Program Schedule
Adharxila Trust, established in 2012 by acclaimed writer and cultural icon
Dr. Rita Chowdhury, is a dynamic organization dedicated to preserving,
promoting and celebrating the rich literary and cultural heritage of Assam
and the greater Northeast region.
With a mission to engage and inspire the youth, the trust amplifies the
region’s voices, stories and traditions through literary festivals,
cultural initiatives and collaborative projects that forge connections
with India and the global community.
Adharxila Trust of Assam hosts the Brahmaputra Literature Festival,
establishing itself as a landmark event in the state’s literary calendar.
The festival celebrates the finest writing and culture from Assam and the
greater Northeast region.
It creates meaningful connections between the Northeast, the rest of India,
neighbouring countries, and the global literary and publishing community.
A Musical Evening
- Celebrating the legacy of Gauripur Rajbari
- A glimpse of the royal heritage of Gauripur
- Screening of scenes from the films of Pramathesh Baruah
- Performance by Folk Artists
Day – 1
6 February 2026
Swargadeu Sukapha Hall
The second birth of a text : Literary Translation in a Changing World
Mitra Phukan (Chair)Vijaya Thakur, Dinkar Kumar Bandita Thakuria
History in living voices : Oral Stories before Archives
Dr. Anil Saikia (Chair)Divyalata Dutta Bolin Deuri Kakali Sonowal
The art of short story : when less carries more
Dr. Akash Dipta Thakur (Chair)Dr. Anjal Bora, Aranyak Saikia, Parishmita Bordoloi, Dr. Swati Kiran
Writing the Earth: Ecology, Literature, and the Human Future
Prakalpa Ranjan Bhagawati (Chair)Niranjan Dev Bhardwaj, Soumyadeep Dutta
Book release by Niranjan Dev Bhardwaj
Arunudoi Hall
Writing time back to life: History, retold with a Human Heart
Dr. Juri Bora Borgohain (Chair)Dr. Nandita Devi
Dr. Ajanta Buragohain
Aashrawika Borah
Why History Matters Now: The Role of Research in an Unstable Present
Dr. Arabinda Rajkhowa (Chair)Nobin Buragohain, Diganta Gogoi
Cinema Beyond Entertainment : Art, Society, and Responsibility
Dr. Pranjal Borah (Chair)Manjul Baruah, Reema Bora, Jaicheng Dohutia, Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap
“Silpir Prithibi” : Jyoti Prasad Agarwala’s Vision of Art, Society, and the Human Spirit
Smt Jayashree Chaliha (Chair)Diganta Biswa Sharma, Prosanta Sarmah
Yuva Dol
The First Music of Humanity: Understanding Samaveda
Prof. Jagadish Sarma (Chair)Dr. Barnali Borthakur, Dr. Amborish Adhyapak, Dr. Pranab Jyoti Deka, Dr. Pranab Jyoti Kalita
Venue: near Shiva Doul
Performance in Poetry: Presence, Movement and Rythm
Dr. Bijoy Sankar Barman (Chair)Daniel Levente Pal, Rajeev Barua , Dr. Sabyasachi Mahanta, Dr. Prayag Saikia, Prosanta Sarmah
Eighty years of Atomic Bombing : A Global Reflection on War and Peace
Sachin Gogoi(Chair)Dr. Suresh Rituparna, Monalisha Changkija
Bhupen Hazarika, the voice that carried a civilisation
Arup Kumar Dutta (Chair)Stuti Patel, Surjja Goswami, Dr. Mausumi Saharia, Ranjan Kumar Dutta
Laxminath Bezbaruah Hall
Seeing with the Ears: How Radio expands the Literary Imagination
Lohit Deka (Chair)Dr. Karabi Deka Hazarika, Nirajana Mahanta Bezborah, Prof. Satyakam Borthakur
Rooted Voices of Assam: Zikir–Zari, and Cultural Harmony
Dr. Bhubaneswar Deka (Chair)Dr. Painuruddin Ahmed, Dr. Semima Ahmed, Arman Hazarika, Ajimuddin Ahmed, Mustafa Ali, Safikur Rahman
When home moves without consent : the human story of forced migration: Songs and Memories
Dr. Rita Chowdhury (Chair)Nakul Kurmi, Bhadra Rajwar, Eugene Tham, Shri Hansraj Ramkissoan
Imasi Binodini: Royal Lineage and the world of Artistic Expression
L. Somi Roy in conversation with Rishi BaruahDay – 2
7 February 2026
Swargadeu Sukapha Hall
Stories that Raise Human Beings: Children Literature, Imagination and the Future :
Dr. Pattipaka Mohan (Chair)Arup Kumar Dutta, Santanoo Tamuly, Madhurima Gharphalia, Shamim Nasrin
Representing Three Life Spaces
Martina Moran, Jhini Paarin, Subhrajit GoswamiFrom Epic Battlefields to Modern Frontlines: Common Narratives of War
Sachin Gogoi (Chair)Brigadier Ranjit Borthakur (Ret’d), AVM Sanjeev Bordoloi (Ret’d)
Madhab Kandali Ramayan: Translation and Epic Tradition in Regional Literature
Dr. Malini Goswami (Chair)Dr. Gobinda Prasad Bhuyan, Dr. Milan Neog
Arunodoi Hall
An Intercation with students
Dr. Rubul MautA conversation on motivation and life choices
Arun Arorain conversation with Durdana Aaliya
Words from the Roots: Ethnic Languages, Literature, and Cultural Identity
Jyotirekha Hazarika in conversation with Dr. Arabinda RajkhowaSantiniketan and the North-East
L.. Somi Roy (Chair)Rishi Barua, Utpal Barua
Yuva Dol
From Leaf to Legacy: Two Hundred Years of Tea in Assam
Prabhat Bezborua (Chair)Alan Macfarlane, Bisa Gaum, Manje La, Nakul Kurmi,, Bhadra Rajwar, Rajib Ningkhee, Ditimoni Gogoi
Decolonizing History: Voices, Memories, and the Power of the Written Words
Dr. Shashank Shekhar Sinha (Chair)Dr. Arup jyoti Saikia , Dr. Ambuj Thakur
When tomorrow looks back: What Stories are we Leaving behind?
