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The 4th variation of the Kerala Legislature International Book Festival (KLIBF 4), organised by the Kerala Legislative Assembly, volition beryllium held from January 7 to January 13, 2026, connected the Assembly premises here. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan volition inaugurate the festival astatine a relation to beryllium held astatine the R. Sankaranarayanan Thampi Lounge successful the Assembly analyzable connected January 7 astatine 11 a.m.
The Kerala Legislative Assembly’s grant for contributions to lit volition beryllium presented to writer N.S. Madhavan astatine the inaugural function. Booker Prize victor Banu Mushtaq volition beryllium the main impermanent astatine the function.
Addressing a property league present connected Monday (December 29, 2025), Speaker A.N. Shamseer said that the festival this twelvemonth volition witnesser the information of much publishers, from small-time work houses to ample firm players. A full of 180 publishers volition enactment with books dispersed crossed 300 stalls.
Renowned writers, journalists and socio-cultural including Sri Lankan writer Chulananda Samaranayake, Marathi writer Prafull Shiledar, T. Padmanabhan, K.R. Meera, T.D. Ramakrishnan, instrumentalist T.M. Krishna, P. Sainath, Aakar Patel, Rana Ayyub, Saira Shah Halim and others volition beryllium portion of the festival.
Political leaders, including K.C. Venugopal, M.A. Baby, M.V. Govindan and Binoy Viswam, volition participate. Filmmakers Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikkad and Kamal volition travel unneurotic successful a league to commemorate histrion and screenwriter Sreenivasan, who passed distant this month.
Several events specified arsenic publication launches, publication discussions, debates, interviews with authors and lectures volition beryllium held crossed six venues. Mega shows featuring singers including K.S. Chitra, Sithara Krishnakumar, Manjari, Sreenivasan, Sarath, Madhu Balakrishnan, Vidhu Pratap, Hari Shankar and others volition beryllium held connected each evenings during the festival.
A exemplary legislative Assembly, aimed astatine familiarising students with the functioning of the Legislature, volition beryllium conducted astatine the Old Assembly Hall successful the Secretariat building. At the students’ corner, prominent figures from the literary, societal and creator fields volition interact with children.
Theyyam performances led by E.P. Narayanan’s Theyyam Paithruka Samithi volition beryllium staged from January 8 to 12. Entry to the seven-day festival is free. During the festival days, visitors volition besides person the accidental to circuit the Assembly hallway and the Legislative museum.
