A week-long innovative virtual knowledge festival Kozhikode Life 2021: Letters International Festival that delves into a variety of topics such as literature music arts and social media began on the social audio application Clubhouse on Wednesday. The event assumes significance as the pandemic has curtailed physical gatherings and literary festivals in the State. Prominent writers social activists feminists artists and thinkers will participate in the festival which will conclude on August 10. Writer and actor Yama inaugurated the event on Wednesday. Rekha Raj delivered the keynote address. Festival director Dileep Raj introduced the festival. The inaugural session was followed by discussion based on the works of C S Meenakshi J Devika Shamshad Hussain and Kavitha Balakrishnan in which R Rajashree T V Sajeev C J George E P Rajagopalan SB Sreelakshmi Reshma Bharadwaj shared their thoughts. Later prominent musician Harish Shivaramkrishnan spoke on the topic Singing as reading: Interpreting musical texts. Music director Veetrag and singer Pushpavathi attended the session. On Thursday the festival will feature a discussion on the screenplay by Shahina K Rafiq S Hareesh G R Indugopan and P S Rafiq. The event is being organised in association with BookArt. Kozhikode. Kozhikode Life 2021 schedule (Log on to Clubhouse to join the event): August 5 (Thursday): 6.30pm - Discussion on screenplay. Participants: Shahina K Rafiq S Hareesh G R Indugopan and P S Rafiq. 7.30 pm: Music reading August 6 (Friday): 6.30pm - Discussion based on Dr Sanal Mohans book. Participants: Dineshan Vadakkiniyil OB Roopesh Vinil Paul and Dr Sanal Mohan. 7.30 pm: Music reading August 7 (Saturday): 6.30pm - Discussion based on V Sanils book Kolayude Choreography. Participants: Damodar Prasad T V Madhu Ushakumari Vipin Vijay. 7.30 pm: Music reading August 8 (Sunday): Discussion based on CJ Georges book. Participants: Nissar Ahmed K Muthulakshmi K J Gaspar C J George. 7.30 pm: Music reading August 9 (Monday): Rethinking social media through social media. Participants: P K Sajan J Devika Shashi Kumar C S Venkiteswaran. 7.30 pm: Music reading August 10 (Tuesday): 6.30pm Ascetic Learning- Arundhathi Subramaniam in conversation with Ranjini Krishnan. 7.30 pm: Music reading

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