Jaipur Literature Festival
Come January and the fragrance of literature is sensed in air. Jaipur hosts a number of literary giants every year in January amid giving farewell to winter. The atmosphere fills with the air of creativity in the beautiful ambience of majestic Diggi Palace. Jaipur Literature Festival is organized by an NGO Jaipur Virasat Foundation that works towards preserving skills, promoting the economic livelihoods of Rajasthan’s musicians and craftspeople while protecting heritage.
Literature buffs enjoys this opportunity to meet renowned national and international authors and listen as well as interact with them. The Creative Directors are – William Dalrymple and Namita Gokhale and the festival is produced by Sanjoy K. Roy and Teamwork Productions.
Asia’s leading literature event, the fifth in the row DSC Jaipur Literature Festival will be held from 21st to 25th January 2010. Since its inception Diggi Palace has been hosting the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival.
The plethora of authors from India and abroad and literature enthusiast is seen. The festival provides a platform for new ideas, new thoughts and new perspective to see and understand the worldly issues.
Literature is a powerful medium that can build and strengthen our social infrastructure.
DSC Jaipur Literature Festival 2009 brought together world-class writers and artists from across continents, cultures, forms and genres. There were more than 140 authors attending the festival with a healthy mixture of the east with the west.
The biggest plus point of the festival is that it is accessible to all at no cost.
Thousands of people including High Commissioners and Ambassadors and Cultural heads of International missions, delegates from Mumbai, Calcutta and Delhi attends the sessions and workshops held during the festival. Publishers, students, University professors also attend festival to quench their thirst of literature. Usually the crowd is composed of 30% international guests, 30% from the metro cities and 40% from Jaipur itself.
The Festival is an Initiative of the Jaipur Virasat Foundation founded by Faith Singh and was started as a segment of the Jaipur Heritage International Festival in 2006. The festival was developed into an independent festival of literature in 2008. Vinod Joshi is its regional advisor.
The DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, the Asia’s leading literature event besides being a host to national and international writers also encompasses activities including film, music and theatre.
The festival will enter into fifth year in 2010. Till date the festival has hosted some of the best-known national and international writers including John Berendt, Kiran Desai, Christopher Hampton, Ian McEwan, Vikram Seth, Nadeem Aslam, Salman Rushdie, Pico Iyer, Simon Schama, Thomas Keneally, Anoushka Shankar, Donna Tartt, Tina Brown, Shashi Tharoor, Mohammed Hanif, Paul Zacharia among many others.
The Jaipur Literature Festival is held annually in the pink city of Jaipur. The Diggi Palace Hotel is the venue of the festival since last four years. It is recognized as “the grandest literary Festival in Asia” by Miranda Seymour. It is held each year in Jaipur, Rajasthan during the month of January, usually in Durbar Hall, Baithak and Mughal Tent.
In 2007, the festival featured Salman Rushdie, Kiran Desai, Suketu Mehta, Shashi Despande, and William Dalrymple. In 2008, the following authors shared their thoughts- Ian McEwan, Donna Tartt, John Berendt, Paul Zacharia, Indra Sinha, Uday Prakash, Christopher Hampton, Manil Suri, Miranda Seymour, Sonia Faleiro, Kunal Basu, Kamila Shamsie, Nayantara Saghal, Sarnath Banerjee, Jeet Thayil, Robin Roberston, Tishani Doshi among others.
There were cultural performances which included dance and music by Paban Das Baul, Susheela Raman, Karsh Kale and Anoushka Shankar.
The authors who attended 2009 festival include Vikram Seth, Pico Iyer, Michael Ondaatje, Simon Schama, Tina Brown, Hanif Kureshi, Hari Kunzru, Pankaj Mishra, Tariq Ali, Ahmed Rashid, Patrick French, Mohsin Hamid, Mohammed Hanif, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Tarun Tejpal, Sashi Tharoor, U R Ananthmurthy, Alka Saraogi, Anuragh Mathur, Ashok Vajpayi, Asish Nandy, Basharat Peer, Charles Nicoll, Christophe Jafferlot, Colin Thubron, Daniyal Mueenudin, Geetanjali Shree, Mukul Kesavan, Musharraf Ali Farooqui, Narayana Rao, Nikita Lalwani, Paul Zacharia, Pavan K Varma, Rana Dasgupta, S R Faruqui, Tariq Ali, Tash Aw, Udayan Vajpayi, Farah Khan and Sonia Faleiro to name a few. The cultural function included the musical performances by DJ Cheb i Sabbah, Nitin Sawney, and Paban Das Baul. The special theme this year was the oral tradition, in India and elsewhere.
