Kalinga and Sikkim Literary Festivals to Celebrate India's Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
The Kalinga Literary Festival will host the Ek Bharat Anek Bol Literary Festival from December 18 to 20, 2026, at Travancore Palace, New Delhi, celebrating India's multilingual literary traditions. The three-day event aims to foster conversations across languages, cultures, and generations, highlighting classical, regional, tribal, indigenous, and endangered languages. It will also address topics like translation, publishing, and contemporary issues such as artificial intelligence. Separately, the second Sikkim Arts and Literature Festival is scheduled for October 28-30 in Gangtok, focusing on identity, culture, and youth engagement with prominent writers and artists.
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