Rainbow Lit Fest 2025 will be held on 6–7 December 2025 at Gulmohar Park Club, New Delhi

South Asia’s leading queer and inclusive literature festival, will be held on 6–7 December 2025 at Gulmohar Park Club, New Delhi, bringing together writers, actors, activists, journalists and community leaders for two days of conversation and storytelling that centre gender and sexuality while addressing issues such as consent, representation, visibility and lived experience.

Rainbow Lit Fest 2025 – Key Details
- Dates & Venue: 6–7 December 2025 at Gulmohar Park Club, New Delhi.
- Theme: Courageous conversations on consent, identity, and storytelling.
- Focus Areas:
- Morality and sexuality
- Queer ageing
- Bodily autonomy
- Stories from the margins
- Representation, visibility, and lived experience

Festival Highlights
- Format: Panels, performances, and film screenings.
- Approach: Combines lived testimony, research, and cultural critique to make discussions accessible and actionable.
- Accessibility: Sign language interpreters provided through the Mariwala Health Initiative.
- Languages: Predominantly English and Hindi.

Partners & Supporters
- Official Health Partner: Durex The Birds & Bees Talk.
- Other partners include: The Lalit Group, Mariwala Health Initiative, Kunzum, Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic, AvianWe, Yuvaa, Excurators, Defence Bakery, and more.
- These partnerships emphasize inclusive cultural engagement and community-led learning

Impact & Legacy
- Speakers: Over 250 voices from India and abroad (from Manipur to Canada).
- Artists: More than two dozen performers featured.
- Community Support: 26 queer-run businesses showcased.
- Reach: The festival has connected with 2.7 billion people globally across its five editions

Vision
Festival Director Sharif D. Rangnekar describes Rainbow Lit Fest as a space built on community voices and the belief that storytelling can shift attitudes.
The 2025 edition deepens this mission by pairing lived experience with practical conversations on safety, dignity, and inclusion

This year’s Rainbow Lit Fest is not just a literary gathering—it’s a movement for empathy, solidarity, and cultural transformation.