Mysuru: The third edition of Mysuru Literature Festival (MLF), organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum and Charitable Trust and Mysuru Book Clubs (2015) will kick off tomorrow at Hotel Southern Star with Pramoda Devi Wadiyar inaugurating the festival at 2 pm at Jyothi Hall. It will be followed with a keynote address by Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik. There are 26 authors in English and 14 in Kannada participating in the two-day Festival being held on July 13 and 14.
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik is an Indian author, known for his work in mythology and interpretations of ancient Indian scriptures, stories, symbols and rituals. He writes a weekly column titled "Decoding Mythology" in Star of Mysore on Thursdays.
