The third edition of Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob (ABSU) 2017, India's first Bangla literary festival, was inaugurated today in presence of eminent writers Shankha Ghosh, Sanjib Chattopadhyay and Imdadul Haq Milon.
The ABSU, organised by Oxford Bookstores in association with Patra Bharati, will be held for three days this time.
Speaking to reporters, Festival Director Swagat Sengupta said, "We are happy to extend ABSU for three days in its third edition."
The inaugural address, 'Bangla sahityer haal haquiqat', was delivered by Sanjib Chattapadhay.
It was followed by the announcement of shortlist for the Big Little Book Award 2017, instituted by the Parag initiative of Tata Trusts, to recognise regional authors and illustrators of children's literature.
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