Vibrant discussions, performances bring curtains down on Hyderabad lit fest
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Vibrant discussions, performances bring curtains down on Hyderabad lit fest

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The Hyderabad Literary Festival -2025 wrapped up on Sunday with a dynamic array of sessions and performances that drew enthusiastic crowds to Sattva Knowledge City and T-Hub here. The bookstall at the festival arena buzzed with activity, as visitors browsed through an extensive collection of titles, while the Youngistan Nukkad stage hosted performances by the Nations Rock Beat band and open mic events that resonated with the younger crowd. The latter recited poems by two poets of Hyderabad, Mah Laqa Bai Chanda and Makhdoom Mohiuddin, in a session that paid tribute to the city’s rich literary heritage. The Ajay Gandhi Memorial Valedictory session, titled Values of the Indian Constitution, saw former Rajya Sabha MP Rajmohan Gandhi and author Harsh Mander engage the audience in a dialogue on historical and contemporary constitutional values.

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