5 DAYS · 60 VOICES · 18 PERFORMANCES07 — 11 OCTOBER, 2026शेखावाटी साहित्य संगमNEEMKATHANA · JHUNJHUNU · SIKARCharcha - Kavi Sammelan - Natya Manchan - Vartaपधारो म्हारे देस
Painted Shekhawati frescoes framing the festival

07 — 11 October · Three towns

विचारों का महाकुंभ | विमर्श का मंच | विरासत का उत्सव

Sangam 2026

Five days of debate, performance and literary exchange across Neemkathana, Jhunjhunu and Sikar.

17

Sessions

5

Days

3

Cities

The 2026 idea · इस वर्ष

A grand confluence of ideas, discourse & heritage.

Grand confluence of ideas | platform for discourse | Celebration of Heritage returns stories to the rooms that shaped them—connecting local memory with new writing, young audiences, and voices from across India.

A Shekhawati haveli courtyardTraditional storytelling artwork

Highlighted events · मुख्य आयोजन

Don't miss these evenings.

Yuvtarang Sanskrit Natya Dal, Jaipur

Theatre · नाट्य

Yuvtarang Sanskrit Natya Dal, Jaipur

युवतरंग संस्कृत नाट्य दल जयपुर

Two plays in one evening: Veerangana Heerade and Sant Ravidas.

एक दिन में दो नाटक — वीरंगना हीरादे · संत रविदास

  • 10 October 2026
  • 7:00 PM onwards
  • PDUSU University Campus, Sikarविश्वविद्यालय परिसर

Writer & director: Deepak Bhardwaj · Music: Bharat Bhardwaj

Yuvtarang Sanskrit Natya Dal, Jaipur

Theatre · नाट्य

Yuvtarang Sanskrit Natya Dal, Jaipur

युवतरंग संस्कृत नाट्य दल जयपुर

Two plays in one evening: Veerangana Heerade and Sant Ravidas.

एक दिन में दो नाटक — वीरंगना हीरादे · संत रविदास

  • 10 October 2026
  • 7:00 PM onwards
  • PDUSU University Campus, Sikarविश्वविद्यालय परिसर

Writer & director: Deepak Bhardwaj · Music: Bharat Bhardwaj

Yuvtarang Sanskrit Natya Dal, Jaipur

Theatre · नाट्य

Yuvtarang Sanskrit Natya Dal, Jaipur

युवतरंग संस्कृत नाट्य दल जयपुर

Two plays in one evening: Veerangana Heerade and Sant Ravidas.

एक दिन में दो नाटक — वीरंगना हीरादे · संत रविदास

  • 10 October 2026
  • 7:00 PM onwards
  • PDUSU University Campus, Sikarविश्वविद्यालय परिसर

Writer & director: Deepak Bhardwaj · Music: Bharat Bhardwaj

Five-day route · पाँच दिन · Edition VII 2026

One festival. Three towns. Five days.

Five days across Shekhawati — opening in Neemkathana, dialogue in Jhunjhunu, and the main Sangam closing in Sikar.

Neemkathana during the Shekhawati festival routeDay 0107 अक्टूबर 2026 · बुधवार

नीमकाथाना

Neemkathana

नारी शक्ति · युवा और आधुनिक तकनीक

एसएनकेपी कॉलेज, नीमकाथाना

01

07 अक्टू · प्रारंभिक संगम

  • प्रातः 11:00 – दोपहिर 12:30

    युवा, आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस (AI) और विश्व की तकनीक

  • दोपहिर 01:00 – दोपहिर 02:30

    महिला एवं नारी शक्ति: आत्मनिर्भर समाज की आधारशिला

Jhunjhunu during the Shekhawati festival routeDay 0208 अक्टूबर 2026 · गुरुवार

झुंझुनू

Jhunjhunu

राष्ट्र-सुरक्षा · महिला सशक्तिकरण

महर्षि दयानंद सरस्वती गर्ल्स कॉलेज, झुंझुनू

02

08 अक्टू · रक्षा और समाज

  • प्रातः 10:15 – 11:30

    रक्षा, राष्ट्र-सुरक्षा और युवा दायित्व

  • दोपहिर 12:00 – 01:00

    महिला सशक्तिकरण: बदलाव की नई दिशा

Sikar during the Shekhawati festival routeDays 03–0509 अक्टूबर – 11 अक्टूबर 2026 · रविवार

सीकर

Sikar

मुख्य संगम · साहित्य, संस्कृति और राष्ट्रचेतना

पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय शेखावाटी विश्वविद्यालय (पीडीयूएसयू) परिसर, सीकर

03

  • 10:00 – 12:00

    उद्घाटन सत्र

  • 12:15 – 01:30

    वर्तमान में भारत की महिलाएँ (मनुस्मृति से संविधान / बेटी से उद्यमी)

  • 02:30 – 04:00

    वन्दे मातरम्: राष्ट्रभक्ति की कसौटी या नागरिक की स्वतंत्रता? (150 वर्षों की गाथा)

  • 04:30 – 06:00

    साहित्य में समाज का सच — कश्मीर

04

  • 09:00 – 10:30

    Gen Z, टेक्नोलॉजी और एल्गोरिद्म: विकसित भारत में भूमिका

  • 11:00 – 12:00

    लोकमंथन व लोकवास्तु

  • 12:15 – 01:30

    घास की रोटी से वैश्विक चुनौती तक: हल्दीघाटी में आज का भारत (जीत-हार से आगे)

