Jaipur Literature Festival

Rewriting the lit fest script

The criticism that Indian literature festivals prioritise English to the detriment of other languages has sparked off much soul-searching among curators

An illusion that divides

Every debate is recast in left vs right terms in the urban mindscape, but it is hard to tell one from the other

Current govt reduced Parliament to notice board, rubber stamp: Tharoor

The BJP government has successfully reduced Parliament to a "notice board and a rubber stamp", Congress MP Shashi Tharoor alleged at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday

Writing is ordinary mundane business, says Abdulrazak Gurnah as JLF opens

Writing is not only about nobility and bravery but about the ordinary mundane business" of keeping alive what is important, Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah said on JLF

Jaipur Literature Festival to be held from Jan 19 to 23 at Hotel Clarks

The sixteenth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) will be held between January 19-23 at Hotel Clarks, Amer, Jaipur.

JLF's Maldives outing: From Jaipur to London, the lit fest is going places

At most foreign editions, JLF makes some attempt to encourage discussions on issues directly concerning the host city

Nehru for the post-truth era

His legacy has been all but drowned out by social media lies and mainstream media forgeries that have replaced his ideas of a pluralistic, diverse and free India

Digital festivities

The flip side of virtual events is that one does not get to meet fellow attendees, make new friends, or be surprised by the discovery of authors and artists that one knew nothing about

Jaipur Literature Festival postponed to March amid surge in Covid cases

The 15th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival has now been postponed to March 5-14 in view of the rising number of Covid cases, the organisers said on Friday

JLF 2021: Virtual Jaipur Literature Fest's author book gets fatter

On from February 19 to 28, it is expected to bring the most talked about books, literary themes and authors of 2020 directly to audiences across the world in the comfort of their living rooms

Jaipur Literature Festival debuts in digital avatar on Friday

The 14th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2021, will open on Friday on its brand new virtual platform

Jaipur Literature Festival to be held virtually from February 19 to 28

The 14th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) will be held virtually from February 19 to 28

"Kaam ki baat" as important as "mann ki baat": Gehlot takes a jibe at Modi

Gehlot said JLF was the place where thinkers across the world came and did "kaam ki baat" along with "mann ki baat".

Why JLF is forever young

This year, my favourite session at JLF was one that wasn't even on the programme, featuring the librarian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Dara Shikoh would have been as cruel as Aurangzeb: Audrey Truschke

Truschke was speaking at the session, "The Great Mughal Debate: What did the Mughals did for us", at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF)

Jaipur Lit Fest helps global authors reach Indian readers: Pulitzer winner

Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer Irvine Welsh echoed similar sentiments

12th Jaipur Literature Festival: AI, cli-fi, genetics sessions on line-up

The five-day festival to be held at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur from January 24, will see over 350 speakers

Creating a shortage to sell more

This adaptation of human behaviour towards shortages can be observed even in the most esoteric of settings

Stories from around the world find home in Houston's first Jaipur Lit Fest

"Shared Narratives", the first edition of ZEE JLF at Houston, took place at the Asia Society Center, Texas

Jaipur Literature Festival had more books, less controversy

In some sense, a maturity has crept in to both the festival and the coverage of it in the national media