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. 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)
Chandigarh
Chandigarh Literary Festival (23-24 November 2013)
Delhi
Delhi Literature Festival (17-19 April 2015)
Goa
Goa Arts and Literary Festival (10-13 December 2015)
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu Literary Festival (7-9 May 2015)
Karnataka
Bangalore Literature Festival (26-28 September 2014)
Kerala
Kochi International Book Festival (4-13 December 2015)
The Kovalam Literary Festival (10 October 2015)
Maharashtra
Mumbai International Literary Festival (29 October- 1 November 2015)
Pune International Literary Festival (2-4 September 2016
Odisha
Kalinga Literary Festival (17 May 2015)
Odisha Literary Festival (10-11 October 2015)
Rajasthan
Ajmer Literature Festival
Jaipur Literature Festival (21-25 January 2016)
Tamil Nadu
Chennai Literary Festival (8-10 February 2015)
Lit for Life (15-17 January 2016)
Telangana
Hyderabad Literary Festival (7-10 January 2016)
Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow Literary Festival (Annually in February/March)
Taj Literature Festival (12-14 December 2013)
Uttrakhand
Kumaon Literary Festival (23-27 October 2015)
West Bengal
Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (14-16 January 2016)

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