The second edition of the Koshala Literature Festival has kicked off and is now underway at Lucknow's La Martiniere College. To be held from February 9 to February 11, this 3-day fest in Lucknow will feature historical and literary discussions, talk sessions, cultural performances, and lots more.

The first day will feature sessions from Carlyle McFarland on the the 'Legacy of La Martiniere College' and Gurucharan Das on the 'Relics and Reminiscences of Princely India', among others. Furthermore, the day will end with a scintillating performance by Ustad Ghulam Siraj Niazi from the famed Rampur Sahaswan Gharana.

On Day 2, patrons will witness sessions from Himanshu Bajpai, Safir Anand, Maroof Culmen, and Saurabh Dwivedi. The performance of the day will be 'Dil Ki Kalam Se: A Concert with a Twist' by Chandra Shekhar Verma and Prabha Srivastava.

The final day of the Literature fest will feature sessions by Muzaffar Ali, Richa S Mukherjee, Tasleema Nasreen, Pushpesh Pant, and Tigmanshu Dhulia. The festival will then finally end with a mushaira featuring Zia Alvi, Aqueel Nomani, Pawan Kumar, Azhar Iqbal, Manish Shukla, and Abhishek Shukla.