2 days. 20 sessions. The best of Indian literature, in New York. Novelists, poets, historians, chefs, economists and thinkers come together for the IAAC Literary Festival 2026. ​

Free to attend. Register in link.

THE LINEUP

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Dr. Pratibha Ray (Padma Bhushan, Jnanpith Award): My Life, My Time, in conversation with Bhavani Parameswar​
@osanynj

Kenneth I. Chenault: Equal to the Task, former Chairman and CEO of American Express, in conversation with Ash Gupta​

@manilsuri: The Death of Vishnu and A Room in Bombay, in conversation with @the_other_arun

Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian: A Sixth of Humanity, with panelists Chip Kaye and CS Venkatakrishnan, moderated by Sonal Shah

@rakeshkkaul: WaterFire Day Zero, with Magsaysay Award winner @watermanofindia.

Karan Mahajan: The Complex, with @yoshita.singh

@rachelgurjar, chef and former Bon Appetit food editor: East to East, with @tanyasic.​

@neerajkhemlani: The Coffee Can Investor, with Mathew Veedon​

@makrandparanspe: Hindutva and Hind Swaraj ​

@radha_vatsal: No. 10 Doyers Street​

Arno Klein: Ellora​

@brinda_charry2: Hocus Pocus ​

@priya.hajela: For Whose Dear Sake Our Fathers Died ​

Sanjay R. Srivatsa: Four Minutes Past Midnight

@advaitavadini: Kapila Jnanagarbha​

@sandip_ranjan_das, @alkajena and @_pallavi.das: The Orissan​

Poetry Panel: @sudeepsen1889, @poetpreeti and Subhashini Kaligotla, moderated by @empurpler