The seventh edition of the two-day Mysuru Literature Festival began on Saturday with a galaxy of authors and distinguished persons from various walks of life sharing their views on an array of themes.
Organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs -2015, the festival being held at Hotel Southern Star, was inaugurated by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of the erstwhile Mysore royal family.
There were four panel sessions scheduled for the day, covering a wide gamut of subjects. Bibek Debroy, chairman, Economic Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister, scholar and who has translated the unabridged version of the Mahabharatha, spoke on Governance: Lessons from Itihasa-Puranas while the Ayodhya Kanda written and directed by Prasanna was enacted at a parallel session.
