The annual literature festival of St. Xavier’s College Jaipur — a gathering of voices, visions, and expressions. Where words find rhythm on stage, stories breathe beyond the page, and art, performance, and dialogue meet in a shared celebration of creativity.
About INKA
INKA is not merely an event but a space where voices, visions, and expressions converge. It is where words find rhythm on stage, where stories breathe beyond the page, and where art, performance, and dialogue come together in a shared celebration of creativity.
Tender is the Night
Our 2025 theme borrows its poignant phrasing from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, which itself echoes John Keats’ immortal Ode to a Nightingale. For us at INKA, it is the perfect emblem of literature itself: delicate yet powerful — a space where light and shadow, hope and despair, individuality and collectivity coexist.
Key Details
Dates 21-22 November
Venue St. Xavier’s College Jaipur
Host Department of English & Literati Cell
Featured Events
Author Session
Koral Dasgupta
Koral Dasgupta is an accomplished author, TEDx speaker, and narrative strategist with over 20 years of experience. With nine published books, including the acclaimed five-part Sati series, she blends myth, leadership, ecology, and philosophy to reshape gender perceptions with creative depth and cultural resonance. Ahalya – first book of the Sati Series, was recommended for the 2023 Sahitya Akademi Prize Honour List. Koral’s books have also received nominations for prestigious awards, including Sahitya Akademi Award, Sushila Devi Award, Auther Awards.
Author Session
Gourav Mohanty
Gourav Mohanty was born in Bhubaneswar, the City of Temples. A gold medallist from SLS, Pune, he daylights as a lawyer, moonlights as a comic and gaslights as a storyteller. As evident, his life always has many tabs open. A connoisseur of mythologies, momos and Machiavelli, he has always wanted to play a medieval matchmaker by conjuring a world where Indian Lore and Geopolitical Gore collide. Sons of Darkness is his first book. Please buy it for he owes people money.
Main Events
Online Competitions
Schedule
Venue
St. Xavier’s College Jaipur
Contact
For partnerships, registrations, or queries, write to inka_literati@sxcjpr.edu.in or follow our socials.
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