{"id":5391,"date":"2016-04-05T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T07:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/?p=5391"},"modified":"2021-06-17T11:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T06:19:38","slug":"arts-and-literature-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/india\/arts-and-literature-in-india.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Arts and Literature Festivals in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If it\u2019s the art and culture aspect of your travels that excites you most, perhaps you&#8217;re more suited for scholarly discussions over fine wine than a fireside evening of beer and dancing. If you want to become a tourist of the literary and arts circuit, here\u2019s some amazing&nbsp;offerings that you can mark on your calendar.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/india\/arts-and-literature-in-india.html\/#India_Art_Festival\" >India Art Festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/india\/arts-and-literature-in-india.html\/#Delhi_International_Arts_Festival\" >Delhi International Arts Festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/india\/arts-and-literature-in-india.html\/#Jaipur_Literature_Fest\" >Jaipur Literature Fest<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/india\/arts-and-literature-in-india.html\/#Goa_Arts_and_Literary_Festival\" >Goa Arts and Literary Festival<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/india\/arts-and-literature-in-india.html\/#Kala_Ghoda_Arts_Festival\" >Kala Ghoda Arts Festival<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"India_Art_Festival\"><\/span><strong>India Art Festival<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">40 art galleries, over 300 artists, over 1 lakh visitors come together for the incredibly&nbsp;prestigious India International Festival (IIF). With many successful editions in Mumbai, and&nbsp;an international edition at World Trade Centre, Seoul, the India Art Festival is truly a world&nbsp;class act. The mixed selection of emerging artists and established names makes it an&nbsp;important shopping venue for galleries and independent collectors. Visitors will be treated to&nbsp;contemporary issues imagined in concept art, eclectic installation work, as well as stunning mixed media work. Most importantly, there is the work of &#8216;masters&#8217;, which can be accessed&nbsp;by medium to small level galleries and curators, creating collaboration among art galleries,&nbsp;independent artists, art collectors and connoisseurs. On the sidelines are panel discussions&nbsp;and talks, analysis of contemporary art and the economy, studio practices and more.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Neha-Kirpal-\u2013-Bringing-Indian-Art-Closer-to-the-World-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5392 size-full\" title=\"Neha-Kirpal-\u2013-Bringing-Indian-Art-Closer-to-the-World-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Neha-Kirpal-\u2013-Bringing-Indian-Art-Closer-to-the-World-1.jpg\" alt=\"Arts and Literature\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Neha-Kirpal-\u2013-Bringing-Indian-Art-Closer-to-the-World-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Neha-Kirpal-\u2013-Bringing-Indian-Art-Closer-to-the-World-1-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delhi_International_Arts_Festival\"><\/span><strong>Delhi International Arts Festival<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Delhi International Arts Festival is comprehensive, both in its scope of art in all forms,&nbsp;as well as its participation from countries across the world. The winter festival attracts&nbsp;artists, writers, connoisseurs and tourists, and is not only an arts extravaganza but also a&nbsp;cultural diplomacy circuit. Held across multiple venues, it&#8217;s most influential and prestigious&nbsp;arts festival of Delhi, comprising and performing arts, films, literature. Just like the Jaipur&nbsp;Literature Festival, it is free of cost!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/file.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5393 size-full\" title=\"Neha-Kirpal-\u2013-Bringing-Indian-Art-Closer-to-the-World-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/file.jpg\" alt=\"Neha-Kirpal-\u2013-Bringing-Indian-Art-Closer-to-the-World-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/file.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/file-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jaipur_Literature_Fest\"><\/span><strong>Jaipur Literature Fest<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">India&#8217;s most iconic literature festival draws massive crowds to the historic Diggi Palace in the&nbsp;last week of January. It is the largest free of cost literary festival in the world, and dozens of&nbsp;Rajasthani, Indian and International writing, as well as Nobel laureates and debut novelists&nbsp;come together. Excellent curated literary and musical programmes blend with a relaxed vibe&nbsp;that allows luminaries to speak frankly in the many insightful discussions. There&#8217;s excellent&nbsp;music, food and wine, and you\u2019ll run into the names who grace your bookshelves.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jaipur_literature_festival_2012_image_a9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5394\" title=\"Jaipur_literature_festival_2012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jaipur_literature_festival_2012_image_a9.jpg\" alt=\"Jaipur_literature_festival_2012\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jaipur_literature_festival_2012_image_a9.jpg 986w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Jaipur_literature_festival_2012_image_a9-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Goa_Arts_and_Literary_Festival\"><\/span><strong>Goa Arts and Literary Festival<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Goa&#8217;s famous for sun, sand and nightlife, but only those in the literary circuit know that&nbsp;there&#8217;s literary events, book launches and more during The Goa Arts and Literary festival.&nbsp;The winter event debuted in 2010, and with its homegrown volunteer-driven and non-profit&nbsp;roots has become an authentic hotspot for cultural exploration. GALF addresses the&nbsp;&#8220;the&nbsp;margins&#8221; of arts and culture, and sees writers and artists from Goa, the North-East,&nbsp;Kashmir, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Themes include Dalit writing, poetry, graphic&nbsp;novels, and translations. Over the year, inaugural keynote addresses have been delivered by&nbsp;Gulzar, Amitav Ghosh, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, and Wendell Rodricks.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Goa-Arts-and-Literary-Festival.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5395 size-full\" title=\"Goa-Arts-and-Literary-Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Goa-Arts-and-Literary-Festival.jpg\" alt=\"Goa-Arts-and-Literary-Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Goa-Arts-and-Literary-Festival.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Goa-Arts-and-Literary-Festival-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kala_Ghoda_Arts_Festival\"><\/span><strong>Kala Ghoda Arts Festival<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Established to promote Mumbai&#8217;s art and cultural heritage, the 9-day festival celebrates&nbsp;paintings, films, theatre, food and history. The highlight, however, is the installation art at&nbsp;the Kala Ghoda Precinct, and cultural events here. Festival includes visual arts, dance, music,&nbsp;theatre, cinema, literature (including children&#8217;s literature) workshops, heritage walks, urban&nbsp;design and architecture (2014), food, and a dedicated section for children. It&#8217;s held across&nbsp;the National Gallery of Modern Art, the David Sassoon Library garden, the lawns and&nbsp;auditoriums at the CSMVS, The Museum, the Horniman Circle garden, the M C Ghia Hall, the&nbsp;Cafeteria at Westside, the Tata store at Army and Navy Building and the Kailash&#8217;s Dubash&nbsp;Marg.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kala-ghoda-pics_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5396\" title=\"kala-ghoda-pics\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kala-ghoda-pics_01.jpg\" alt=\"kala-ghoda-pics\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kala-ghoda-pics_01.jpg 850w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/kala-ghoda-pics_01-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If it\u2019s the art and culture aspect of your travels that excites you most, perhaps you&#8217;re more suited for scholarly discussions over fine wine than a fireside evening of beer and dancing. 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