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|name = Kalinga Literary Festival
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|location = [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]]
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* Rashmi Ranjan Parida
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* Prachee Naik
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* [[Odisha Tourism Development Corporation|Odisha Tourism]]
* [[Indian Oil Corporation]]
* [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]]
* [[GAIL]]
* [[Aditya Birla Group]]
* [[Tata Steel]]
* [[Jindal Steel and Power|JSPL]]
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The '''Kalinga Literary Festival''' ([[Odia language|Odia]]: କଳିଙ୍ଗ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଉତ୍ସବ), also known as '''KLF''', is a [[literary festival]] which takes place annually in the [[india|Indian]] city [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]]. Rashmi Ranjan Parida is the founder director of the festival.<ref name="the week 2020">{{cite web |title=Kalinga Literary Festival to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi |website=The Week |date=4 April 2020 |url=https://www.theweek.in/content/archival/wire-updates/national/2019/06/30/lst4-festival-literature%20kalinga.html |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="telegraph india 2016">{{cite web |last=Ambaly |first=Anwesha |title=Kalinga Literary Festival all set to begin today | website=Telegraph India |date=18 June 2016 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/kalinga-literary-festival-all-set-to-begin-today/cid/1506468 |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref> The festival confers three literary awards, which are Kalinga International Literary Award, Kalinga Literary Youth Award, and Kalinga Karubaki Award, annually to the noted Indian writer.<ref name="times1"/>

==Timeline==
The festival was started in 2014 with the aim of promoting [[Odia language]], [[Odia literature|literature]], and culture.<ref name="odisha diary 2020">{{cite web |title=India's leading lit fest Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) Goes for Crowd Funding |website=Odisha Diary |date=26 July 2020 |url=https://orissadiary.com/indias-leading-lit-fest-kalinga-literary-festival-klf-goes-for-crowd-funding/ | access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref> The festival has been founded by journalist-writer Rashmi Ranjan Parida. Other team members include Prachee Naik and Sitansu Mahapatra.<ref name="pioneer 2017">{{cite web | last=Pioneer | first=The | title=Three-day Kalinga literary Festival ends | website=The Pioneer |date=19 June 2017 | url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/three-day-kalinga-literary-festival-ends.html | access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Arundhathi subramaniam, nabaneeta sen, soubhagya mishra honoured with first mystic kalinga literary awards |newspaper=Indo-Asian News Service |date=22 December 2017 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

Second Kalinga Literary Festival was held in 2015 with the theme of 'Literature as Reflection'.<ref>[http://www.odishanewsinsight.com/odisha/odisha-foundation-organizes-kalinga-literary-festival-2015/ 2nd Kalinga Literary Festival 2015]</ref> The key sessions focused on topics including Romanticism and contemporary literature, Feminism in contemporary Literature, Parallel Cinema and contemporary Literature, Dalit & Tribal Literature, Media, Medium, Message & Literature, Bhasa Sahitya Vs English Literature and the inter-related issues.<ref>[http://news.statetimes.in/3rd-kalinga-literary-festival-begins/ Great Debates Ensue at 1st Day of Kalinga Literary Festival : Literature has great role in Nation Building]</ref><ref>Kalinga Literary Festival 2015 announced, 50 Prominent speakers, to attend KLF on 17 May at Bhubaneswar, http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/bhubaneswar/2nd-kalinga-literary-festival-be-held-bhubaneswar-may-17-58837</ref>

The third KLF edition was held for two days on 18 and 19 June 2016. It featured over 100 speakers. Some of the notable speakers were [[Piyush Mishra]], Arif Mohammad Khan, [[Rahul Pandita]], [[Haraprasad Das]], [[Subrat Kumar Prusty]]. The festival had a session on youth, language and emotions in features speakers including Satyanand Nirupam, Vineet Kumar, Kedar Mishra, Sangam Lahiri, [[Arundhathi Subramaniam]] and Sujit Mohapatra<ref name="telegraph india 2016"/>

