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Shabdotsav 2026 Opens in Delhi as CM Rekha Gupta Leads Inauguration

Officials frame the three-day festival as a cultural push under the ‘Bharat Abhyudaya’ theme.

Overview

  • The three-day literary and cultural program runs January 2–4 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
  • Organized with Suruchi Prakashan in collaboration with the Hindi Academy, it features over 100 speakers, more than 40 book releases and multiple performances.
  • National figures listed to participate include NSA Ajit Doval and RSS leaders Sunil Ambekar and Manmohan Vaidya, with Union MoS Harsh Malhotra attending the opening.
  • Delhi minister Kapil Mishra described the event as a “surgical strike on ideological terrorism” and said nearly 60,000 registrations had been logged.
  • Gupta said the first edition will become an annual event, and students from nearly 40 Delhi-NCR universities took part in the opening day activities.