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International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
When: Nov 20 – 28
Where: Panjim, Goa
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Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF)
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Yatha Katha International Film & Literature Festival
When: Nov 21 – 24
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Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
When: Nov 15-17
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Mahindra Independence Rock
When: Nov 16-17
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NCPA International Jazz Festival
When: Nov 22 – 24
Where: Tata Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai’s
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Majuli Music Festival
When: Nov 22 – 24
Where: Majuli Island, Assam
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Delhi Poetry Festival | Season 8
When: Nov 24
Timings: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Where: Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre (IHC)
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Celebrating Hindi, English, Punjabi and Urdu Language. Poetry. Conversations. Sufi performances. Art. Book launches. Children’s literary activities and awards, Women’s sessions, and a lot more.
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Indian Photo Festival
When: Nov 21 – Jan 5
Where: Telangana
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Manam Theatre Festival Telangana
When: Nov 15 – Dec 15
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Kochi-Muziris Biennale
When: Originally slated for December 2024 – April 2025. As of now, INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Where: Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala
Kochi-Muziris Biennale is India’s first ever biennial of international contemporary art and its story is unique to India’s current reality—its political, social and artistic landscape. It began as a government initiative, when the Department of Cultural Affairs of Government of Kerala approached two artists—Riyas Komu and Bose Krishnamachari—to help organize an international platform for art in India.
AMI Arts Festival West Bengal
When: Nov 21 – Dec 22
Where: West Bengal
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All Living Things Environmental Film Festival (ALT EFF)
When: Nov 26 | 07:00 pm
Where: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC)
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A festival showcasing climate stories and environmental narratives.
Lullaby Of Waves (India/ Assamese/ 2023/ 15 mins) Dir. Ayon Pratim Saikia. A 53-year-old woman reflects on her 26-year marriage and 25 years of motherhood, focusing on her journey to find employment in Sadiya, a remote region in Assam accessible only by crossing the Brahmaputra River. As an outsider from the “Hiporiya” region, she faced hostility and threats but embraced her new life. The river shaped her experiences, leaving a bittersweet impact. The filmmaker, her son, explores their connection to Sadiya, grappling with questions of belonging and identity in a place that, despite being his birthplace, views them as outsiders.
Abba (Italy/ Italian/ 2023/ 14 mins) Dir. Fabiana Lupo. What if humanity was forced to leave the planet as it had become inhospitable to life? What if two astronauts found themselves on a world similar to the one abandoned thousands of years earlier and had to come to terms with their barbaric past? A journey through the Universe in search of water, but basically a roundabout search for self. It is the extreme experience of the story’s protagonist but, in the end, it is the everyday experience of human beings.
