Literature in Delhi this weekend

Delhi is the centre of Indian publishing, and its literary calendar shows it. The year's anchor is the New Delhi World Book Fair at Bharat Mandapam, organised by the National Book Trust; the 2027 edition runs 16–24 January, 11 am to 8 pm daily, across Halls 2–6. Book launches and author conversations happen most weeks at India Habitat Centre, the India International Centre and bookshops around Khan Market and Connaught Place, while Rabindra Bhawan near Mandi House is home to the Sahitya Akademi. Jashn-e-Rekhta, the Urdu literary festival first held in 2015, is one of several lit fests that return each year, alongside college festivals and smaller themed events. Poetry and spoken-word open mics run in cafés across Hauz Khas, Saket and Gurgaon, and Hindi kavi sammelans and Urdu mushairas keep older traditions going. This page lists book launches, readings, poetry nights, lit fests and book fairs across Delhi NCR.