List of literary festivals in India

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This is a list of notable literary festivals in India. (The list is non exhaustive)

Andhra Pradesh[edit]

Guntur International Poetry Festival (GIPF) first held on 21st June 2008.

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Arunachal Pradesh[edit]

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[edit]

Brahmaputra Literary festival at Guwahati.^[7]

Delhi[edit]

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[edit]

Goa Arts and Literature Festival (December), since 2010.

Gujarat[edit]

Kerala[edit]

Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters, since 2018.
Kerala Literature Festival (January/February), since 2016.

Maharashtra[edit]

Gateway Litfest (February/ March), since 2015.
Tata Literature Live (November), since 2010.
Times Litfest (December), since 2012.

Odisha[edit]

Kalinga Literary Festival, since 2013 at Bhubaneswar.^[9]

Tamil Nadu[edit]

Lit for Life (January), since 2010.
Chennai Literary Festival (January), since 2014.^[10]
Queer Lit Fest, Chennai (July), since 2018, at Chennai.^[11]

Telangana[edit]

Hyderabad Literary Festival (January), since 2010.^[12]

Uttar Pradesh[edit]

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[edit]

Valley of Words [2](November), since 2017. Also has a phygital, virtual experience since 2020.
Dehradun Literature Festival (August), since 2016.

West Bengal[edit]

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, since 2010.^[13]
Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob, since 2015.^[14]

References[edit]

↑ [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.

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[2] ttps://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=109515175&highlights=INTERNATIONAL%20POETRY%20FESTIVAL

[3] 2018

[4] ttps://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/arunachal-pradesh/how-a-motley-crew-has-come-together-to-organise-arunachal-pradeshs-first-literature-festival-5255032/

[5] ttps://www.thehindu.com/books/the-world-according-to-abo-tani/article24714294.ece

[6] ttps://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2018/11/29/arunachal-literature-fest-2018-begins/

[7] "Assam's first lit fest, the Brahmaputra Literary Festival, starts tomorrow in Guwahati". Hindustan Times. Jan 27, 2017. Retrieved Jun 20, 2019.

[8] "Delhi Literature Festival 2018 is back with a diverse list of speakers". The Hindustan Times. February 16, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[9] "Kalinga Literary Festival, Mayfair Hotel, Bhubaneswar (2020)". www.findglocal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.

[10] "Chennai Literary Fest to raise toast to Tamil writers". Deccan Chronicle. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[11] "Queer lit fest in city to promote Tamil writing". Daily Thanthi. Jul 2, 2018. Retrieved Jul 2, 2018.

[12] "Hyderabad Literary Festival from January 26". The Hindu. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[13] "60 speakers to attend Apeejay Kolkata Lit Fest in Jan". The Business Standard. December 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[14] "Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav News | Read Latest Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav News, Breaking News - News18 Bengali". bengali.news18.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.

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