Itanagar, Nov 20 (PTI) The seventh Arunachal Literature Festival (ALF) began here on Thursday evening with a strong call to celebrate literature as a force that shapes identity, preserves cultural memory, and empowers emerging voices.

Inaugurating the event, Chief Secretary Manish Kumar Gupta highlighted literature’s enduring role in defining a society’s ideas and narratives, praising the rise of young, first-time writers, especially students and women, for bringing fresh perspectives to the state’s literary landscape.

Organised by the state Information and Public Relations department in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS), the three-day festival brings together a vibrant mix of regional, national and international authors, poets, translators, storytellers, s

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