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Gangtok: Gangtok will host the second Sikkim Arts and Literature Festival from October 28 to 30. The event takes over The Ridge Park for three full days. Sikkim MLAs Delay Namgyal Barfungpa and Aditya Golay Tamang confirmed the dates alongside Teamwork Arts Senior Vice President Syed Shams Jawaid.
Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang launched the initiative. The Education Department and Students Welfare Board present the festival with production by Teamwork Arts. Admission is free for everyone.
Organizers built the program to link local oral histories with global literary perspectives. Guests include William Dalrymple, Mamang Dai, Ranjit Hoskote, Chuden Kabimo, Stephen Alter, Nawaraj Parajuli, Yuvan Aves, and Guru T. Ladakhi. Sessions feature Echoes of Verse, कविता कन्सर्ट: Beats of Poetry, These Hills Called Home, and A Borderland State of Mind. These talks center on memory, identity, and the connection between residents and the mountains.
Local creative groups Tangible Tangerines and Mind Matters will run workshops for kids and young adults. Jawaid said the festival aims to "connect Sikkim's rich cultural traditions, diverse communities and oral histories with national and international literary perspectives." These sessions encourage critical thinking and cultural exchange for the next generation.
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