Celebrating books, ideas, and dialogue, the Jaipur Literature Festival — described as “the greatest literary show on Earth” — returns to New York in 2025, presenting a series of conversations and performances examining the human experience through the imaginations of some of the world’s leading authors, thinkers, and performers.

This year, the vibrant energy of the Jaipur Literature Festival makes its return to New York. The 9th edition of the festival shall take place at Asia Society, The National Art Club, and The Center for Fiction from September 8th to 10th, 2025.This year, we return to celebrate the cosmopolitan spirit and boundless energy of New York City. We once again bring forth our signature camaraderie, a veritable caravan of ideas, and the enrapturing flow of conversations, that continue to make our festival truly incredible!

Sep-08-2025 at the Center for Fiction

• The Gujaratis: A Portrait of a Community: Salil Tripathi and Suketu Mehta in conversation

Sep-09-2025 at Asia Society

• Bodies of Song: The Legacy of Kabir: Linda Hess in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy
• Where The World Was Built: Sana Aiyar, Hiromu Nagahara, Emma Teng and Craig Wilder in conversation with Arun Venugopal; introduced by Ranu Boppana
• Indian Genius : The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America: Meenakshi Ahamed, Neal Katyal and Siddhartha Mukherjee in conversation with Ramu Damodaran
• Mr India: A Shekhar Kapur Medley: Shekhar Kapur in conversation with Sree Sreenivasan
• Reimagining Legacy: The Epics and The Contemporary: Amish in conversation with Amrita Gandhi

Sep-10-2025 at National Arts Club

• Tiger Slayer: The Extraordinary Story of Nur Jahan, Empress of India: Molly Crabapple and Ruby Lal in conversation with Nermeen Shaikh
• The Art of Enlightenment: Visualising Dharma: Andrew Quintman introduced by Annabella Pitkin