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Udupi: Article – 19, India’s oldest core communication fest is back, and this year it is being held for four days for the first time, from 8^th to 11^th February at School of Communications (SOC), Manipal University. The first Fest will be inaugurated at SOC lobby by Vezwada Wilson, Magsaysay award recipient on 8^th February at 10 am.

Addressing with media persons during the press meet at Udupi Press Club on Monday, 6^th February, Karthik Rajagopal Program Planner said that this year’s fest will include esteemed speakers from various backgrounds, like Bezwada Wilson, Convener of National Safai Karmachari Andolan, Alex Mathew, India first drag queen, Mo Naga, culture conservationist and tattoo artist, Sameer Hashmi, BBC Jounalist and alumenus of SOC and Commutiny. Workshops are also a part of the itinerary of the four day fest, including the DSLR Cinematography workshop by Sripad Sridhar, wildlife photographer, Journalism workshop by Javed Anand former editor of Communalism Combat, and Tales Writing Workshop by Pramitha Nair from The Anonymous Writer, an online tales writing community.

He said in the past, Article – 19 has had speakers like Rajdeep Sardesai, P Sainath, Rahul Bose, Satya Saran, Prahlad Kakkar, Nithin Gokhale and a workshop by Terribly Tiny Tales.

Article -19 also brings forward a new logo and mascot this year. The four day fest, encompassing events like Express Awards and Alt Enter, and many other online and offline competitions, will end with a Las Vegas themed fun fair “Viva Las Vegas on the 11^th February.Entry to guests talks is open to students of all colleges and they can participate in the workshops by registering and praying for the same. Certificates will be provided for each workshop.

The inauguration of the events held on Wednesday, 8^th February at SOC lobby at 10.00 am. Shruthi Shetty Faculty Coordinator, Malvika Menon Program Planner and Shobha Faculty Coordinator were present during the press meet.