Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Nalanda Literature Festival 2025 highlights India's knowledge pursuit
The Nalanda Literature Festival 2025 started in Nalanda, Bihar.
Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that India's civilization has continued because of its love for knowledge.
The festival is about how literature and science are connected and how they can grow together.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan said that the festival is a place where new ideas can start.
He also praised the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in making Nalanda a place of knowledge again.
Shashi Tharoor, a writer and Congress MP, said that literature grows when ideas are shared freely.
The festival will have 36 sessions over four days.
The Nalanda Literature Festival 2025 began in Nalanda, Bihar, with Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as the chief guest.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan virtually inaugurated the event, emphasizing the connection between literature and science.
Khan highlighted India's devotion to the pursuit of knowledge, citing two types of knowledge: 'apara vidya' (textual) and 'para vidya' (experiential).
Shashi Tharoor noted that literature flourishes when ideas are shared without boundaries and praised Nalanda's historical role in knowledge preservation.
The festival will feature 36 sessions over four days, exploring topics like AI in storytelling and the ethics of technology.
- Who
- Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, and other literary figures
- What
- Inauguration of the Nalanda Literature Festival 2025
- When
- December 21-25, 2025
- Where
- Nalanda, Bihar
- Why
- To celebrate and explore the pursuit of knowledge, literature, and science, and to revive Nalanda's historical significance as a center of learning
- Event
- Nalanda Literature Festival 2025
- Location
- Nalanda, Bihar
- Duration
- December 21-25, 2025
- Chief Guest
- Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan
- Inaugurator
- Vice President C P Radhakrishnan (virtually)
- Organizers
- Multiple organizations in collaboration with Nalanda University
- Sessions
- 36 sessions over four days
