--- title: "Which state will host the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters from 2nd to 4th February 2018?" description: "Which state will host the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters from 2nd to 4th February 2018?" author: "Devansh Misra" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39615/which-state-will-host-the-mathrubhumi-international-festival-of-letters-from-2nd-to-4th-february-2018 category: "general knowledge" tags: ["current affair", "general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Which state will host the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters from 2nd to 4th February 2018? Which [state will host](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38783/which-state-will-host-first-edition-of-the-science-film-festival-of-india-sci-ffi-from-14-january-2016) the Mathrubhumi [International](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34724/what-is-the-theme-of-the-2018-international-mother-language-day-imld) Festival of Letters from 2nd to 4th February 2018? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Which state will host the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters from 2nd to 4th February 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/aafe0156-11f0-4c9b-aa6a-30129b2f6af8/images/91b9275d-94fc-478c-ab36-28c6f6b4f066.jpg) **Thiruvananthapuram** or **Trivandrum** the **capital** city of the southern Indian state **Kerala** hosted the **Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL) 2018**. The 3-day event was held from **2nd February 2018 to 4th February 2018** at the historic **Kanakakkunnu Palace** and **Nishagandhi Auditorium**. Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL) is one of the most significant literary festivals in India. **100** international writers and speakers from over **10** countries participated in the event along with Indian writers, speakers and performers. ![Which state will host the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters from 2nd to 4th February 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/aafe0156-11f0-4c9b-aa6a-30129b2f6af8/images/3d3c8a9e-b14e-4928-812d-fc21e1b02655.jpg) **Mr M P Veerendra Kumar** the **chairman** and the **managing director** of **Mathrubhumi** and the **chairman** of the festival committee stated that the vision of such a festival is to bring together a confluence of great minds, thoughts and ideas with an aim to transform this festival into one of the most influential cultural events in the world promoting literature. Activities like readings, book releases, book-signing sessions, debates and dialogues on a multitude of topics were part of this 3-day extravaganza. ![Which state will host the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters from 2nd to 4th February 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/aafe0156-11f0-4c9b-aa6a-30129b2f6af8/images/6f630ce3-5ac2-4b99-ae3a-6a19f830b478.jpg) Formed on **1st November 1956** following the **States Reorganization Act**, Kerala is a state on the **Malabar Coast** of India. Kerala shares its borders with **Lakshadweep Sea** to the **west**, with **Karnataka** to the **north** and **northeast** and with **Tamil Nadu** to the **east** and **south**. Kerala covers an area of **38863 sq km (15,005 sq mi)** and is the **thirteenth largest** state in India (in terms of population) with a population of **33,387,677** as per the **2011** census. Kerala is of a unicameral legislature with **141** seats. There are **14** districts in Kerala with Thiruvananthapuram or Trivandrum being the **largest** city and also the capital city of the state. **Pinarayi Vijayan** from the **CPI (M) Communist Party of India (Marxist)** is the **Chief Minister** of the state. The **Governor** of Kerala is **P. Sathasivam**. Kerala has a literacy rate of **93.9%** as per 2011 census. **Malayalam** is being spoken in the state with **English** being the second official language. ![Which state will host the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters from 2nd to 4th February 2018?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/aafe0156-11f0-4c9b-aa6a-30129b2f6af8/images/7ce844f5-bcca-4a59-9a3c-870844ac3e53.png) (location of Kerala on the map of India) --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39615/which-state-will-host-the-mathrubhumi-international-festival-of-letters-from-2nd-to-4th-february-2018 Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.