Bangalore Literature Festival

Bengaluru's wide range of literature festivals caters to diverse literary tastes and age-groups of bibliophiles

Bengaluru has always been known for its literary bent of mind, and has become quite the hub for niche literature festivals. The city hosts festivals dedicated entirely to poetry, children’s literature, business literature, women authors, and of course, literature across genres.

Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: #MeToo, the rise of Donald Trump dominate conversations on Day 2

Day 2 of the Bangalore Literature Festival started off with a bang, as Shashi Tharoor spoke about his latest book

Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: Section 377 to Dalit politics, Day 1 brings insights to the fore

The 2018 Bangalore Literature Festival kicked off on the lawns of The Lalit Ashok on Saturday, 27 October, and Day One saw a lot of interesting sessions.

Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: From panel discussions to much awaited LitMart, there is much to look forward to

From the LitMart for aspiring authors to panel discussions on poetry, history, politics, crime and more, to discussions on the burning issues of the day and dedicated children’s literature specials, the 7th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival has so much on offer

Jaipur Literature Festival responds to petition seeking strong stand on #MeToo, promises safe space for all

The organisers of the Jaipur Literature Festival have said that it condemns sexual harassment and gave details about its internal complaints committee.

Bangalore Literature Festival turns seven: How a crowd-funded fest channeled a city's love of books

A crowd-funded literature festival soon to have its seventh edition is fearless about going where no one has gone. Here is what The Bangalore Literature Festival means to the city.

Bangalore Literature Festival: Twinkle Khanna wins Popular Choice Award

Twinkle Khanna bagged the Popular Choice Award at the sixth edition of Bangalore Literature Festival for her book The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad.

Bangalore Literature Festival 2017: Kanhaiya Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, Rahul Dravid part of lineup

Bangalore Literature Festival 2017 will take place on 28 and 29 October. Its lineup also includes Ramchandra Guha, Girish Karnad among others.

How the Bangalore Lit Fest was thrown off the rails by the chowkidars of literature

The Bangalore Literature Festival is a centrist event that should have been welcomed for not being “one more of the same”. Instead the intolerance of the ‘liberals’ almost killed the event.

How the 'Intolerati' got the Bangalore Literature Festival: Sampath debate turns nasty ahead of LitFest

The spate of withdrawals and stepping-down associated with the Bangalore Literature Festival has sparked a verbal bloodbath in the media and on social media. Literary folks can be more expressive than most, and they are holding nothing back as they snipe, swipe, and take potshots at each other