The Jaipur Virasat Foundation (JVF) has registered as a non-profit trust in 2002. It has evolved its programmes in association with various local and citizen groups and partners. UNESCO quotes JVF as a platform for common man to showcase his creativity. It is promoted by Jaipur Heritage Trust in U.K. and Les Amis de Jaipur in France. HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, UK is the international patron of JVF.
Jaipur Virasat Foundation works with and for traditional artistes in Rajasthan.
It has opened up holistic, culture-based and cross-sector approach to livelihood generation through its various activities, events, advocacy forums and networks to preserve cultural diversity.
JVF focus on the settlement of rural people who have traditional values, arts, crafts and knowledge and struggle for life security and dignity in urban areas.
Creativity and skills are used to cultivate new opportunities for livelihood. It uses knowledge and values of the people 'virasat' to promote social harmony, tolerance and understanding among the people of Rajasthan. It envisages a new and unique Rajasthan where 'progress' and 'virasat' complement each other.
In 2010, following guests attended the Jaipur Literature Festival 2010:
Ahmed Rashid, Ajay Navaria, Alain Mabanckou, Alexander McCall Smith,
Ali Sethi, Ameen Merchant, Amit Chaudhuri, Andrew Lycett, Andrew O'Hagan,
Anjum Hasan, Anne Applebaum, Anthony Sattin, Arunava Sinha, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, Catherine Clement, Christophe Jaffrelot, Claire Messud,
Claire Tomalin, Daisy Hasan, Devdutt Patnaik, Esther Freud, Francois Roca, Geoff Dyer,
Girish Karnad, Gulzar, Hanif Kureishi, Helon Habila, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Indira Goswami,
Ira Trivedi, Isabel Hilton, James Wood, John Kampfner, Junot Diaz, Kamila Shamsie,
Kate Summerscale, Kishwar Desai, Krishna Sobti, Lawrence Wright, Liaquat Ahamed,
Louis de Bernieres, M.A. Farooqi, Ma Thida, Mahasweta Devi, Marion Bataille, Mark Tully,
Max Rodenbeck, Maya Jasanoff, Meenakshi Madhavan, Meghnad Desai, Michael Frayn,
Michael Morpurgo, Navtej Sarna, Niall Ferguson, Nirmala Puttal, O.P. Valmiki, Oscar Pujol,
P.Sivakami, Pankaj Mishra, Pavan K Varma, Reba Som, Rick Stroud, Roberto Calasoo,
Roddy Doyle, Ruchir Joshi, S. Anand, Sadia Shepard, Salima Hashmi, Sankar, Saumya Bhattacharya,
Shazia Omar, Shrabani Basu, Sister Jesme, Sophie Hannah, Stephen Frears, Steve Coll, Sudha Gopalakrishnan,
Suheir Hammad, Tania James, Tenzin Tsundue, Tina Brown, Tony Wheeler, Upinder Singh, Veronique Tadjo,
Vikram Chandra, Wole Soyinka, Yatindra Mishra and Zakes Mda.
Jaipur Literature Festival will start from 21st January and will conclude on 25th January 2010. The festival will feature readings, talks, literary launches, debates, performances, children’s workshops and interactive activities in the beautiful Diggi Palace in Jaipur.
By Air
Jaipur Airport (Sanganer Airport) is located about13 kms from the Jaipur city. Many domestic airlines connect the city to all the major cities of India. Jaipur is also well connected to the foreign cities by international flights.
By Rail
The vast rail network of Indian Railways connects Jaipur station with all other cities of India. There are numerous trains which run to and from Jaipur.
