Clouds come down to listen as Meghalaya CM declares Shillong Literary Festival open

By Raymond Kharmujai Shillong, Nov 12 (UNI) The three-day Shillong Literary Festival, titled 'Where the Clouds Come Down to Listen', began at the iconic Ward's Lake in Meghalaya's state capital, Shillong, on Thursday with authors sharing their journeys and conversations that bring tradition and modernity into dialogue. Nearly 30 writers, conservationists, storytellers and historians, including two Booker Prize winners, Kiran Desai and Damon Galgut, are taking part in the sixth edition of the literary festival. Welcoming writers, poets, thinkers, artists, performers, students, readers and visitors to the Shillong Literary Festival, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that over the next three…