Fourth edition was launched on 10 June 2017, inaugurated by [[Sitakant Mahapatra]] and [[Ramakanta Rath]]. The main theme of the edition was "Literature for Peace and Harmony". It focused on whether literature has a role in promoting peace and harmony. The three days event (10 to 12 June) featured over 200 speakers including [[Bhalchandra Nemade]], [[H. S. Shivaprakash]], [[Kedarnath Singh]], [[Haraprasad Das]], [[Anand Neelakantan]], [[Maitreyi Pushpa]] and [[Pratibha Ray]]. Two literary awards were introduced in this edition: [[Kalinga Karubaki Award]] and [[Kalinga International Literary Award]].<ref name="outlook india">{{cite web |title=Odisha: Kalinga Literary Festival |date=18 May 2017 |website=Outlook India |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/55427/odisha-kalinga-literary-festival | access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="telegraph india 2017">{{cite web |title=Exchange of ideas at Kalinga lit fest |website=Telegraph India |date=11 June 2017 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/exchange-of-ideas-at-kalinga-lit-fest/cid/1401108 |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="Indian Express 2017">{{cite web |title=Poet, essayist Haraprasad Das gets Kalinga Literary Award |website=The Indian Express |date=12 June 2017 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/poet-essayist-haraprasad-das-gets-kalinga-literary-award-4700052/ |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="pioneer 2017"/><ref name="Rawat 2017">{{cite web |last=Rawat |first=Surabhi |title=4th Kalinga Literary Fest begins |website=The Times of India |date=2017-06-10 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/4th-kalinga-literary-fest-begins/articleshow/59083511.cms |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref>

The fifth edition was launched in 2018, and held between 8 to 10 June, featuring over 300 speakers including [[Amish Tripathi]], [[Ramendra Kumar]], [[Pavan Varma]], [[Jayanta Mahapatra]], [[Ramakanta Rath]], [[Gourahari Das]]. Other events including Mystic Kalinga Multi-lingual Poetry Sessions were also held in this edition.<ref name="Firstpost 2018">{{cite web |title=Kalinga Literary Festival kicks off in Odisha; Amish Tripathi, Nirupama Rao receive awards from Dharmendra Pradhan |website=Firstpost |date=9 June 2018 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kalinga-literary-festival-kicks-off-in-odisha-amish-tripathi-nirupama-rao-receive-awards-from-dharmendra-pradhan-4503235.html |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=THREE-DAY KALINGA LITERARY FESTIVAL KICKS OFF | website=OrissaPOST | date=2018-06-08 | url=https://www.orissapost.com/three-day-kalinga-literary-festival-kicks-off/ | access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref>

The sixth edition was held from 19 to 21 July 2019, featuring over 250 speakers. The main theme of this edition was "Gandhi's Idea of India: Truth, Non-Violence, Harmony" and it focused on [[Gandhism|Gandhian ideology]]. Some of the notable speakers were [[Namita Gokhale]], [[Anand Neelakantan]], [[Anu Choudhury]], and [[Rashmi Bansal]].<ref name="kalinga tv">{{cite web |title=Kalinga Literary Festival 2019 to begin from 19 July to continue till July 21 |website=KalingaTV |date=17 July 2019 |url=https://kalingatv.com/state/kalinga-literary-awards-2019-to-begin-from-july-19/ |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="news18 2019">{{cite web |title=Honours for Noted Authors at Upcoming Kalinga Litfest |website=News18 |date=15 July 2019 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/honours-for-noted-authors-at-upcoming-kalinga-litfest-2231669.html |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref>

==Activities==
During [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India|COVID-19 pandemic lockdown]], KLF launched KLF Bhava Samvad [[Web conferencing|webinar]] series which completed 100 sessions in December 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=KLF Bhava Samvad set to complete 100th session |newspaper=Indo-Asian News Service |location=New Delhi |date=1 Dec 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sticking to Idealism |website=New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2020/sep/17/sticking-to-idealism-2197834.html |date=2020-09-17 |access-date=8 December 2020}}</ref> The festival confers three awards, Kalinga International Literary Award, Kalinga Literary Youth Award, and Kalinga Karubaki Award, annually to the noted Indian writer.<ref name="times1">{{cite web | title=Anand Neelakantan awarded Kalinga International Literary Award | website=The Times of India | date=2017-06-06 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/anand-neelakantan-to-be-awarded-kalinga-international-literary-award/articleshow/59019117.cms | access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://kalingaliteraryfest.com/ Official website]
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