This is a list of notable literary festivals in India. (The list is non exhaustive)
Andhra Pradesh
- Guntur International Poetry Festival (GIPF) first held on 21st June 2008.
Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Literature and Art Festival first held on 4th and 5th August.[3][4][5]
- Arunachal Literature Festival Held in the last week of November since 2018.[6]
Assam
Delhi
- Jashn-e-Rekhta (December), an Urdu festival, since 2015.
- Delhi Literature festival (February), since 2013.[8]
- Rainbow Literature Festival (November), since 2019.
- Bookaroo Festival of Children's Literature, since 2008.
Goa
- Goa Arts and Literature Festival (December), since 2010.
Gujarat
Kerala
- Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters, since 2018.
- Kerala Literature Festival (January/February), since 2016.
Maharashtra
- Gateway Litfest (February/ March), since 2015.
- Tata Literature Live (November), since 2010.
- Times Litfest (December), since 2012.
Odisha
- Kalinga Literary Festival, since 2013 at Bhubaneswar.[9]
Tamil Nadu
- Lit for Life (January), since 2010.
- Chennai Literary Festival (January), since 2014.[10]
- Queer Lit Fest, Chennai (July), since 2018, at Chennai.[11]
Telangana
- Hyderabad Literary Festival (January), since 2010.[12]
Uttar Pradesh
- Lucknow Literary Festival (February), since 2013.
- AMU Literary Festival (March), since 2015.
- Gorakhpur Literary Fest, since 2018.
- Purvanchal Literary Festival, since 2018.
Bundelkhand Literature Festival, since 2020,
Uttarakhand
- Valley of Words [2](November), since 2017. Also has a phygital, virtual experience since 2020.
- Dehradun Literature Festival (August), since 2016.
West Bengal
- Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, since 2010.[13]
- Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob, since 2015.[14]
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=109515175&highlights=INTERNATIONAL%20POETRY%20FESTIVAL
- ↑ 2018
- ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/arunachal-pradesh/how-a-motley-crew-has-come-together-to-organise-arunachal-pradeshs-first-literature-festival-5255032/
- ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/books/the-world-according-to-abo-tani/article24714294.ece
- ↑ https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2018/11/29/arunachal-literature-fest-2018-begins/
- ↑ "Assam's first lit fest, the Brahmaputra Literary Festival, starts tomorrow in Guwahati". Hindustan Times. Jan 27, 2017. Retrieved Jun 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Delhi Literature Festival 2018 is back with a diverse list of speakers". The Hindustan Times. February 16, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Kalinga Literary Festival, Mayfair Hotel, Bhubaneswar (2020)". www.findglocal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ↑ "Chennai Literary Fest to raise toast to Tamil writers". Deccan Chronicle. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Queer lit fest in city to promote Tamil writing". Daily Thanthi. Jul 2, 2018. Retrieved Jul 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Hyderabad Literary Festival from January 26". The Hindu. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ↑ "60 speakers to attend Apeejay Kolkata Lit Fest in Jan". The Business Standard. December 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav News | Read Latest Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav News, Breaking News - News18 Bengali". bengali.news18.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.