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JAIPUR LITERATURE FEST NEWS
Ramayana has influenced how I think about stories: Tash Aw on his epic quartet
January 22, 2026 1:16 pm
Writer Tash Aw, speaks on his influences -- and on why the West's talk of 'Chinese aggression towards Taiwan' is a misleading idea
‘Will help shift that centre of gravity’: Nobel laureate Esther Duflo on MIT to Zurich shift
January 17, 2026 7:07 pm
Nobel laureate Esther Duflo explains her move from MIT to Zurich as a geopolitical and professional realignment, urging a multipolar approach to development and climate.
'I hate Tom Sawyer’: Percival Everett, who won Pulitzer for reimagining Huckleberry Finn, drops in at JLF 2026
January 22, 2026 1:16 pm
Sidelights from the Jaipur Literature Festival: Brief encounters and moments beyond the main stage.
‘John Donne’s poetry was both misogynistic and mystical’: Katherine Rundell kicks off JLF 2023
January 19, 2023 2:33 pm
"Love can be an answer to a question that can't be articulated but can be felt," said English writer and academic Katherine Rundell
Five-day Jaipur lit fest begins today, Nobel laureate Gurnah to deliver keynote address
January 19, 2023 10:03 am
To be held at Hotel Clarks Amer in Jaipur, the 16th edition of the festival will see recipients of major awards such as the Nobel, the Booker, International Booker, the Pulitzer, and the Sahitya Akademi, among others.
Jaipur Literature Festival 2021 goes virtual; check out the first list of speakers
December 17, 2020 4:27 pm
According to the organisers, the aim is to create a more immersive experience using augmented reality, providing access and easy participation to readers from all across the globe
‘If journalists write the first draft of history from the ground, writers do it from a distance’
April 13, 2020 1:10 pm
Organisers Sanjoy Roy and writer Namita Gokhale on JLF LitFest’s new online series, ‘Brave New World’, and why writers will act as anchors in these times.
All you need to know about Diggi Palace that hosts Jaipur Lit Fest
January 23, 2020 5:27 pm
The haveli once belonged to the Thakurs, or the Khangarot Rajputs (a Suryavanshi Rajput clan) of Diggi.
Jaipur Literature Festival gears up for 13th edition: Here's everything you need to know
October 17, 2019 4:55 pm
Some of the key themes which will be explored at the 2020 edition include science and technology, economics, environment and climate change, history, poetry, fiction, to name a few.
Former CEC draws attention to critical aspects of electoral processes
January 26, 2019 9:29 pm
After his responsibility as CEC was over, one of the candidates had told him that he had spent Rs 50 crore for the Lok Sabha elections, while another had spent Rs 72 crore, Chawla said.
JAIPUR LITERATURE FEST VIDEOS
Freedom of speech, democracy 'a big joke': Karan Johar
January 22, 2016 8:27 am
Jaipur, Jan 22 (ANI): Speaking at the Jaipur Literature Fest, filmmaker Karan Johar on Friday said he is living in a country where freedom of speech and democratic sentiments were only a "joke". He added that as a film maker, he feels bounded at all levels for whatever he puts on the celluloid. He further said that it was tough to voice out real concerns as a movie maker without fearing legal obligations.
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