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Where

Centre for Environment Education,

Thaltej, Ahmedabad

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When

AILF – 10th Edition

11 & 12 October 2025

About Us

Welcome to Ahmedabad International Literature Festival

An initiative of Ikon Education Foundation, Ahmedabad International Literature Festival began its journey with a bang in 2016. Driven by the persistent efforts of its visionary and passionate Founder Director, Mr. Umashanker Yadav, guided by words of wisdom from an esteemed advisory panel, and powered by a dedicated team, AILF has steadily grown into one of the most respected literary events in the country. The 9th edition concluded successfully, and the 10th landmark edition is coming up on October 11–12, 2025, with the theme “Literature and Cinema.”

With a strong emphasis on open discourse, storytelling, panel discussions, and a celebration of both the written and spoken word, the festival seeks to promote a love for literature in all its forms—especially among children and young adults.

Over the years, AILF has delivered message-driven themes, content-rich programming, and diverse formats. To date, the festival has hosted around 500 speakers across approximately 200 sessions in both offline and online modes.

Speakers

Event Speakers

Pia Benegal

Costume Designer

Rahul Rajput

VFX artist, Director, and Editor

Hetal Barot

Moderator

Danvi Mali

Moderator

Preet Shah

Director – Pinks Group

Jamnadas Majethia(JD)

Actor, Producer, and Director

Bhavin Bhavsar

Travelpreneur

Jay Vasavada

Writers, Columnists, and Public Speakers

Tanvi Dave

Speaker

Dr. Satya Singh

Former Police Officer | Scholar | Award-Winning Author

Shlok Kataria

Marketing Enthusiast

Krishna Pad Das

Mentor, Speaker, and Poet

Tushar Shukla

Gujarati poet

Anantha Krishnan Balasubramanian

CEO – Operations, Kalorex Group

Rovaniaina Michael RATSIMBAZAFY

Singer | Songwriter | Ethical Hacker | Aspiring Mathematics Researcher

Dr. Bhagwandas Patel

Gujarati folklorist

Saba Syed

Research Scholar

Raghuveer Chaudhari

Novelist, Poet and Critic

Dr. Jai Tharur

Ph.D. | Thought Leader | Former Media Advisor to Hon. CM of Gujarat Shri Vijay Rupani (CMO Gujarat)

Vinay Dave

Writer | Lyricist | Columnist

Arvind Vegda

Singer | Performer | Cultural Icon

Abhishek Jain

Filmmaker and Producer

Aneri N Savla

Founder of Motion Mingle LLP

Soumee Sailsh

Playback Singer & Performer

Hansraj Dev

Singer, Composer, Lyricist, and Live Performer

Omkar Prashant Pethkar

Filmmaker, Writer, and Communication Specialist

Dr. Sagar

Lyricist • Poet • Storyteller

Uday Singh

Indian Actor

Shraddha Bilwal

Storytelling • Screenwriting • Filmmaking

Ven. Vannasiri

Academic Monastic Training

Prof. Roopinder Oberoi

Policy Influencer | Academician & Writer | Voice for Social Innovation

Utkarsh Patel

Author, Speaker, and Researcher

Tanushka Sharma

Content Creator | Actor

Dr. Heera Lal, IAS

Civil Servant | Change-Maker | Author | Public Speaker

Dr. Indira Nityanandam

Academic | Author | Translator | Former Principal

Maitridevi Sisodia

Civil Servant, Social Justice Advocate, Contemporary Literature

Smt. Anar Jayesh Patel

સમાજસેવિકા અને મહિલા ઉદ્યોગ સાહસિક

Saifullah Rahimi

PhD scholar in Computer Science

James Kadadzera

Political Science | International Relations | Media and Development

Hanah Haydari

Ayurveda | Vedic Sciences | Holistic Wellness

Kiyemba Fiona

PhD scholar

Shokhan Omarkhanovich

Diplomat and Cultural Scholar

Vision Raval

AI Educator, RPA, Data & Digital Transformation Expert

N Sathyanarayan

Teacher and Author

Manisha Khatate

International Hindi Litterature

Shobha Akshar

Feminist Writer, Poet and Columnist Literature

Pradip Sarang

Literary, Cultural & Social Activist

Sapna Moolchandani

Writer, Model and Influencer

Sandip Yadav

Actor & Writer

Ram Saran Verma, Padma Shri

Farmer, Changemaker and Storyteller

Umashanker Yadav

Founder Director - AILF

Surbhi Thanki

Storytelling • Literature • Cultural Exchange

Shivika Vishwakarma

Literary Enthusiast

Manoj Aggarwal, IAS (Retd.)

Literary Dialogue, Cultural Exchange, Leadership Insights

Kumud Verma

Educationist, Author and Poet

Dr. Monali Chatterjee

Literary and Film Enthusiast

Ajay Chaudhry, IPS

Special Commissioner Delhi Police, Author
AILF 2025

Event Schedule

AILF 2025

About Partners and Sponsors

PATRON

POWERED BY

SCHOOL PARTNER

SILVER SPONSOR

HOSPITALITY PARTNER

LITERARY PARTNER

CULTURAL PARTNER

PUBLISHING PARTNER

PUBLICITY PARTNER

EDUCATION FOUNDATION

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