12.15 to 1 pm Saturday 12^th Nov. Session 3: Looking For Literature: Is it in words around us?   ( Raghuveer Chaudhari, Sandeep Nath, Abnish Singh Chauhan, Usha Narayanan Moderated by Nigam Dave)     

Brief Synopsis :Generally anything spoken, performed or written to convey a meaningful message with a lasting impression, which can also express the culture, tradition and attitude of that time, is considered ‘literature’. In ancient times, literature was carried forward to the next generation through word of mouth communications and we can find those spoken words around us even today in the form of sayings, proverbs and performances and folklore. Today, literature is available in the most prolific way in myriad forms.

 Moderator’s Line of Discussion: Nigam Dave

a)                  In olden times, when technology was not there, did literature pass on to next generations as effectively as it does today?

b)                  Which form of literature creates a lasting impression in the audiences’ mind?bnish 

c)                  Is today’s literature, published and expressed extensively either electronically or on social media platforms like  twitter , whatsapp, and facebook,                     detrimental to the originality and purity of literature.

d)                 Can jingles, messages, song lines available in plenty be considered as serious literature?