By Road
Jaipur is well connected by road to major cities in India. Regular bus services from nearby cities connect Jaipur to the other cities. Deluxe Buses, AC coaches and Government buses are available for the convenience of the passengers.
Literature buffs enjoys this opportunity to meet renowned national and international authors and listen as well as interact with them. The Creative Directors are – William Dalrymple and Namita Gokhale and the festival is produced by Sanjoy K. Roy and Teamwork Productions.
Asia’s leading literature event, the fifth in the row DSC Jaipur Literature Festival will be held from 21st to 25th January 2010. Since its inception Diggi Palace has been hosting the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival.
The plethora of authors from India and abroad and literature enthusiast is seen. The festival provides a platform for new ideas, new thoughts and new perspective to see and understand the worldly issues.
Literature is a powerful medium that can build and strengthen our social infrastructure.
The Guests
DSC Jaipur Literature Festival 2009 brought together world-class writers and artists from across continents, cultures, forms and genres. There were more than 140 authors attending the festival with a healthy mixture of the east with the west.
The biggest plus point of the festival is that it is accessible to all at no cost.
Thousands of people including High Commissioners and Ambassadors and Cultural heads of International missions, delegates from Mumbai, Calcutta and Delhi attends the sessions and workshops held during the festival. Publishers, students, University professors also attend festival to quench their thirst of literature. Usually the crowd is composed of 30% international guests, 30% from the metro cities and 40% from Jaipur itself.
History
The Festival is an Initiative of the Jaipur Virasat Foundation founded by Faith Singh and was started as a segment of the Jaipur Heritage International Festival in 2006. The festival was developed into an independent festival of literature in 2008. Vinod Joshi is its regional advisor.
The DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, the Asia’s leading literature event besides being a host to national and international writers also encompasses activities including film, music and theatre.
The festival will enter into fifth year in 2010. Till date the festival has hosted some of the best-known national and international writers including John Berendt, Kiran Desai, Christopher Hampton, Ian McEwan, Vikram Seth, Nadeem Aslam, Salman Rushdie, Pico Iyer, Simon Schama, Thomas Keneally, Anoushka Shankar, Donna Tartt, Tina Brown, Shashi Tharoor, Mohammed Hanif, Paul Zacharia among many others.
The Jaipur Literature Festival is held annually in the pink city of Jaipur. The Diggi Palace Hotel is the venue of the festival since last four years. It is recognized as “the grandest literary Festival in Asia” by Miranda Seymour. It is held each year in Jaipur, Rajasthan during the month of January, usually in Durbar Hall, Baithak and Mughal Tent.
In 2007, the festival featured Salman Rushdie, Kiran Desai, Suketu Mehta, Shashi Despande, and William Dalrymple. In 2008, the following authors shared their thoughts- Ian McEwan, Donna Tartt, John Berendt, Paul Zacharia, Indra Sinha, Uday Prakash, Christopher Hampton, Manil Suri, Miranda Seymour, Sonia Faleiro, Kunal Basu, Kamila Shamsie, Nayantara Saghal, Sarnath Banerjee, Jeet Thayil, Robin Roberston, Tishani Doshi among others.
There were cultural performances which included dance and music by Paban Das Baul, Susheela Raman, Karsh Kale and Anoushka Shankar.
The authors who attended 2009 festival include Vikram Seth, Pico Iyer, Michael Ondaatje, Simon Schama, Tina Brown, Hanif Kureshi, Hari Kunzru, Pankaj Mishra, Tariq Ali, Ahmed Rashid, Patrick French, Mohsin Hamid, Mohammed Hanif, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Tarun Tejpal, Sashi Tharoor, U R Ananthmurthy, Alka Saraogi, Anuragh Mathur, Ashok Vajpayi, Asish Nandy, Basharat Peer, Charles Nicoll, Christophe Jafferlot, Colin Thubron, Daniyal Mueenudin, Geetanjali Shree, Mukul Kesavan, Musharraf Ali Farooqui, Narayana Rao, Nikita Lalwani, Paul Zacharia, Pavan K Varma, Rana Dasgupta, S R Faruqui, Tariq Ali, Tash Aw, Udayan Vajpayi, Farah Khan and Sonia Faleiro to name a few. The cultural function included the musical performances by DJ Cheb i Sabbah, Nitin Sawney, and Paban Das Baul. The special theme this year was the oral tradition, in India and elsewhere.
