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NALANDA LITERATURE FESTIVAL

2025
Nalanda Literature Festival
Our Vision
Vision Statement
The Nalanda Literature Festival aspires to become a beacon of cultural renaissance rooted in the ancient ethos of Nalanda, a renowned global center of learning excellence, by celebrating the prolificacy of languages, literature, and global cultural collaboration. Through a confluence of literary luminaries, emerging voices, and global diasporas, the festival aims to instill literary laced cultural consciousness among society.
Core Focus
Legacy | Language | Literature
- Reviving and honoring classical and contemporary languages and literary traditions of India.
- Encouraging regional, national, and global literary exchanges, with a spotlight on Bihar and the North East.
- Building an inclusive platform where diverse voices, from folklore to future-forward writing, find their audience.


Why You Should Join
Nalanda Literature Festival

Festival Theme
This year’s thematic lens will explore: “States of Stories: Bihar & The North East”.
Nalanda Literature Festival
“Explore the world between the lines and rhythms”
Celebrate literary and cultural connections of Indian-origin
communities abroad.
DAY 1
Dec 21, 2025
DAY 2
Dec 22, 2025
DAY 3
Dec 23, 2025
DAY 4
Dec 24, 2025
DAY 5
Dec 25, 2025
5.00 PM - 8.00 PM
December 21, 2025
Inaugural Celebration & Cultural Showcase
The festival opens with a grand inaugural ceremony, followed by captivating performances from eminent artists. Visitors can enjoy live handicraft workshops, ethnic art displays, folk dances, and authentic culinary delights from Bihar and the North-East.
10.00 AM - 9.00 PM
Dec 22, 2025
Impressive session with traditional outdoor activities
This festival starts with sessions with eminent writers, columnist and speakers with great cuisine and classical outdoor pavilions.
10.00 AM - 9.00 PM
December 23, 2025
Impressive session with traditional outdoor activities
This festival continues with sessions with eminent writers, columnist and speakers with great cuisine and classical outdoor pavilions.
10.00 AM - 9.30 PM
Dec 24, 2025
Impressive completion of all sessions with heart touching musical programme of Padma Shri Kailash Kher
This festival completes with heart touching musical evening with great local cuisine.
10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
Dec 25, 2025
Let’s enjoy the cultural tourism of Bihar, The Land of Mahavir and Buddha
Nalanda; Rajgir; Bodhgaya; Bihar Museum, Patna
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What is the Location of the NLF 2025
Rajgir Convention Centre
Virayatan Rd, Nimal, Rajgir, Bihar 803116
Virayatan Rd, Nimal, Rajgir, Bihar 803116
When is the conference taking place?
21 - 25 December, 2025
10.00 am - 9.00 pm
10.00 am - 9.00 pm
What topics will be covered at the conference?
This festival starts with the academic sessions with eminent writers, columnist and speakers along with traditional cuisine and classical outdoor pavilions.
Programme Details
December 23, 2025
Impressive session with traditional outdoor activities
December 21, 2025