Move over Jaipur, here's Lucknow's Litfest
Mar 24, 2013
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Feb 2, 2013
The best of Jaipur Literature Festival 2013
Feb 1, 2013
Supreme Court orders stay on Ashis Nandy's arrest
Feb 1, 2013
Best of Jaipur Literature Festival 2013
Written by Sunil Sethi | Saturday February 2, 2013
With nearly 300 participating authors from around the country and the world, 150 poets, musicians and performers, and more than a lakh and a half visitors, JLF 2013 was a literary blockbuster.
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.
Ashis Nandy moves Supreme Court, wants FIR against him quashed
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday January 31, 2013
Sociologist Ashis Nandy moved the Supreme Court today seeking protection from being arrested for allegedly making anti-Dalit remarks at the Jaipur Literature Festival. The court has agreed to hear his plea tomorrow.
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday January 29, 2013
Jaipur Literature Festival organiser Sanjoy Roy's arrest over the alleged castetist remarks by sociologist Ashis Nandy has been stayed by the Rajasthan High Court. An FIR was filed against Mr Roy and Mr Nandy last week, charging them with criminal In...
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.
I was 'misunderstood,' says Ashis Nandy for remark on corruption among Dalits
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday January 27, 2013
The Jaipur Literature Festival witnessed fireworks on Saturday after sociologist Ashis Nandy made a controversial comment on corruption and people belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, which drew a strong res...
'Humble' Rahul Dravid backs youngsters, bats for IPL
Press Trust of India | Sunday January 27, 2013
When asked about the future prospects, Dravid, famously known as the 'Wall' of the Indian Cricket team during his playing days, declared that there was no paucity of talent in the Indian cricket.
Rahul Dravid, Sharmila Tagore launch book on late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Press Trust of India | Saturday January 26, 2013
Dravid, the former India captain and skipper of IPL franchise, Rajasthan Royals, said, "I am very happy to see a book on legendary cricketer M.A.K. Pataudi and this book will surely encourage readers to know more about cricket and cricketers.
Ashis Nandy should be arrested immediately: Mayawati
Press Trust of India | Saturday January 26, 2013
BSP chief Mayawati today demanded that the Rajasthan government should immediately send author Ashis Nandy to jail over his controversial remarks at the Jaipur Literary Festival that "most corrupt people come from OBC, SC and ST communities".
Police complaint against sociologist Ashis Nandy for comment on corruption among Dalits
Ashish Mukherjee | Sunday January 27, 2013
The Jaipur Literature Festival today witnessed fireworks after sociologist Ashis Nandy made a controversial comment on corruption and people belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, which drew a strong response ...
Bollywood villains change as India changes: Javed Akhtar
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 25, 2013
If one make a list of Hindi film villains, one can write the socio-economic history of India, said popular Bollywood lyricist, poet and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar Friday at the Jaipur Literature Festival Friday.
Govt says no to Pakistani diplomats' Jaipur visit based on 'inputs'
Press Trust of India | Friday January 25, 2013
The government has denied permission to two Pakistani diplomats to travel to Jaipur based on "inputs from various agencies" and said their visit had nothing to do with the literature festival there.
Amid controversy, Jaipur Literature Festival begins
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday January 24, 2013
The sixth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013, the high profile gathering of litterateurs in Asia, kicked off today. Around 20,000 people are expected to attend the festival every day.
