Varkala (Kerala), Oct. 20 -- The country's first travel literary festival Yaanam 2025 concluded at this picturesque coastal destination here with a soulful slide guitar performance by Grammy- awardee Dr Prakash Sontakke.
Organised by Kerala Tourism at Ranga Kala Kendram, the October 17-19 festival was packed with engaging conversations by leading travel writers, vloggers and social media influencers from around the world, who also shared their perspectives on giving a further impetus to sustainable and inclusive development of tourism.
Delivering the valedictory address to the event, Tourism Additional Director (General) Sreedhanya Suresh said the first edition of the event itself had turned out to be a resounding success with the partici...