Coffee Mates boosts literary culture in city
DNAHM61800 | 2/5/2013 | Author : Priya Adhyaru-Majithia | WC :378
Literature enthusiasts, Aruna and Dr Mahendra Mehta, initiate the mammoth task of rekindling love for literature
Looks like the coffeehouse culture that began in England during the 18th century has arrived in the city. With the lofty aim of rekindling love for Gujarati literature, master of philosophy and voracious reader Aruna and Dr Mahendra Mehta, involved with Coffee Mates, a decade old literature club of Mumbai, have started its local chapter.
The couple who has been working tirelessly to instil love for literature since the last decade in Mumbai has recently shifted to Ahmedabad. Their introductory literary session with noted poet Rajendra Shukla was held at Gujarati Sahitya Parishad on Sunday evening.
Coffee and elaborate literary conversations have a historical connect. Reinforcing the same connection, a team of ten Gujarati lit
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erature lovers started a small club Coffee Mates in Mumbai in 2000. The club has hosted more than 150 conversational sessions at MK High School in Borivli inviting noted poets and authors of Gujarati language. “The aim is to rekindle the interest of young and new readers in literature,” said Aruna Mehta.
“The first session was received well. It was heartening to see many young listeners at the session. We plan sessions at Parishad Hall on the first Sunday of every month from 5 to 7pm,” she added.
At the inaugural session, Shukla recited his most popular poems, including ‘Jhalhal Padav’. Nayana Jani, poet and wife of Shukla gave an introductory talk on Shukla to offer insight into the work of the poet.
The next session of Coffee Mates is scheduled on March 3 with Gujarati novelist Bindu Bhatt who is to speak on women’s empowerment to celebrate International Women’s Day falling on March 8. The third session of Coffee Mates in city will be on April 7 with noted writer Chinu Modi.
The first session was attended by more than 100 literature lovers. Dignitaries including noted writer Chinu Modi, lawyer and musician Amar Bhatt, Harshad Trivedi of Gujarati Sahitya Academy, actor Upendra Trivedi, poet Kanu Jani, dramatist Manoj Shah, dramatist Naushil Mehta, writer Prabodh Parikh, and writer Chandrakant Topiwala were present on the occasion.
At the previous sessions in Mumbai, Coffee Mates had roped in renowned writers of vernacular literature including lt Suresh Dalal, lt Chandrakant Baxi, Varsha Adalaja, Himashu Shelat, Tarak Mehta, Vinod Joshi and Chinu Modi to converse with literature lovers.
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