Bangla Sahitya Utsob from Friday

Eminent writers like Shankha Ghosh, Sanjib Chattopadhyay, Nabaneeta Deb Sen, Bangladeshi author Salina Hussain, would be present in this year's two-day 'Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob' starting Friday.

The festival will also see renowned film directors Sandip Ray, Arindam Sil, actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Abir Chatterjee along with singers like Nachiketa, Swagata Lakhi Dasgupta.

Shankha Ghosh is scheduled to inaugurate the second edition of the festival, which will also showcase discussions on various topic, quiz shows on Bengali Literature.