Telugu literature," a topic that has already garnered extensive discussion on various platforms. No palpable or substantial points were elicited other than what we have known, so the talk inspired a little to think upon. Furthermore, the time constraint of 50 minutes took a toll on the entire talk, as the subject was as wide as the sky itself.
However, Attada Appal Naidu, Bandi Narayana Swamy, and Peddinti Ashok Kumar delivered their best. Kadheer Babu was the moderator. The event took place on the 9th day. The flute concert done by Pravin Godkhindi was the one that compelled me to attend the confluence of the entire happening.
He is an outstanding flautist, in my view, a stalwart next to Pandit Hariprasad Chourasia. The main auditorium swerved with music lovers, and their rapt attention awed me. Pravin's association with saxophonist Kadiri Gopala Krishnan was legendary. Listen to their Jagadoddhaarana Jugalbandi. The experience was truly extraordinary. Well, music intervals resumed their own course to spell out to the audience.
The other session covered "in case literateurs write for movies." Chaitanya Pingali opened up on how film bigwigs jeopardize a writer's view and give little preference even to a valid thought. Peddinti Ashok Kumar cited some anecdotes about how the film world treats people around it.
On the same day, "Travel writing in Telugu today" was another interesting interaction with Dasari Amarendra. He was an authority on the subject, as he was an untiring traveler. He elucidated the differences between a tourist and a traveler engagingly. Swarna Kilari made it an enthralling talk with her meaningful questions.
Also attended Madhurantakam Narendra's Mukhamukhi session. It's a great time being there; listening to his insightful answers is always a pleasant experience. Apart from all these, I used to switch to other places to see how they were doing.
Altogether, it's an exciting moment to meet some people who are known to be only on Facebook. Of course, I met some literary personalities and a set of raconteurs par excellence. In fact, I usually don't like to socialize with the authors whom I liked most. And I have my reasons. Well, there were lots of books in different languages in the auditorium.
It was an exhilarating experience for those who love reading. You could see people bustling all around who have fame with their passion for writing. BookBrahma Literature Festival-2025 brought lovers of literature together, and it led to a feeling of immense joy.
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