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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicLiterature Festivals

Topic: Literature Festivals

Jaipur Literature Festival opens with a literary red carpet—Shalini Passi, Stephen Fry

With guests dressed to their nines, the opening ceremony at Rambagh Palace featured artists from India and abroad, adapting and adhering to Indian attire.

Good queer vs bad queer—Rainbow Lit Fest brought out tensions within the community

At the first panel discussion of the festival, titled Morality and Sexuality, writer and sexuality educator Jaya Sharma addressed the conflict between ‘good’ queers and ‘bad’ queers.

Curtain raiser for Crime Literature Festival goes looking for stories—injustice against men

The discussion at the third edition of the Crime Literature Festival revolved around how men are struggling for justice and the way laws are biased in favour of women.

What does national ‘fabric’ mean for a country as diverse as India? Panelists discuss at Jindal Lit Fest

Historian Anirudh Kanisetti brought up idea of Indian subcontinent as a land without borders, a region where cultures, ideas, people could move in free circulation. 

Kumaon Festival of Literature and Arts is doing something no one else is—refusing to grow

Most people associated with the festival—whether it’s the hospitality partners, travel coordinators, and volunteers—share a family history of over 100 years in Nainital.

More than 100 speakers, musical soiree & sustainability forum: Highlights from Valley of Words 2025

The ninth edition of the Valley of Words (VoW) Festival concluded on Sunday after two days of sessions on literature, culture, sustainability, and public policy.

Valley of Words: Art fest to celebrate storytelling with focus on empathy & sustainability

Valley of Words, an art and literature festival, will be held at Madhuban hotel in Dehradun on 25 & 26 October beginning 10 AM.

Delhi Lit Festival tackles Pahalgam to Mahabharata to AI. Goes beyond books

In a session at the Delhi Lit Fest, panellists, including author Harsh V Pant and economist Sanjeev Sanyal, discussed the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan.

Graphic novels, zines from the Northeast have become a gateway to know the region

The Brahmaputra Literature Festival brought together artists, illustrators, poets, from Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, among other northeastern states.

Valley of Words announces 2024 book awards shortlist for translated works in English & Hindi

These categories encompass fiction in English and Hindi, translations from various Indian languages, as well as books for young adults and children in bilingual formats.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.