PANAJI: The 12th edition of the Goa Arts and Literature Festival (GALF) will be held at the International Centre Goa (ICG) between February 15-17. The line-up of writers and poets includes the eminent Toronto-based food writer Naomi Duguid, pioneering Franco-Indian novelist Ari Gautier, the highly regarded debutants Devika Rege, Sohini Chattopadhyay, Yogesh Maitreya, Manish Gaekwad and Abhishek Choudhary, brilliant poetry from Meena Kandasamy, Mustansir Dalvi and Ranjit Hoskote; and a line-up of national literary treasures including I. Allan Sealy, Mamang Dai, KR Meera, Robin Ngangom, Vivek Shanbhag and Mini Krishnan.
GALF 2024 will be inaugurated at ICG at 5.30pm on February 15th, with the unveiling of the official festival artwork by Sagar Naik Mule, the exclusive book launch of Damodar Mauzo’s latest novel, “Boy, Unloved” in translation by Jerry Pinto and poetry reading by Robin Ngangom. The final event at 6pm on the 17th of February will see the Stuti Choir led by Parvesh Java perform John Tavener’s renowned Tribute to Cavafy. All events are free and open to the public.
