Nehru lecture series at Kerala Sahitya Akademi to explore India’s journey through his legacy
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A national lecture series titled ‘India Surviving Through Nehru’ will be launched at the Kerala Sahitya Akademi on Friday (November 14), Jawaharlal Nehru’s birth anniversary, as part of the institution’s 70th anniversary celebrations.
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will inaugurate the series and deliver the inaugural lecture at the M.T. Auditorium of the Akademi at 4.30 p.m. Akademi president Kalpetta Narayanan will preside over the function. Rajan J. Pallan, MLA, and Mayor Niji Justin will be the guests of honour.
As part of the programme, the Chief Minister will plant an Elanji sapling on the Akademi campus in memory of Nehru. Ten young writers will be honoured with books.
The event will also feature a musical rendition of a poem on Nehru by K. Satchidanandan, performed by Guinness Murali on the flute. Akademi secretary M.P. Surendran and author Jomy P.L. will speak.
The lecture series is being organised in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Scientific Temper.
The Akademi will also organise a week-long literary exhibition for children on its premises as part of the anniversary celebrations. The exhibition will showcase books that have won the Akademi’s children’s literature awards, along with children’s publications dating back several decades.
The exhibition will open on Children’s Day, November 14, and remain open for a week. Children can visit it free of charge.
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