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The Sapt Sindhu Lit Fest, a distinguished literary festival, was inaugurated at Punjab University. The inaugural session, hosted by Nivedita Trust's Sapt Sindhu Forum, featured Chief Guest Justice Adarsh Kumar Goyal from the Supreme Court and Padma Shri Rajinder Gupta, Chairman Emeritus of Trident Group, who presided over the event as the Guest of Honor.
The event further scheduled on 27th, 28th, and 29th of February will be graced by eminent personalities including the Vice President of India, Raj Babbar, Jaspinder Narula, and Jasbir Jassi, promises a captivating celebration of literature.
In todays session Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, retired IAS, and Shourya Doval, Founder of India Foundation (Online), chaired the session, while Sarvesh Kaushal, retired Chief Secretary of Punjab, also shared insights during the event.
In the first session, Justice Goel encouraged today's youth to embrace the heritage, culture, and ideals of characters from Ramayana and Mahabharata to become global leaders.
In the second session, Santosh Taneja, Justice K.C. Puri, and Lieutenant General J.S. Singh were the main guests, and Dr. Dharampal, Dr. Renu Thakur, and historian Dr. Amarjit Grewal were speakers.
General K.J Singh shared insights into India's golden era, highlighting the Vedas being composed in Punjab and emphasized on India's culture, study, and heritage, to become world leaders.
In the third session, P.C. Dogra, retired IPS, and Dr. Manmohan Singh, retired IPS, were the Guests of Honor, and Ashwini Sekhri and Dr. Amarjit Grewal were present as speakers. The presence of Dr. Mohan Tyagi, Dr. Harinder Singh, Dr. Praveen Kumar, and Dr. Lipika was notable.(SUBHEAD)
Organized by Nivedita Trust,s Sapt Sindhu Forum, the Lit Fest aimed to introduce the youth to the Vedas and Shri Guru Granth Sahib, among others, and bring the world's first book, first grammar, first city, first university, science-medicine-arts-spirituality-architecture-education-justice system-democracy to the younger generation. The Sapt Sindhu Lit Fest provided an opportunity for youth to connect with their roots, knowledge, nature, and culture amidst the rapidly changing context of the Sindhu civilization in today's era.
Present at the event from Nivedita Trust were Meenakshi Agnihotri, Dr. Harish Kalyani Singh, Monika Jindal, Anju Bala, Kunwar Jagmohan, Dr. Bimal Anjum, Shivani Singh, Dr. Navneet Kaur, Dr. Lipika, and Shivani Agarwal,Dr Parveen, Dr anurita ,Others.