In India, young people are finding fun - increasingly, at book festivals

In January, a young crowd gathers at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, a coastal town in India. Photo: Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times

Mizoram, a state in India’s remote northeast that shares boundaries with Bangladesh and Myanmar, has one.

Surat, a city best known for its diamonds and textiles, has one. Bengaluru, the country’s tech hub with a touch of hipness, has one. Kolkata, whose residents take their reputation for erudition seriously, has at least three.