Mystic Kalinga Festival

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Mystic Kalinga Festival
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Statusactive
GenreLiterary festival
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Bhubaneswar, Odisha
CountryIndia
Years active5
InauguratedDecember 22, 2017 (2017-12-22)
FoundersRashmi Ranjan Parida
Most recentFebruary 8, 2020 (2020-02-08)
Organised by
  • Odisha Media info Service
  • Private Ltd and Odisha Diary Foundation
Member
  • Prachee Naik
  • Sitansu Mahapatra
Sponsors
Websitemystickalinga.com

Mystic Kalinga Festival (MKF) is an annual festival of poetry and performances which take place annually in Bhubaneswar, Odisha since 2017. Founded by journalist Rashmi Ranjan Parida, the festival is organized by Odisha Media info Service (OMIS) Private Ltd and Odisha Diary Foundation (ODF). The aim of the festival is to bring together mystics, philosophers and poet-saints, and to reflects on the lyrical and creative aspects of their work and teachings through the medium of music, dance, poetry and discussion.[1] Writer Arundhathi Subramaniam is the creative director and curator of MKF.[2]

The festival confers the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award since its establishment to recognize writers, poets and performers from India.[3][1] In 2020, Mystic India Festival was started as an offshoot of Mystic Kalinga Festival.[3]

History[]

Rashmi Ranjan Parida is the founder and director of the festival.[3] Writer Arundhathi Subramaniam serves as the creative director and curator of the festival.[2][4] Odisha Diary Foundation and Odisha Media info Service are the organizers of MKF.[1][2]

Timeline[]

The festival was established in 2017 with the aim to advance and recognize significant writers, poets and performers of India.[5] The festival arranges poetry readings, lectures, music concerts, panel discussions and dance performances by artists and scholars.[2]

The first edition of the festival was held during 22 and 23 December 2017, with the central theme asheem, meaning 'transcending boundaries'. It was inaugurate by Jaggi Vasudev. The speakers who participated include Shakeel Azmi, Keki N. Daruwalla, Tarannum Riyaz, Saroj Bal, Gourahari Das, Sameer Anjaan, Prasoon Joshi, Sagar Sarhadi, Kooky Tuason, and Jayant Kripalani. It featured three poetry recital session: multilingual, Odia and Bhakti poetry, along with an Urdu Mushaira.[6][7][8][9]

In 2019, the third edition of the festival was launched in Bhubaneswar and Chilika from 5 to 7 January, with the central theme 'From the carnal to the cosmic: A celebration of Bhakti poetry'. This edition had 100 speakers. Some of the speakers were Sitakant Mahapatra, Ramakanta Rath, Devdutt Pattanaik, Ashok Vajpeyi, Jerry Pinto, Shabnam Virmani, Mani Rao, Paramita Satpathy, Arshia Sattar, Indira Viswanathan Peterson, Sharmila Biswas and Parvathy Baul.[2][10]

Fourth edition was held in 2020 at Swosti Premium, Bhubaneswar during 8 and 9 February 2020. The festival's main theme was "Divine Madness: Knowledge, Ecstasy, and Transformation". It featured around 100 writers, poets and artistes. Some of prominent participants were Kailash Kher, Shubha Mudgal, Mooralala Marwada, Smita Bellur, Sanjukta Wagh, Amish Tripathi, Hitesh Dutia, and Purushottam Agrawal.[3][1][11] In the same year, Mystic India Festival was started as an offshoot of Mystic Kalinga Festival.[3]

Mystic Kalinga Literary Awards[]

In 2017, an annual literary award, the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award consist of a cash prize of Rs. 1,00,000, shawl and certificate, was introduced to recognize significant writers, poets and performers.[1]

Arundhathi Subramaniam, Nabaneeta Dev Sen and w:or:Soubhagya Kumar Mishra were awarded the first Mystic Kalinga Literary Awards in 2017.[12][8][13] The 2019 award was given to Ashok Vajpeyi, Harihar Mishra, Prateek Pattanaik (special citation).[4] In 2020, Manoj Das was awarded the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fourth edition of Mystic Kalinga Festival would celebrate the mystics with devotion, dance and deliberations". Radioandmusic.com. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mystic Kalinga Festival to focus on Bhakti poetry". The New Indian Express. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Show Must Go On: A rundown of some of upcoming festivals". The Financial Express. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ a b "Noted poets to be conferred with Mystic Kalinga Literary Award". Millennium Post. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ^ "Mystic Kalinga Festival Back With Fourth Edition". outlookindia. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  6. ^ "Bollywood lyricist Sameer to grace poetry fest in city". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  7. ^ Ambaly, Anwesha (2017-11-09). "Special litfest session in Dec". Telegraph India. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  8. ^ a b "Poetry fest Mystic Kalinga held in city". dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  9. ^ Ambaly, Anwesha (2017-12-23). "Mystic vibes at poetry fest". Telegraph India. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  10. ^ "Mystic Kalinga to be held in Odisha capital, Chilika". Odisha Sun Times. 2018-12-28.
  11. ^ Bal, Sandip (2020-02-18). "Literary Festival Celebrated Mystic Literature". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  12. ^ "Arundhathi Subramaniam, Nabaneeta Sen, Soubhagya Mishra honoured with first Mystic Kalinga Literary Awards". Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) English. 2017-12-22.
  13. ^ "Maiden Mystic Kalinga Literary Awards declared". Sentinel Assam. 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  14. ^ "Odisha writer Manoj Das receives Mystic Kalinga Literary Award". The Hindu. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2021-03-03.

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