Vikram Sampath steps down as the director of Bangalore Literature Festival
Following three Kannada writers – TK Dayanand, Airf Raja and OL Nagabhushana Swamy – boycotting the Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF) in opposition to his views against award-wapsi, Vikram Sampath has decided to step down as one of the festival directors.
In a statement, the Sahitya Akademi-winning author said that he has become a target of “personalised campaign”. This, he believes, is because of his stand against writers returning their awards as protest against intolerance…”
