Across 15 days in October, the INDIKA Festival lit up the Liverpool City Region in a vibrant celebration of Indian Arts, Music & Culture.

2025 marks our 40th year of bringing people together with a common love for Indian Arts, and we were so proud to celebrate this huge milestone with the biggest INDIKA to date! Thank you to all the artists, audiences, our partners and volunteers!

“Indika 2025 captured what Milap has always stood for — uniting hearts through arts. Across generations, backgrounds, and styles, we came together to celebrate creativity and connection. This year’s programme reflected both the depth of tradition and the spark of originality — with music and dance that honoured the past while fearlessly exploring the new. From improvised performances that reminded us of our roots to fresh collaborations that reimagined what Indian arts can be, Indika 2025 became a living expression of continuity and change.”

Alok Nayak – Artistic Director of Milap