Dr. Pattipaka Mohan (Chair)Dr. Suresh Rituparna, Shri Hansraj Ramkissoon
Nalanda: The Mahāvihāra and Beyond
Dr. Ganga Kumar in conversation with Dr. Shashank Shekhar SinhaLaxminath Bezbaruah Hall
The Art of the Short Story: Lives Told in Brief
Dr Arindam Borkataki (Chair)Monalisa Borthakur, Suprakash Bhuyan, Manaswinee Mahanta, Barnali Phukan, Samsul Barik, Joyshree Mech Gogoi , Pari Parbin, Mansi Gohain, Dr Lipi Phukan
Ecology without ownership : learning from collective wisdom
Dr. Smarajit Ojah (Chair)Dr. Nilutpal Mahanta, Dr. Samujjal Saharia, Gitali Saikia
History without paper: How does Ballad remembers, what books forget?
L. Somi Roy in conversation withDr. Anil SaikiaZubeen Garg: The Voice that refused to whisper
Raja Baruah (Chair)Biman Baruah, Panchuna Rabha
Day – 3
8 February 2026
Swargadeu Sukapha Hall
Arup Kumar Dutta in conversation with the Awardees
Religion and Identity : When Belonging Fractures—Memory, Home, and making of the Assamese Self
Dr. Santana Duarah(Chair)Arman Hazarika, Najrin Rahman, Ashraful Yasin Hussain
Shri Temjen Imna Along: An interactive session
Beyond Silence: Cancer, Stigma and the Healing Power of Humanity
Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Borthakur (Chair)Trinayan Handique, Dr. Munlima Hazarika
Arunodoi Hall
Beyond Words: Translation, Technology, and the Question of Understanding
Prof. Satyakam Borthakur (Chair)Dr. Bhaskar Bhuyan, Shyamal Mayur Chetia, Parag Ray, Rituparna Bordoloi
From Epic to new Voice, Myth in Modern Fiction
Dr. Khargeswar Bhuyan (Chair)Dr. Bhaskar Bordoloi, Dr. Malini Goswami, Dhruba Jyoti Arjuna, Prof. Chandan Sarma
Unearthing Assam: Archaeology, Memory, and the Making of a Civilisation
Prof Gajendra Adhikari (Chair)Dr. Nabajit Deori, Pulin Kolita, Bhaskar Bordoloi, Rajib Borah, Abantika Parasar
When a Language Falls Silent: What the World Slowly Unlearns- and can never restore
Monalisa Changkija (Chair)Yeshe Dorji Thongchi, Dr. Protim Sharma
Yuva Dol
Art and Humanity : why is creation a human responsibility?
Prof. Utpal Barua (Chair)Jana Bednárová, Champak Barbara, Rishi Barua, Deepankar Gohain, Khraw Kupar Lanong
When Words Cross Borders: Language as a Bridge of Belonging
Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi (Chair)Dr. Protim Sharma , Dr. Anil Saikia
Two Hundred years after the Yandaboo Treaty : The Treaty that reshaped North-East India
Dr. Arabinda Rajkhowa (chair)Prabin Sarma, Nobin Buragohain, Dr. Ambuj Thakur, Diganta Gogoi
Singing Devotion and social revolution: the Bhakti Tradition of Assam
Pranav Pran Goswami (Chair)Dr. Jyoti Prakash Goswami, Samindra Deka
Laxminath Bezbaruah Hall
Grain, Fortune and Verse: The intertwined Histories of Food & Culture in North East India
Dr. Suresh Dutta (chair)Dr. Arup Jyoti Saikia, Atul Lahkar, Roohi Haflongbar
Mental health: A long-standing concern for human fragility, silence, and dignity
Dr. Jayashree Das in conversation with Dr. Rita Chowdhury(at Children’s Pavilion)
Folk Sounds and Timeless Music: Music as Literature
Rupankar Das (Chair)Bhaskar Jyoti Konwar, Derrick Correia
The Human Story told Again and Again: The Fiction and Rhythm
Mitra Phukan(Chair)Dr. Namita Baishya, Sibani Borah
Cultural performance by Bodo & Mishing Communities