List of literary festivals in India

India is an ancient civilization, it has undergone huge change and served varied rulers and dynasties, and different communities, religions and culture have all found home in India. All this has given India a huge amount of literary material and it is one of the world’s largest consumers of literature; Indians reportedly read the most in a single day than anybody else in this world. This has led to an explosion of novels published and a plethora of literary festivals.

There are many literary festivals held in India.[1] A non-exhaustive list is set out below, including dates when a festival is usually held (where available).

Bihar

Patna Literature Festival (14–16 February 2014) [2]

Chandigarh

Chandigarh Literary Festival (23–24 November 2013) [3]

Delhi

Delhi Literature Festival (8–10 January 2016) [4]

Goa

Goa Arts and Literary Festival (10–13 December 2015) [5]

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu Literary Festival (7–9 May 2015)[6]

Karnataka

Bangalore Literature Festival (26–28 September 2014) [7]

Kerala

Kochi International Book Festival (2–11 December 2016) [8]
The Kovalam Literary Festival (10 October 2015) [9]

Maharashtra

Mumbai International Literary Festival (29 October- 1 November 2015) [10]
Pune International Literary Festival (2–4 September 2016) [11]

Odisha

Kalinga Literary Festival (17 May 2015)
Odisha Literary Festival (10–11 October 2015)[12]

Rajasthan

Ajmer Literature Festival [13]
Jaipur Literature Festival (21–25 January 2016) [14]

Tamil Nadu

Chennai Literary Festival (8–10 February 2015)
Lit for Life (15–17 January 2016) [15]

Telangana

Hyderabad Literary Festival (7–10 January 2016)[16]

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow Literary Festival (19-21 February)[17]
Taj Literature Festival (26–28 December 2016)[18]

Uttrakhand

Kumaon Literary Festival (11–15 October 2016) [19]

West Bengal

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (14–17 January 2016)[20]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.outlooktraveller.com/hot-list/top-6-literary-festivals-in-india-1006409
  2. ↑ http://www.patnaliteraturefestival.in
  3. ↑ http://www.chandigarhliterati.com
  4. ↑ http://delhiliteraturefestival.org
  5. ↑ http://www.goaartlitfest.com
  6. ↑ http://news.statetimes.in/jodhmal-to-host-3-day-jammu-literary-fest-2015/
  7. ↑ http://bangaloreliteraturefestival.org
  8. ↑ http://www.bookfestkochi.org
  9. ↑ http://www.kovalamlitfest.com
  10. ↑ http://tatalitlive.in
  11. ↑ http://pilf.in
  12. ↑ http://www.eventxpress.com/odisha2015/
  13. ↑ http://ajmerlit.org
  14. ↑ https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org
  15. ↑ http://www.thehindulfl.com
  16. ↑ http://hydlitfest.org
  17. ↑ http://lucknowliteraryfestival.com
  18. ↑ http://www.tajliteraturefestival.com
  19. ↑ http://kumaonliteraryfestival.org
  20. ↑ http://www.aklf.in
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