In one of the chapters of his book Fractured Times: Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century, historian Eric Hobsbawm—while talking about his unusual areas of interest, which span across art, literature, music and cinema festivals—discusses the importance of holding festivals in the 21st century. Hobsbawm stresses that we should not mistake the inquiry of ‘Why hold festivals in the twenty-first century?’ with that of ‘Do festivals have a future in the twenty-first century?’ Festivals, biennials, and triennials have become a common sight in many places, and they are not just a way to showcase culture, but also to boost the economy of the cities or states they take place in and bring art and culture to unexplored locales that far outstretch the boundaries of modernist art.