Bazm-e-Adab
The Grand Literary Assembly
An evening where the subcontinent's most celebrated poets and writers share one stage — verse, wit and repartee under the open sky, in the great tradition of the classical bazm.
The Full Lineup
Programs & Sessions
From the grand mushaira to intimate baithaks — every gathering of the festival, described. Times and stages live on the schedule.
All India Mushaira
Shayari dil se, dilon tak
The flagship night of poetry. Masters of Urdu and Hindi verse trade ghazals and nazms late into the night, carrying forward a courtly tradition that is centuries old.
Sufi Qawwali Night
Reignite the Divine Connection
Harmonium, tabla and soaring voices in ecstatic devotion — a night of qawwali in the lineage of Amir Khusrau, performed by one of India's great gharana ensembles.
Mehfil-e-Sama
An Afternoon of Sufi Voices
An intimate baithak of Sufi kalaam — where a single voice, a harmonium and four hundred listeners share the same breath. Seating on the lawn, mattresses and masnads.
Voice for Nation
The All India Debate
Bolo. Socho. Badlo. Young orators from across the country argue the questions that will shape India's next decade — moderated, fierce, and always civil.
Raag-o-Rang
Classical Ensemble at Dusk
As the light turns gold, a qawwali ensemble opens the evening with compositions moving from khayal into kalaam — the sound of two traditions meeting.