Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 7 -- The fourth edition of the Kerala Legislative Assembly International Book Festival (KLIBF) was inaugurated here on Wednesday, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan emphasising that literature cannot be detached from society and that writers should actively engage with social and political realities.
Inaugurating the festival at the R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi Hall in the Kerala Legislative Assembly complex, the Chief Minister said literature has a crucial role in nurturing social awareness.
He noted that a writer who holds social and political views does not suffer any loss of creative sensitivity.
Pointing to the prevailing international situation, Vijayan said the world is witnessing renewed imperialist aggre...