Literature Fests In India
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"Irritating And Ignorant": William Dalrymple Blasts 'The Guardian' For Saying Indians Don't Read
He noted that authors often experience the longest signing queues of their entire careers while in India.
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"In Talks With Centre, Can Talk To People": Kuki Armed Groups' Body Spokesman On Row Over Delhi University Event
The spokesperson of an influential Kuki organisation in Manipur that represents 17 militant groups for holding peace talks with the Centre and the state government has condemned attempts by Meitei groups to prevent him from speaking at an event.
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Amid Row Over 'Mughal Tent' At Jaipur Literature Fest, Organiser's Defence
Amid an outrage by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'Mughal Tent' in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Organiser of the festival has said that it was named before 16 years ago and will continue with the same.
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Delhi To Host Its First Queer Lit Fest In December
"The Rainbow Lit Fest - Queer & Inclusive", conceptualised by author Sharif D Rangnekar, was conceived on the belief that "literature and art should speak for as many as possible, particularly those who aren't usually heard".
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8th Edition Of Bangalore Literature Festival: Know Key Highlights Of The Literary Fest
Literature Festival In Bangalore: Authors and speakers including Devdutt Patnaik, Pankaj Kapur, Rohini Nilekani, William Dalrymple, Ramachandra Guha, Lisa Ray, Mark Tully, Vikram Sampath are among the participating speakers.
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Naseeruddin Shah's Event At Ajmer Literature Fest Cancelled Amid Protests
An event at the Literature Festival in Rajasthan's Ajmer where Naseeruddin Shah was to deliver a keynote address this evening has been cancelled amid protests by right wing groups over the veteran actor's comments on the Bulandshahr mob killing of a police officer earlier this month.
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BJP Icon Rejected Constitution, Cannot Worship Both: Shashi Tharoor
Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that while the Prime Minister describes the country's Constitution as "holy", he also hails Hindutva icon Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay as a "hero", and asserted that the two stands cannot go hand in hand.
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Threatened Over "Padmaavat", Prasoon Joshi Pulls Out Of Jaipur Lit Fest
Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi "will not be attending" the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, where he was scheduled to address a session on Sunday. The development comes in the wake of repeated threats to Mr Joshi by the Rajput Karni Sena, which, in gross defiance of the law, has gone on a rampage after the censor board...
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On "Padmaavat" Row, Karni Sena's No-Entry For Censor Chief Prasoon Joshi
Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will not be allowed to enter Rajasthan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena said today, continuing its protests against "Padmaavat" despite the Supreme Court's go-ahead to the film.
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Shashi Tharoor at Jaipur LitFest Days After Being Questioned on Wife Sunanda's Death
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is in Jaipur to take part in the literature festival (LitFest) in conversation with writer Amrita Tripathi and economist Mihir Sharma.
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Jaipur Literature Festival Begins With a Soulful Hymn
Setting the tone for the Jaipur Literature festival, Sufi gospel singer Sonam Kalra's voice, singing the famous hymn 'Abide with Me', welcomed delegates to what has become one of the biggest literary events in the world.
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Writers From 19 Countries to Participate in Hindi Literature Fest in Kanpur
Renowned Hindi authors and poets from 19 countries will be participating in the 46th annual Manas Sangam Hindi festival in Kanpur on December 21.
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In Patna, a literature festival tries to revive art and culture
On a gloomy, rained out Friday, the Patna Literature festival, now in its second year, and being held at the city museum, was the only silver lining.
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Andhra Pradesh MP files complaint against Ashis Nandy for his remarks at Jaipur Lit Fest
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.
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Jaipur Lit Fest organisers asked not to leave city till probe is on over Ashis Nandy's alleged casteist remarks
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.
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"Irritating And Ignorant": William Dalrymple Blasts 'The Guardian' For Saying Indians Don't Read
He noted that authors often experience the longest signing queues of their entire careers while in India.
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"In Talks With Centre, Can Talk To People": Kuki Armed Groups' Body Spokesman On Row Over Delhi University Event
The spokesperson of an influential Kuki organisation in Manipur that represents 17 militant groups for holding peace talks with the Centre and the state government has condemned attempts by Meitei groups to prevent him from speaking at an event.
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Amid Row Over 'Mughal Tent' At Jaipur Literature Fest, Organiser's Defence
Amid an outrage by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the 'Mughal Tent' in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Organiser of the festival has said that it was named before 16 years ago and will continue with the same.
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Delhi To Host Its First Queer Lit Fest In December
"The Rainbow Lit Fest - Queer & Inclusive", conceptualised by author Sharif D Rangnekar, was conceived on the belief that "literature and art should speak for as many as possible, particularly those who aren't usually heard".
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8th Edition Of Bangalore Literature Festival: Know Key Highlights Of The Literary Fest
Literature Festival In Bangalore: Authors and speakers including Devdutt Patnaik, Pankaj Kapur, Rohini Nilekani, William Dalrymple, Ramachandra Guha, Lisa Ray, Mark Tully, Vikram Sampath are among the participating speakers.
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Naseeruddin Shah's Event At Ajmer Literature Fest Cancelled Amid Protests
An event at the Literature Festival in Rajasthan's Ajmer where Naseeruddin Shah was to deliver a keynote address this evening has been cancelled amid protests by right wing groups over the veteran actor's comments on the Bulandshahr mob killing of a police officer earlier this month.
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BJP Icon Rejected Constitution, Cannot Worship Both: Shashi Tharoor
Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that while the Prime Minister describes the country's Constitution as "holy", he also hails Hindutva icon Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay as a "hero", and asserted that the two stands cannot go hand in hand.
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Threatened Over "Padmaavat", Prasoon Joshi Pulls Out Of Jaipur Lit Fest
Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi "will not be attending" the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, where he was scheduled to address a session on Sunday. The development comes in the wake of repeated threats to Mr Joshi by the Rajput Karni Sena, which, in gross defiance of the law, has gone on a rampage after the censor board...
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On "Padmaavat" Row, Karni Sena's No-Entry For Censor Chief Prasoon Joshi
Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will not be allowed to enter Rajasthan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena said today, continuing its protests against "Padmaavat" despite the Supreme Court's go-ahead to the film.
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Shashi Tharoor at Jaipur LitFest Days After Being Questioned on Wife Sunanda's Death
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is in Jaipur to take part in the literature festival (LitFest) in conversation with writer Amrita Tripathi and economist Mihir Sharma.
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Jaipur Literature Festival Begins With a Soulful Hymn
Setting the tone for the Jaipur Literature festival, Sufi gospel singer Sonam Kalra's voice, singing the famous hymn 'Abide with Me', welcomed delegates to what has become one of the biggest literary events in the world.
-
Writers From 19 Countries to Participate in Hindi Literature Fest in Kanpur
Renowned Hindi authors and poets from 19 countries will be participating in the 46th annual Manas Sangam Hindi festival in Kanpur on December 21.
-
In Patna, a literature festival tries to revive art and culture
On a gloomy, rained out Friday, the Patna Literature festival, now in its second year, and being held at the city museum, was the only silver lining.
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Andhra Pradesh MP files complaint against Ashis Nandy for his remarks at Jaipur Lit Fest
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.
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Jaipur Lit Fest organisers asked not to leave city till probe is on over Ashis Nandy's alleged casteist remarks
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.
