Text: Jagari Mukherjee
Photo courtesy: Gargi Chakraborty, Nishi Pulugurtha, Gayatri Majumdar, Paresh Tiwari
The Pondicherry/Auroville Poetry Festival 2022 took place on 21st and 22nd of December: a beautiful and unforgettable affair. Poets from all over the country congregated at the former French colony to participate in this very niche festival.
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The festival kicked off with the catching up of friends at the austere Matri Bhavan, where the first session, featuring devotional songs and Sri Aurobindo’s poetry, was held.
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Festival Director Gayatri Majumdar (left) at Matri Bhavan.
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Festival director Anju Makhija at Matri Bhavan.
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Book launches at Palais de Mahe: my bags were loaded with wonderful books when I returned.
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A wonderful old friend and a lovely new one: Paresh Tiwari, Kiran Bhat, and Yours Truly at Auroville.
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An animated discussion before the sessions at Auroville.
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Panel discussion on “Poetry: New Spaces and Future Trends” with Sonia Nair (moderator), Gopal Lahiri, Jagari Mukherjee, Nishi Pulugurtha, Anju Makhija and Paresh Tiwari.
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Yours Truly performing her poems on the last evening of the Festival, at Auroville.
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A lively and interesting session on Haiku by the inimitable Rochelle Potkar at The Aura, Pondicherry.
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The last supper at Casa Pizza before we said our goodbyes. A very memorable dinner it was!