Dehradun, Oct. 25 -- In its first-ever collaboration with the Virasat festival, Valley of Words (VoW) will present 'VoW@VIRASAT' at the Himalayan Cultural Centre in Dehradun on 30 October. Scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., the line-up will bring together literature, poetry, thought-provoking conversations and music on a single platform.

The programme will begin with a welcome address by Sachin Chauhan, followed by a discussion on Rajkumar Panwar's book Ab Hua Savera, in conversation with Someshwar Pandey. The discussion will focus on two pressing challenges facing Uttarakhand-migration, and the growing problem of substance abuse among young people.

The next session will explore the complete poetic works of Buddhinath Mishra, a disting...