Best places to eat, explore and unwind in Kozhikode during Kerala Literature Festival 2026 |
New Delhi: Kozhikode has always thrived on the steady exchange of spices, ideas and stories carried across oceans and centuries. Once a key port on the Malabar Coast, the city grew through trade, migration and conversation, shaping the city’s cultural identity. If you plan to attend the Kerala Literature Festival 2026, you will witness history become visible in everyday moments. Book-lined streets buzz with dialogue, cafés turn into debate spaces, and the sound of the sea quietly frames conversations on language, politics and art. The festival seamlessly blends into it, making the city open and waiting to be explored.
From January 22 to 25, 2026, India’s first UNESCO City of Literature is expected to welcome over 6.5 lakh visitors, more than 400 speakers and 250 sessions from 17 countries, with Germany as the Guest Nation. Writers, artists, economists and performers will transform........