Mark your calendars: Delhi Literature Festival’s 14th outing hits IGNCA Janpath February 6-8, 2026, themed around ‘Literature, Culture, and Prosperity.’ This powerhouse event redefines prosperity as intellectual richness and social unity, not mere finances.
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat opens at 6 PM February 6. A melting pot of global writers, thinkers, artists, youth icons, and officials, DLF sparks tradition-modernity clashes through immersive talks, poetry slams, and brainy panels.
It champions sharp analysis, artistic sparks, and literature’s role in empathetic societies—perfect counter to our distraction-filled age.
Big on Gen Z: Exclusive sessions with Shalini Passi and Riya Sharma dissecting youth-centric themes, pulling digital natives into literary orbits.
‘We craft spaces for idea churning and worldview growth,’ said Dr. Ajay Sharma. ‘Gen Z tie-ins and VIPs like CM Rekha Gupta honor us.’
Roll call includes Kapil Mishra, Bansuri Swaraj, Dr. Meenakshi Jain, with speeches from Keshav Chandra, Dr. Joshi, Sathish Nambudripad, and UNESCO’s Tim Curtis.
Tying into India-Spain 70-year celebrations via culture-tourism-AI lens, expect stars like DY Chandrachud, Acharya Prashant, Rahul Pandita, and others probing lit’s links to law, spirit, news, art, society.
Post-2013, DLF equals elite fests in quality, eyeing perpetual dialogue hubs. Climax with 13-category Author Awards, jury-vetted for trailblazers.
DLF 2026: Where words weave wiser worlds.