12 — 16 FebNawalgarh
नवलगढ़
Painted havelis & open-air kavi sammelans
Edition IV · 12 — 16 February 2027
शेखावाटी साहित्य संगम
Five Days.One Stage.Countless Voices.
A vibrant tapestry of culture comes alive across Nawalgarh, Mandawa & Fatehpur — spirited debates, captivating performances, and enriching literary exchanges, set against painted havelis.
The Curtain Rises In
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The Five Days
The Spectacle,
Day By Day.
Thu 12 Feb
Nawalgarh
नवलगढ़
Opening invocation · Vinod Kumar Shukla
Day
1
Admit · One
Fri 13 Feb
Mandawa
मांडावा
Frescoes & form · Anuradha Joshi
Day
2
Admit · One
Sat 14 Feb
Fatehpur
फतेहपुर
Translation salon · Daisy Rockwell
Day
3
Admit · One
Sun 15 Feb
Nawalgarh
नवलगढ़
Kavi Sammelan · Aath Haveli courtyard
Day
4
Admit · One
Mon 16 Feb
Mandawa
मांडावा
Qawwali finale · Madan Gopal Singh
Day
5
Admit · One
What's On Every Day
A Carnival of Form.
From dawn-light debates to all-night qawwalis — five days of art spilling out of every courtyard, stage and street corner.
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Debates
18
Performances
9
Mehfils
6
Kavi Sammelan
12
Workshops
The Voices · आवाज़
Sixty Storytellers.
One Painted Stage.
Vinod K. Shukla
Poet · Raipur
Geetanjali Shree
Novelist · New Delhi
Madan Gopal Singh
Sufi singer · Delhi
Annie Zaidi
Essayist · Bombay
Anuradha Joshi
Architectural historian
Manganiyar Bhopa
Oral epic singer · Jaisalmer
Closing Night
Qawwali Under A Thousand Lamps.
"The wall remembered the song before any of us were born — we are only the latest mouths."
— Madan Gopal Singh · Mandawa, 16 Feb
The Stage · ठिकाना
Three Towns. One Festival.
12 — 16 Feb12 — 16 FebMandawa
मांडावा
Sufi nights & frescoed courtyard mehfils
12 — 16 FebFatehpur
फतेहपुर
Translation salons & manuscript workshops
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