A three-day international conference on ‘New Literature’ began at the Osmania University Centre for International Programmes (OUCIP) here on Monday. Delegates from Nigeria, Australia, Singapore and some other countries are  attending the conference which is being organised to promote literature of different parts of the world.

Explaining the reason for contemporary literature was selected as the theme for the conference which is organised by OUCIP and Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies (ISCS), OUCIP director Sumita Roy  said “Contemporary literature has a wide range with a lot of perspectives and voices. It reflects contemporary cultures. We are trying to hear the legitimate voices, how they are interpreted and what  their perceptions are because the more the number of perceptions the better is the understanding of human experience.”

She said there would be a session on Irish literature and topics like diaspora, literature written in English and non-English speaking countries will be discussed apart from other topics.

“We promote literature of Commonwealth countries. Seminars and conferences will be attended by scholars from various countries. The idea is to turn the Commonwealth new literature into global literature. 20 years ago no one had known Indian literature but now it has become a part of the mainstream world literature. We are putting in efforts to to promote that further,” said RK Dhawan, ISCS president.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service – Hyderabad / February 04th, 2014