1st Inaugural Edition 28 & 29 January 2025 | Agra, UP

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Felicitating Literary & Educational Titans

Awards & Honors

Celebrating lifelong contributions to Indian cinema, literature, pedagogy, and community leadership across 2025 & 2026.

Highest Festival Laureate

Goenka Sahitya Ratna Award 2026

Day 1 Keynote Honor

Cinema, Theatre & Popular Culture

Mr. Rajpal Yadav

Legendary Film Actor & Performing Artist

Conferred for his legendary contribution to Indian theatre and Hindi cinema spanning over three decades. Known for bringing indelible humor, poignancy, and common-man realism to millions of screens, Mr. Yadav delivered the keynote dialogue on "Film, Sahitya & Sangeet" during the inauguration assembly.

Watch Rajpal Yadav's Keynote

Letters & Governance

Goenka Sahitya Academy Award 2026

Day 2 Conclave Honor

Literature, Education & Social Service

Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'

Former Union Education Minister & Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand

Honored for his prolific creative oeuvre comprising more than 75 published books across poetry, fiction, and cultural essays, translated into multiple international languages. His visionary panel on "Sahitya, Shiksha & Rajneeti" set the intellectual keynote for Day 2.

Watch Dr. Pokhriyal's Address

Educational Leadership

Shiksha Gaurav Awardees 2026

Honoring 28+ distinguished school principals, educators, and social reformers. Click any photo to enlarge.

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Authorial Excellence

Book Recognition Awardees 2026

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Inaugural Milestones

Taj Sahitya Utsav 2025 Honors Gallery

Reliving the inaugural edition's historic felicitation ceremony at the G.D. Goenka Campus in January 2025.

The Founding Vision

The 2025 inaugural summit established the enduring precedent of honoring Hindi authors, regional poets, and educational pioneers, setting the stage for the massive national expansion of the 2026 edition.