"Felt very good coming here": Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Arun Sao on his visit to Kalinga Literary Festival 2025

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 23 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao shared his experience of visiting the 11th edition of the Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Deputy CM Sao praised the arrangements and scholars' guest list at the 11th edition of KLF. He called it a beneficial program for India as many representatives from different countries gathered at the festival to share their knowledge.
While speaking with the media, Deputy CM said,
"Kalinga Literature Festival is being organised for the 11th consecutive year, and this time people and their representatives from many countries have come here. In different sessions on different topics, many scholars participated. This is a very beneficial and far-reaching program. It was a very good program. I have come here for the first time, and I felt very good coming here."

The 11th edition of the three-day Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) concluded today. The theme of this year's festival was "Decolonizing Literature: The State, Market, and the Literary Community in the Global South".
This theme aimed to explore the complex ways in which literature in the Global South navigates the enduring legacies of colonialism, the influence of the state and market forces, and the evolving role of the literary community in shaping narratives and fostering cultural dialogue, as per the official website of the KLF.
This three-day event started with the inauguration ceremony on March 21. The Governor of Odisha Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati was the chief guest on the first day. (ANI)