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Amaravati Literature Festival Explores Comics, Climate and Antiquity
The Amaravati Literature Festival held its second day at SRM University-AP.
Writers, artists and an archaeologist spoke about different subjects.
Appupen and Charbak Dipta talked about comics, poetry and telling stories rooted in India.
Rajat Chaudhuri explained how stories about climate change can encourage people to think and act.
Ravi Korisettar spoke about early settlements and why protecting old sites matters.
He said digging up a site changes it permanently.
The day also included a Yakshagana performance and a writing workshop.
The festival is set to finish with sessions about storytelling in cinema.
The festival’s second day at SRM University-AP featured discussions on comics, poetry, climate fiction and archaeology.
Appupen and Charbak Dipta discussed Indian graphic storytelling, creative technology, translation and publishing.
Author Rajat Chaudhuri explored climate fiction, collective stories, hope and activism.
Archaeologist Ravi Korisettar spoke about early human settlements and the irreversible effects of excavation.
The programme included a Yakshagana performance, student sessions and a creative writing workshop; the festival will conclude with sessions on cinematic storytelling.
- Who
- Writers Appupen, Charbak Dipta and Rajat Chaudhuri; archaeologist Ravi Korisettar; and other festival participants.
- What
- The second day of the Amaravati Literature Festival 2026 featured literary discussions, student sessions, a workshop and a Yakshagana performance.
- Where
- SRM University-AP, Amaravati.
- When
- The festival’s second day in 2026; no specific date is given.
- Why
- The festival provides a platform for literary and cultural conversations in the Amaravati region and connects Indian stories with global perspectives.
Key facts
- Event
- Amaravati Literature Festival 2026
- Day covered
- Second day
- Venue
- SRM University-AP
- Organiser
- Easwari School of Liberal Arts
- Topics
- Graphic storytelling, poetry, climate fiction, archaeology and heritage conservation
- Performance
- Yakshagana by artist Begar Shivakumar
- Closing programme
- Sessions on cinematic storytelling, including an address by actor Brahmanandam
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