  • 02:30 – 04:00

    वर्तमान परिप्रेक्ष्य में सिनेमा का युवाओं पर प्रभाव (रील, वर्चुअल रियलिटी और सिनेमा)

  • 04:30 – 06:00

    हिंद की चादर: गुरु तेग बहादुर जी और वर्तमान प्रासंगिकता

05

  • 09:00 – 10:30

    संत रविदास जी की वर्तमान में प्रासंगिकता

  • 11:00 – 12:30

    ज्ञान की विरासत और तकनीक की रफ्तार (NEP 2020)

  • 12:45 – 02:00

    रणभूमि से बोर्डरूम तक: ऐतिहासिक योद्धाओं का नेतृत्व और युवाओं के लिए प्रासंगिकता

  • 03:15 – 05:00

    साहित्य में भारत (समापन सत्र)

Festival passes include inter-town shuttle access. Detailed venue timings and arrival guidance are shared with confirmed pass holders.

What awaits · अनुभव

More than a literary programme.

Spirited Charcha

Writers, historians and young thinkers meet without a scripted conclusion.

A Living Stage

Theatre, oral epics and performances move from daylight courtyards to night stages.

Kitab Bazaar

Publishers, readers and independent booksellers gather around a five-day book fair.

Young Shekhawati

Student competitions, workshops and open conversations make room for the next voice.

Featured voices · मुख्य स्वर

Meet them at the Sangam.

All speakers & artists →

Voice 01

Kajal Hindustani

Digital Voice

Voice 02

Ashish Sharma

Television & Cinema · Versatile Performer · Cultural Storytelling

Voice 03

Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi

Politics & Policy · National Spokesperson · Culture & Ideology

Voice 04

Raghuveer Singh

Community Leadership · Public Life

Books and manuscripts at the festival

Plan your Sangam · पधारो

Three towns. One easy journey.

Festival passes include inter-town shuttle access. Detailed venue timings and arrival guidance are shared with confirmed pass holders.

Reserve your place →

Before Grand confluence of ideas | platform for discourse | Celebration of Heritage · पुराना सफ़र

Explore the previous Sangams.

2025

A festival of lights & letters

Roshni

Three towns, five days. The first children's day at Morarka Haveli. Translation residency placed twelve fellows in haveli libraries.

78 voices · 81 sessions

2024

Jain Bhawan, Sikar

Sangam 2024

Five days in September — book fair, Kavi Sammelan, Dewair Yuddh drama, student competitions, and guests from literature, sport, and culture at Bajaj Road.

12 voices · 15 sessions

2023

Stories of the desert

Kahaani

Oral epic singers from Jaisalmer joined for the first time. The Pabuji ki phad unrolled across thirty feet of fresco wall.

54 voices · 49 sessions

2022

Colours of return

Rang

Two havelis, two languages added. The first translation salon, held under the indigo arch at Aath Haveli.

41 voices · 38 sessions

2021

The first gathering

Pehla Sangam

A single courtyard in Nawalgarh. Twenty-eight readers, one printed programme, and a city that had forgotten what a winter night sounds like.

28 voices · 22 sessions

2020

Where the Sangam began

The first year

The festival started in 2020. Photographs and a fuller record will sit here as they are gathered.

2025

A festival of lights & letters

Roshni

Three towns, five days. The first children's day at Morarka Haveli. Translation residency placed twelve fellows in haveli libraries.

78 voices · 81 sessions

2024

Jain Bhawan, Sikar

Sangam 2024

Five days in September — book fair, Kavi Sammelan, Dewair Yuddh drama, student competitions, and guests from literature, sport, and culture at Bajaj Road.

12 voices · 15 sessions

2023

Stories of the desert

Kahaani

Oral epic singers from Jaisalmer joined for the first time. The Pabuji ki phad unrolled across thirty feet of fresco wall.

54 voices · 49 sessions

2022

Colours of return

Rang

Two havelis, two languages added. The first translation salon, held under the indigo arch at Aath Haveli.

41 voices · 38 sessions

2021

The first gathering

Pehla Sangam

A single courtyard in Nawalgarh. Twenty-eight readers, one printed programme, and a city that had forgotten what a winter night sounds like.

28 voices · 22 sessions

2020

Where the Sangam began

The first year

The festival started in 2020. Photographs and a fuller record will sit here as they are gathered.

2025

A festival of lights & letters

Roshni

Three towns, five days. The first children's day at Morarka Haveli. Translation residency placed twelve fellows in haveli libraries.

78 voices · 81 sessions

2024

Jain Bhawan, Sikar

Sangam 2024

Five days in September — book fair, Kavi Sammelan, Dewair Yuddh drama, student competitions, and guests from literature, sport, and culture at Bajaj Road.

12 voices · 15 sessions

2023

Stories of the desert

Kahaani

Oral epic singers from Jaisalmer joined for the first time. The Pabuji ki phad unrolled across thirty feet of fresco wall.

54 voices · 49 sessions

2022

Colours of return

Rang

Two havelis, two languages added. The first translation salon, held under the indigo arch at Aath Haveli.

41 voices · 38 sessions

2021

The first gathering

Pehla Sangam

A single courtyard in Nawalgarh. Twenty-eight readers, one printed programme, and a city that had forgotten what a winter night sounds like.

28 voices · 22 sessions

2020

Where the Sangam began

The first year

The festival started in 2020. Photographs and a fuller record will sit here as they are gathered.

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