We live in turbulent, uncertain times of geopolitical turmoil, not of our making. There is no greater urgency than to give Bharat Shakti center stage. Since knowledge our domain of strength, the Pondy Lit Fest 2026 (PLF 2026) will play its role to inform and empower its followers with pointed discussions and lectures in the niche domains that have evolved since its inception. Our credibility has been built on the strength of the caliber of our guests and the decorum of the highest standards we maintain. This year we hope network extensively with educational institutions to inspire our youth to be active listeners and curious participants at the Lit fest.

Since 2024, PLF has also made a decisive move to remain relevant year long with interviews, clips, reels and shorts releases on all our platforms. We have also recently launched “PLF Conversations” – our podcast of unhurried, in-depth interviews and book talks. This initiative enables to furnish informed commentary on current affairs in every domain.

Collaborating with PLF as patrons and sponsors therefore gives you much more than the visibility and publicity of just the annual lit fest itself. Please find below a short list of guests, authors and subjects that we will cover. They are added here after we have completed preliminary contact and have received provisional confirmation.

“Bharat Shakti”, a Mantra from Sri Aurobindo’s book Renaissance in India has been the overarching guiding principle of Pondy Lit est. Since its first edition in 2018, we at PLF, have been consistent in giving our platform to scholars, historians, writers, economists, scientists and members of our armed forces, all of impeccable integrity and contributors to nation building, so that our audience gets a holistic experience being sahridyas of such patriotic humanists. PLF in addition also critically examines the problems that the nation faces and makes the audience aware of them, also presenting possible pathways to solution.

We aim to facilitate a meeting ground of the best of Indian tradition: our history and historiography to our spiritual and scientific heritage to art forms and narrative building to strategic thinking and defence infrastructure. This is a Manthan and a Yajna done by the best minds of India today. Our mission is to inspire and educate, energise and enlighten and in this co-creation learn and enrich ourselves to give better every year.

In these short years PLF has created a unique niche in the ecosystem of flourishing lit-fests all over India. The most important aspect of our mission that makes us unique is our constant and consistent efforts to generate more light than heat, more meaning than noise. Our platform is not to generate controversies and debates but meaningful conversations and heartful dialogues. We have faced challenges from formidable forces of negativity and cancel culture. We have successfully withstood them because we believe in our values. We are here to instill in our adherents the discernment and dissemination of knowledge backed by thorough research, expertise and authentic experience. Our patriotism is intense because with Sri Aurobindo and Subramanya Bharati we believe that India standing high is not for Herself but for bringing immortal Amrit to all humanity.