8 months ago
Vedanta's AAF Bagaan Highlights Literature and Heritage at JLF 2026
The Vedanta Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2026 featured a special space called AAF Bagaan, which brought together literature, traditional crafts, and community voices.
This space hosted talks, workshops, and performances where people could experience and learn about India's cultural heritage.
There were also interactive exhibits and a virtual reality experience that showed how metals and mining are important in our daily lives.
Additionally, stalls by Hindustan Zinc Limited and Cairn Oil & Gas showcased products made by local women and entrepreneurs, highlighting how industrial growth can support community development.
The festival aimed to show how culture and community are important for sustainable development and how responsible investment can keep traditional arts alive for future generations.
AAF Bagaan at JLF 2026 featured literary conversations, workshops, and performances celebrating India's living craft traditions.
The space brought artisans, performers, and audiences together to experience heritage through hands-on activities.
Discussions focused on culture, identity, social change, and the preservation of traditional knowledge systems.
The Vedanta Pavilion highlighted the role of metals, minerals, and energy in everyday life through interactive installations and a virtual reality experience of Vedanta’s Rampura Agucha Mine.
Stalls by Hindustan Zinc Limited and Cairn Oil & Gas showcased products from women-led collectives and community entrepreneurs, demonstrating the link between industrial growth and social development.
- Who
- Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF) and participants including artisans, performers, and audiences
- What
- Vedanta Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2026 featuring AAF Bagaan and Vedanta Pavilion
- Where
- Jaipur, India
- When
- Concluded on Monday (specific dates not mentioned)
- Why
- To promote literature, living traditions, and community voices, and to raise awareness about the role of metals, minerals, and energy in everyday life
Key facts
- Event
- Vedanta Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2026
- Location
- Jaipur, India
- Duration
- Five days
- Key Features
- Literary conversations, workshops, performances, and interactive installations
- Highlight
- Virtual reality experience of Vedanta’s Rampura Agucha Mine
- Participants
- Artisans, performers, audiences, and community entrepreneurs
- Organizer
- Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal Foundation (AAF)
- Focus
- Culture, community, and sustainable development
Quotes
Organisers' spokesperson
A representative of the event organizers
“By blending literature with hands-on cultural engagement, AAF Bagaan demonstrated how responsible social investment can help sustain heritage, empower communities and keep India’s artistic traditions relevant for the next generation.”
thestatesman.com
“The immersive journey traces the lifecycle of metals, offering a rare, inside view of large-scale mining and metal production.”
thestatesman.com