About Jaipur Virasat Foundation
The Jaipur Virasat Foundation (JVF) has registered as a non-profit trust in 2002. It has evolved its programmes in association with various local and citizen groups and partners. UNESCO quotes JVF as a platform for common man to showcase his creativity. It is promoted by Jaipur Heritage Trust in U.K. and Les Amis de Jaipur in France. HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, UK is the international patron of JVF.
Jaipur Virasat Foundation works with and for traditional artistes in Rajasthan.
It has opened up holistic, culture-based and cross-sector approach to livelihood generation through its various activities, events, advocacy forums and networks to preserve cultural diversity.
JVF focus on the settlement of rural people who have traditional values, arts, crafts and knowledge and struggle for life security and dignity in urban areas.
Creativity and skills are used to cultivate new opportunities for livelihood. It uses knowledge and values of the people 'virasat' to promote social harmony, tolerance and understanding among the people of Rajasthan. It envisages a new and unique Rajasthan where 'progress' and 'virasat' complement each other.
Festival 2010
In 2010, following guests attended the Jaipur Literature Festival 2010:
Ahmed Rashid, Ajay Navaria, Alain Mabanckou, Alexander McCall Smith,
Ali Sethi, Ameen Merchant, Amit Chaudhuri, Andrew Lycett, Andrew O'Hagan,
Anjum Hasan, Anne Applebaum, Anthony Sattin, Arunava Sinha, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra
Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, Catherine Clement, Christophe Jaffrelot, Claire Messud,
Claire Tomalin, Daisy Hasan, Devdutt Patnaik, Esther Freud, Francois Roca, Geoff Dyer,
Girish Karnad, Gulzar, Hanif Kureishi, Helon Habila, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Indira Goswami,
Ira Trivedi, Isabel Hilton, James Wood, John Kampfner, Junot Diaz, Kamila Shamsie,
Kate Summerscale, Kishwar Desai, Krishna Sobti, Lawrence Wright, Liaquat Ahamed,
Louis de Bernieres, M.A. Farooqi, Ma Thida, Mahasweta Devi, Marion Bataille, Mark Tully,
Max Rodenbeck, Maya Jasanoff, Meenakshi Madhavan, Meghnad Desai, Michael Frayn,
Michael Morpurgo, Navtej Sarna, Niall Ferguson, Nirmala Puttal, O.P. Valmiki, Oscar Pujol,
P.Sivakami, Pankaj Mishra, Pavan K Varma, Reba Som, Rick Stroud, Roberto Calasoo,
Roddy Doyle, Ruchir Joshi, S. Anand, Sadia Shepard, Salima Hashmi, Sankar, Saumya Bhattacharya,
Shazia Omar, Shrabani Basu, Sister Jesme, Sophie Hannah, Stephen Frears, Steve Coll, Sudha Gopalakrishnan,
Suheir Hammad, Tania James, Tenzin Tsundue, Tina Brown, Tony Wheeler, Upinder Singh, Veronique Tadjo,
Vikram Chandra, Wole Soyinka, Yatindra Mishra and Zakes Mda.
Time to celebrate
Jaipur Literature Festival will start from 21st January and will conclude on 25th January 2010. The festival will feature readings, talks, literary launches, debates, performances, children’s workshops and interactive activities in the beautiful Diggi Palace in Jaipur.
How to reach
By Air
Jaipur Airport (Sanganer Airport) is located about13 kms from the Jaipur city. Many domestic airlines connect the city to all the major cities of India. Jaipur is also well connected to the foreign cities by international flights.
By Rail
The vast rail network of Indian Railways connects Jaipur station with all other cities of India. There are numerous trains which run to and from Jaipur.
By Road
Jaipur is well connected by road to major cities in India. Regular bus services from nearby cities connect Jaipur to the other cities. Deluxe Buses, AC coaches and Government buses are available for the convenience of the passengers.
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