Move over Jaipur, here's Lucknow's Litfest
Mar 24, 2013
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Feb 2, 2013
Jaipur Lit Fest organisers asked not to leave city
Jan 28, 2013
'No' to Pak diplomats, 'yes' to authors for Lit Fest
Jan 25, 2013
Andhra Pradesh MP files complaint against Ashis Nandy for his remarks at Jaipur Lit Fest
Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2013
A Member of Parliament from Karimnagar district in Andhra Pradesh today filed a complaint against eminent scholar Ashis Nandy, for making remarks alleged to be anti-Dalit at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Jaipur police summon Ashis Nandy to explain alleged anti-Dalit remarks
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday January 29, 2013
Jaipur police investigating sociologist Ashis Nandy's alleged castetist remarks at the Jaipur Literature Festival last week have summoned him to the city for questioning "at the earliest".
Capitalism has lost its way, debate at Jaipur Literature Festival concludes
Monday January 28, 2013
As the Jaipur Literature Festival wound to a close today with a promise to preserve its democratic spirit, renowned authors argued over the relevance of capitalism in the contemporary world in front of a jam-packed audience.
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday January 28, 2013
Despite a clarification and an apology, Ashis Nandy, one of India's most famous academicians, remains engulfed in a controversy over his remarks on corruption among tribals and Dalits at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Ashis Nandy clarifies, says he was misinterpreted: Full Statement
NDTV.com | Sunday January 27, 2013
Renowned sociologist Ashis Nandy's comments on corruption among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes kicked up a major controversy at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Jaipur Lit Fest set to begin today amid controversies
Press Trust of India | Thursday January 24, 2013
Unfazed by objections from some quarters over the participation of certain authors, the annual Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) is all set to begin today with event co-director William Dalrymple saying few fringe groups were trying to hog the limelig...
'We will not be bullied by fringe elements': Jaipur Lit Fest organisers
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday January 22, 2013
The Jaipur Literature festival is in trouble once again. Fringe organisations have demanded that authors who read excerpts from Booker winner Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses at last year's fest be barred from attending this year's edition. There have...
Rushdie is 'sub-standard' writer: Katju
Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 25, 2012
Salman Rushdie is a "poor" and "sub-standard writer" who would have remained largely unknown but for his controversial book 'Satanic Verses', according to Markandey Katju, till recently a judge of the Supreme Court.
Full transcript: In conversation with Oprah Winfrey
NDTV Correspondent | Monday January 23, 2012
Talk show queen and media mogul Oprah Winfrey, in a session moderated by NDTV's Barkha Dutt at the Jaipur Literature Festival, spoke on her India trip, the Mumbai traffic which seemed straight out of a video game and lots more.
Javed Akhtar, Gulzar enthrall audience at Jaipur Lit Fest
Press Trust of India | Monday January 23, 2012
To a crowd saturated with serious debate on Salman Rushdie affair, Javed Akhtar and Gulzar brought a welcome relief at Jaipur Literature Festival.
Mumbai Police sources deny Salman Rushdie's claim, say there was no input about 'paid assassins'
NDTV Correspondent | Saturday January 21, 2012
Salman Rushdie declared in a statement yesterday that he would not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival because he has been informed by intelligence sources in Maharashtra and Rajasthan that "paid assassins from Mumbai underworld might be on their w...
Salman Rushdie statement on Jaipur Lit Fest
NDTV Correspondent | Friday January 20, 2012
Renowned and controversial author Salman Rushdie finally announced that he would not be attending the Jaipur Literature Festival after all. The event has begun today. Mr Rushdie also issued a statement explaining the reason behind his skipping the me...
Rushdie skips Jaipur; Satanic Verses reading as form of protest is cancelled
NDTV Correspondent | Saturday January 21, 2012
The agenda of Day One of the Jaipur Literature Festival remained firmly focused not on who were there - authors like Michael Ondaatje and David Hare - but the big name missing. By 2 pm, it was official - Salman Rushdie would not attend the five-day e...
Jaipur's Rushdie controversy: Five big facts
NDTV Correspondent | Friday January 20, 2012
The Jaipur Literary Festival begins today. It runs five days and will host 250 authors, including Michael Ondaatje and David Hare. Oprah Winfrey will also attend. Salman Rushdie was meant to speak on the opening day and at a few other sessions duri...
You know the minister. Now meet Kapil Sibal, poet.
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday January 24, 2011
It's not everyday that a politician sheds the baggage of two powerful portfolios, puts on a poet's hat and indulges in some candid recitation. Kapil Sibal did exactly that at the third day of the annual Jaipur Literary Festival on Sunday.The venue of the session was shifted from the imposing Durbar ...
