Welcome to Ahmedabad International Literature Festival
An initiative of Ikon Education Foundation, Ahmedabad International Literature Festival started with a bang in the year 2016. With the persistent efforts of its visionary and passionate founder director Mr. Umashanker Yadav, words of wisdom from the advisors and the hard work put in by the talented team, the festival has grown in strides in every aspect since its inception. The 8th edition concluded successfully in November 2023.
Ahmedabad International Literature Festival seeks to promote the passion for all facets of literature, particularly among children & young adults, with a focus on open discourse, the art of storytelling, engaging panel discussions on wide range of topics and celebrating the written as well as spoken word.
With the message driven different stimulating themes in every edition and content rich programming, the festival has hosted around 500 speakers in approximately 200 sessions till date in an offline and online modes. Some of the noted speakers are Hon. Governor of Gujarat Acharya Dev Vrat, Ashwin Sanghi, Anuja Chandramauli, Piyush Mishra, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ashok Chakradhar, Annu Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Tushar Kapoor, Dr. SK Nanda, IAS (Retd.), Raghuveer Chaudhary, Anil Chavda, Harsh Brahmbhatt, Ajay Umat, Kartikeya Sarabhai, Dr. Justice (Retd.) KJ Thaker, Rajendra Gupta, Yashpal Sharma, Akhilendra Mishra and Dr. Sagar.
AILF also aims to promote literary tourism by introducing the participants to the rich language and culture of Gujarat.
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Past Event / Conference Schedule 2019
16th & 17th November, 2019 @ Ahmedabad.
Past Event / Conference Schedule 2018
24th & 25th November, 2018 @ KCG(Knowledge Consortium Of Gujarat), Opposite PRL, Near Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.
Testimonials
Madhuri Sharma
Mrs. Earth International and NutritionistIt was a truly enriching experience, I congratulate you and your team for your outstanding efforts which paid off so brilliantly in the total success of the first AILF. I wish you all the success in your future literature festivals. The discussions were thought provoking, efforts taken were painstaking and you and your team were extremely warm and meticulous in detail.
Viveck Vaswani
Actor, Producer, Writer and Teacher
Anju Sharma, IAS
Author, Corporate Monk
Abhay Mangaldas
Heritage Entrepreneur and President INTACH
Harsh Brahmbhatt
Renowned Poet and Retired Bureacrat
Usha Narayanan
Best Selling AuthorThe first ever Ahmedabad International Literature Festival was a remarkable success! Congratulations to you and your excellent team. It is rare that the organisers get everything right the first time they do something, especially on such a massive scale. But you have accomplished this beautifully. I realize how many sleepless nights you and your team have put in to make this possible.
AILF 2016 is a benchmark for other litfests. Kudos and hope to see you all again soon!
Anuja Chandramouli
Best Selling AuthorAllow me to congratulate you on the spectacular success of the inaugural edition of AILF. It was an honor and pleasure to be a part of it. The event was well organized and everybody was so warm and friendly. I had a delightful time and am still thinking fondly of that yummy Gujarati thali meal :) This is only the beginning and I know you will go from strength to strength to become one of the best Literary festivals in the world. All the very best!
Chintan Sheth
R.R. Sheth Publishersઅમદાવાદમાં સાહિત્ય અને સંસ્કૃતિના સંવર્ધન માટે આપે યોજેલો આ પ્રથમ કાર્યક્રમ સફળ રહ્યો તે બદલ આપ અને આપની ટીમને હૃદયપૂર્વકના અભિનંદન પાઠવું છું. આપે મને યાદ કરને ખાસ બોલાવ્યો એ માટે આપનો આભારી છું. મારા લાયક ભવિષ્યમાં કોઈ પણ કામ હોય તો યાદ કરશો.
Dipayan Chaterjee
Marketing Head:UberIt was our pleasure to be associated with such an erudite event. We try to get involved with events in the city that are unique and are of social importance, so we are grateful that we got an opportunity to be a part of the Ahmedabad International Literature Festival. Very happy to hear that the event was a success. It is a pity that I could not attend. Maybe next year I can be there to see it as it unfolds!
Madhuri Sharma
Mrs. Earth International and NutritionistIt was a truly enriching experience, I congratulate you and your team for your outstanding efforts which paid off so brilliantly in the total success of the first AILF. I wish you all the success in your future literature festivals. The discussions were thought provoking, efforts taken were painstaking and you and your team were extremely warm and meticulous in detail.
Viveck Vaswani
Actor, Producer, Writer and Teacher
Anju Sharma, IAS
Author, Corporate Monk
Abhay Mangaldas
Heritage Entrepreneur and President INTACH
Harsh Brahmbhatt
Renowned Poet and Retired Bureacrat
Usha Narayanan
Best Selling AuthorThe first ever Ahmedabad International Literature Festival was a remarkable success! Congratulations to you and your excellent team. It is rare that the organisers get everything right the first time they do something, especially on such a massive scale. But you have accomplished this beautifully. I realize how many sleepless nights you and your team have put in to make this possible.
AILF 2016 is a benchmark for other litfests. Kudos and hope to see you all again soon!
Anuja Chandramouli
Best Selling AuthorAllow me to congratulate you on the spectacular success of the inaugural edition of AILF. It was an honor and pleasure to be a part of it. The event was well organized and everybody was so warm and friendly. I had a delightful time and am still thinking fondly of that yummy Gujarati thali meal :) This is only the beginning and I know you will go from strength to strength to become one of the best Literary festivals in the world. All the very best!
Chintan Sheth
R.R. Sheth Publishersઅમદાવાદમાં સાહિત્ય અને સંસ્કૃતિના સંવર્ધન માટે આપે યોજેલો આ પ્રથમ કાર્યક્રમ સફળ રહ્યો તે બદલ આપ અને આપની ટીમને હૃદયપૂર્વકના અભિનંદન પાઠવું છું. આપે મને યાદ કરને ખાસ બોલાવ્યો એ માટે આપનો આભારી છું. મારા લાયક ભવિષ્યમાં કોઈ પણ કામ હોય તો યાદ કરશો.
Dipayan Chaterjee
Marketing Head:UberIt was our pleasure to be associated with such an erudite event. We try to get involved with events in the city that are unique and are of social importance, so we are grateful that we got an opportunity to be a part of the Ahmedabad International Literature Festival. Very happy to hear that the event was a success. It is a pity that I could not attend. Maybe next year I can be there to see it as it unfolds!
Madhuri Sharma
Mrs. Earth International and NutritionistIt was a truly enriching experience, I congratulate you and your team for your outstanding efforts which paid off so brilliantly in the total success of the first AILF. I wish you all the success in your future literature festivals. The discussions were thought provoking, efforts taken were painstaking and you and your team were extremely warm and meticulous in detail.
Latest News & articles from AILF
AILF - Latest Updates
9th edition of Ahmedabad International Literature Festival will be held on 5th and 6th October 2024 at Centre for Environment Education, Thaltej Tekra Ahmedabad.
The theme this year is Literature and Society.