The fifth edition of Dalit History Month is on now; a festival of film, music and dance, literature and theatre ideated by film maker and activist Pa. Ranjith.
As part of this, the Verchol Literary Festival is to be held at Muthamizh Peravai in R A Puram ( the hall diagonally opposite MGR Janaki College for Women) on April 12 and 13.
It begins ay 9 a.m. with a formal welcome speech by Pa Ranjith and then a talk by writer and historian Ramachandra Guha on ‘Appreciating Babasaheb Ambedkar’.
Authors / writers will speak at sessions that will run through the two days,
At the final session, a writer will be decorated the Verchol Dalit Literary Award. In 2024, Tamil writer Bama behind the iconic novel Karukku, was chosen for and given the award.
