Amaravati Poetic Prism

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OK. Delete it now. Atul Bhattacharyya (talk) 12:55, 5 July 2018 (UTC) Atul

I found this article on the internet. http://lifeandlegends.com/report-international-multilingual-poets-meet-amaravati-poetic-prism-2017-padmaja-iyengar-paddy/ It says "The latest Amaravati Poetic Prism 2017 has 948 poems in 85 languages contributed by about 500 poets from 67 countries, already recognized as a Record by the India Book of Records and the previous 2016-edition recognized by the Limca Book of Records." Atul Bhattacharyya (talk) 15:24, 5 July 2018 (UTC)Atul

Amaravati Poetic Prism (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ...) is an international multilingual poetry anthology published by The Cultural Centre of Vijayawada & Amaravati (CCVA) curated by its literary advisor Padmaja Iyengar. The Chairman of CCVA is Y. Harish Chandra Prasad, founder and chief mentor of the Malaxmi Group.

The Amaravati Poetic Prism 2018 contains in all 1,111 poems from 107 languages, which include 389 Indian and 278 foreign language poems and 444 English poems. About 150 poets from across the world participated in the two day poets' meet at Vijayawada to recite their poems published in this anthology.The anthology featured poets from Albania, Bangladesh, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Jordon, Mauritius, Mongolia, Portugual, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, USA and India. The anthology was inaugurated by Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad along with Deputy Speaker Mandali Buddha Prasad on the inaugural day of the poets' meet organized by the Cultural Centre of Vijayawada and Amaravati (CCVA), Saturday, November 10, 2018.

Earlier in 2017, the anthology by the same name bagged a National Record Certificate conferred by the Limca Book of Records for showcasing poetry in various rare Indian and foreign languages, receiving support and recognition of poets world-wide. It contains 948 poems (including translations) in 85 languages contributed by about 500 poets from 67 countries. The nearly 1000-page anthology contains poetry in diverse Indian languages such as Awadhi, Mizo, Santhali, Koya, Gondi along with foreign languages like Keresan ( spoken in New Mexico), Zapotec ( spoken by an indigenous tribe in Mexico), Estonian, Latin, Croatian along with other major languages.

The poet delegates were treated to a scintillating Kathak dance performance by Ms. Anjali Patil & Troupe, Canada and a captivating Mohiniattam dance by Ms. Seena Sreevalson, a poet delegate from Kerala. And then there was also a song in the Keresan language rendered by Poet & Prof. Emeritus Dr. Simon J Ortiz of USA and Rabindra Sangeet by Poet Supratik Sen of Kolkata. On 12 Nov’17, the delegates were taken for a boat ride across rivers Krishna & Godavari, and a visit each to Amaravati and the holy Kanaka Durga Temple.

Poets recited their poems from Amaravati Poetic Prism , 2017 at the International Kolkata Book Fair in February 05, 2018 also. “The objective of launching the Amaravati Poetic Prism at the International Kolkata Book Fair IKBF is to ensure that more people know about the anthology so that we have more poets contributing to it. Moreover, the IKBF is a wonderful platform to showcase this anthology to a wide variety of poets and book lovers,” said Padmaja Iyengar, an adviser to the Cultural Centre of Vijayavada and Amaravati (CCVA) which publishes the anthology. The anthology not only comprises works by renowned Indian poets such as the Padma Vibhushan and Jnanpith awardee Sitakant Mahapatra who writes in Odia and English but also eminent poets from other countries. Renowned French poet Denis Emorine along with poets such as Hanan Mounib (from Egypt) and Androniki Dimitriadou (from Greece) have contributed to the latest edition of the anthology.

In 2016, 527 poems in 53 Indian and world languages were published in the anthology of the same name. The anthology was launched by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Sri Chandrababu Naidu on 13th November, 2016. Top poets from India who have won Central and State Sahitya Akademi awards were present on the occasion and featured in the anthology. This anthology has poems from rare languages such as Mapuzugun, a language spoken in Mapuche Nation and Zapotec, a language considered as almost extinct from the State of Oaxaca in Mexico. All the major Indian languages along with rare ones such as Gondi, Koya, Kodava Takk, Sankethi, Mizo, Bodo, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Dogri and Gojri are represented in it. The poets' meet was sponsored by Granules India along with Andhra Pradesh Tourism, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and the Department of Language and Culture.

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