In the backdrop of the enthusiasm amongst the litterateurs about the historic International Booker Prize to Geetanjali Shree’s Hindi novel Ret Samadhi (translated, Tomb of Sand by Daisy Rockwell) several well-known writers, academicians and literature lovers got together to celebrate the book release Gumshuda, the latest book by Himachal Pradesh’s celebrated writer Dr. Rekha Vashisht.
The book was released by Sh. Rakesh Kanwar (IAS), Secretary, Language, Art and Culture, Department, HP, at the historic Gaiety Theatre here today, as the event was facilitated by Keekli CharitableTrust. He said that Gumshuda is a collection of very simple, lucid stories about finding oneself. He called upon all literature lovers to come together to promote literary activities in the State. Mr. Kanwar impressed upon the need to associate school and college students in such activities. Dr. Pankaj Lalit, Director, Language, Art and Culture was the Guest of Honour for the event.
Ghumshuda is an anthology of eight short stories in Hindi. Dr. Rekha Vashisht is a known poet and short story writer of critical national acclaim from Himachal Pradesh. She has one short story and three poetry anthologies to her credit and has been honoured with several state awards for her literary creations, including Chandra Dhar Guleri Samman and Himachal Sahitya Academy Award. This is her fifth book of creative writing. Dr. Rekha Vashisht is a retired college principal and has taught literature in various colleges across the state.
The book release was followed by a discussion and an interactive session by eminent writers and academicians, including Prof. Meenakshi F. Paul, Dr. Vidyanidhi Chhabra, Prof. Prem Singh, Mr. Rajkumar Rakesh, Mr. Atma Ranjan, Dr. Devkanya, Dr. Harsh Vardhan Khimta, Mr. Sri Niwas Joshi and Mr. Adhiraj Bisht. (CLICK LINK TO SEE ALL VIDEOS)
