Adhyayan is a Raipur-based writing community founded by Satpriya Kaur, who started the initiative as a 19-year-old undergraduate student. What began with a small gathering on 2nd November 2025 has since grown into a space built on the belief that writing is more than a form of expression, it's a way of observing, questioning, and making sense of the world around us.
It is an open and free space that hopes to grow into a community where everyone belongs. A place where people can gather with curiosity, engage in thoughtful conversations, and explore ideas together. We believe meaningful communities are built not just through shared interests, but through shared experiences, honest dialogue, and a willingness to listen.
This collection is our sincere attempt to make sure this community and it's efforts are not lost or forgotten. The Chhattisgarh Archival Project is working in collaboration with the Adhyayan Writing community to build an open, organised archives of this community sessions.
| Date | 6 September 2026 |
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| Description | On September 06, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 44st Session 'Nagma', under the umbrella theme “Symphony of Sounds” was organized as a musical get-together centered on singing of old retro songs. This session took place at Kursi Co-Working Space, Raipur. |
| Date | 23 August 2026 |
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| Description | On August 23, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 41st Session 'Fragility of Freedom', through this session we focused on the ways we engaged with various types of content, information, media, products, ideas, and narratives.. This session took place at Bun Apeti, Katora Talab, Raipur. |
| Date | 16 August 2026 |
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| Description | On August 16, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 41st Session 'What We Consume', through this session we focused on the ways we engaged with various types of content, information, media, products, ideas, and narratives.. This session took place at Bun Apeti, Katora Talab, Raipur. |
| Date | 9 August 2026 |
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| Description | On August 09, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 40th Session 'Habitual Hegemony', through this session we questioned the collective hive mind of people when power is in play. This session took place at Conflictorium, Raipur. |
| Date | 2 August 2026 |
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| Description | On August 02, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 39th Session 'Regimented Crowd'. The session brought together reading, discussion, and writing, using literature as a way of engaging with broader questions of society, power, conformity, identity, and collective behaviour at Ambarion Cafe, Raipur. |
| Date | 19 July 2026 |
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| Description | On July 19, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 37th Session 'Baithak' an intimate gathering, where people reflected on their memories associate with food. This session took place ar Conflictorium, Raipur. |
| Date | 14 June 2026 |
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| Description | On June 14, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 34rd Session 'Book Discussion & Postcard Activity' in collaboration with Raipur Readers Club, the event was organised to bring together literature, dialogue, and creative expression as a means of reflecting on themes of identity, displacement, memory, resilience, and the meaning of home at Zaro Cafe. |
| Date | 5 June 2026 |
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| Description | On June 05, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 33rd Session 'Trash Talk' in collaboration with Charkha for Earth, organised to engage participants in conversations around sustainability through writing, storytelling, discussion, and creative practice at Nukkad Cafe & Co-working. |
| Date | 24 May 2026 |
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| Description | On May 24, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 31st Session 'Objects of Endurance' an intimate, reflective and curated session at Conflictorium, Raipur. |
| Date | 17 May 2026 |
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| Description | On May 17, 2026, the Adhyayan Writing Community hosted its 30th Session 'Bodies on Sale' an intimate, reflective and curated session at Conflictorium, Raipur. |
