Literary event mark the international conference on Post-truth

ALIGARH  : The Raleigh Literary Society, Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University, organized its second Spoken Word Poetry and Storytelling Competitions under the aegis of the International Conference on “Post-Truth(s): Representations in Contemporary Literature and Cinema”, a two-day intellectual endeavour, organized by the Department of English on November 28-29.

The literary event was held at the lawns of the Department of Fine Arts with 33 participants presenting their creative pieces in English, Hindi and Urdu, while touching the different aspects of human life, including tales of truth, falsehood, resistance, personal and collective identity, heroes and villains, as well as dystopian and augmented realities. A magical touch of spontaneity was added with an open-theme section, allowing the artists to traverse uncharted territories of creative expression.

Prof. Samina Khan and Dr. Muneer A. Kuzhiyan judged the event, while Ms. Adhna and Ms. Sakina, conducted the programme.

In the Spoken Word Poetry category, Maryam Khan won the first prize, with Areeba Ahmed and Adhna MP securing the second and third positions, respectively. The Best Storyteller award went to Abdul Muneeb, while the names of Aloufa Elayodath, Khadeeja, Waseem Akram, and Hamda Tahoor, adorned special mention for their commendable performances.

Earlier, Sharmien Ajmal, Secretary, Raleigh Literary Society welcomed the participants, while the Joint Secretary, Sidrah Noor concluded the programme with an appreciation of the creative works presented by the participants.