The Great Indian Literature Festival, which took place in Udaipur between 3-5 March, was quite a departure from the other some 150 literature festivals which have cropped up across India over the last decade or so. The inception of TGILF was done under the vision to specifically position itself as a literature festival, which for the first time ‘discusses only literature and not cater to the glamour of celebrities in the garb of literature’, as put by Amit Shankar, the founder of the festival. Their motive was simple—have a platform to discuss and celebrate Indian literature and its many regional tenets, while also promoting young writers by mentoring them through the festival. There were sessions lined up to discuss a host of issues ranging from literature in cinema to exploring the dying art of writing, from understanding contemporary political trends to delving into the intricacies of regional language literature. The two-day festival also saw some of the sessions taken from being closed door to more open-air venues, lapped in the arms of nature and surrounded by Udaipur’s rustic charm.