... at the Jaipur Literature Festival, where over 116 authors, including the man who inspired the Golden Globes grabber, will answer your questions
... at the Jaipur Literature Festival, where over 116 authors, including the man who inspired the Golden Globes grabber, will answer your questions
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We suggest a trip to the Diggi Palace Hotel in the heart of the Pink City could be a great idea this weekend.
The DSC Jaipur Literature Festival being held here is a one-of-its kind celebration of reading, writing, music and the arts, one that has grown to be the most popular book fest in Asia. This year, the affair will see 116 authors and thirty performing artists, apart from good food and discussions. More dope follows.
Chat with the frat
Those in attendance will beu00a0 Vikas Swarup, the author of Q and Au00a0the book that inspired Slumdog Millionaire,u00a0 Chetan Bhagat, Hari Kunzru,u00a0 Vikram Seth, Amitabh Bachchan, Shekhar Kapoor, Tina Brown, Shashi Tharoor, Patrick French, Neville Tuli, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi and Prasoon Joshi, to name a few. Don't forget to chat up!
Apart from this, participants from USA, UK, Australia, South Africa, Malaysia, Mali, China, Pakistan, and Indian Bhasha writers from Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan will be paying a visit. The programme has been put together by City of Djinns penner William Dalrymple and Namita Gokhale of Shakuntala fame.
Word of mouth
The focus is on oral traditions from different parts of the world. Also in talk will be the some of the stalwarts of the literature of travel, such as Colin Thubron, Pico Iyer, Charles Nichol, Michael Wood and Alice Albinia. Desert ho!
Jaipur Literature Festival
Where: Diggi Palace, Jaipur
When: On till January 25
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