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Jaipur's Rushdie controversy: Five big facts
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 during the rest of the festival. After an Islamic seminary based in Uttar Pradesh called for protests a...
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Salman Rushdie skips Jaipur Litfest, says 'paid assassins were out to kill me'
As Jaipur gets set to stage the annual Literature Festival from today, the suspense over Salman Rushdie's participation continues to dominate the show. Jaipur's literature festival is billed as Asia's finest and over 200 of the world's best authors will be here over the next five days of the festival. But the buzz is all about Mr Rushdie, whose nam...
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Will Salman Rushdie attend Jaipur literary fest? Organizers say invitation stands
Will Salman Rushdie attend the Jaipur Literature Festival that begins this Friday, despite security concerns? Organizers issued this statement today. "Salman Rushdie will not be in India on 20th January due to a change in his schedule.
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Jaipur's Rushdie controversy: Five big facts
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 during the rest of the festival. After an Islamic seminary based in Uttar Pradesh called for protests a...
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Salman Rushdie skips Jaipur Litfest, says 'paid assassins were out to kill me'
As Jaipur gets set to stage the annual Literature Festival from today, the suspense over Salman Rushdie's participation continues to dominate the show. Jaipur's literature festival is billed as Asia's finest and over 200 of the world's best authors will be here over the next five days of the festival. But the buzz is all about Mr Rushdie, whose nam...
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Will Salman Rushdie attend Jaipur literary fest? Organizers say invitation stands
Will Salman Rushdie attend the Jaipur Literature Festival that begins this Friday, despite security concerns? Organizers issued this statement today. "Salman Rushdie will not be in India on 20th January due to a change in his schedule.
