Jaipur Literature Festival
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Jaipur Literature Festival 2026: Dates, venue, ticket price and highlights
Events | Jan 17, 2026, 03:40 PM ISTJaipur Literature Festival 2026 is currently underway in Jaipur. Here’s a clear look at the festival’s dates, schedule, venue at Hotel Clarks Amer, ticket prices and key highlights.
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Rishi Sunak, former British PM, attends Jaipur Literature Festival with father-in-law Narayan Murthy
World | Feb 01, 2025, 02:18 PM ISTSunak, former British PM and a member of Parliament for Richmond and Northallerton in Yorkshire, attended the Jaipur Literature Festival with his father-in-law Narayan Murthy.
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Jaipur Literature Festival 2025: Know dates, theme, sessions and key guests of 18th edition
Rajasthan | Jan 22, 2025, 11:52 AM ISTJaipur Literature Festival 2025: With its stellar lineup and diverse themes, the 18th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival promises to continue its legacy as a beacon for creativity, dialogue, and cultural exchange.
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Jaipur Literature Festival 2019: Pulitzer prize winner Andrew as panelist explores 'Writing about Writing'
Fashion | Jan 25, 2019, 05:11 PM ISTLatest JLF Updates: In the session 'Writing about Writing', Andrew Sean Greer's humour and author Anita Nair's deep insights into writing, the point was discussed at length along with other salient aspects of the craft of fiction.
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Anurag Kashyap gets candid on Padmaavat protests at Jaipur Literature Festival
Bollywood | Jan 27, 2018, 09:51 AM ISTKashyap also shared his experience of working for his film "Gulaal" in Rajasthan.
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Jaipur Literature Festival kicks off amid tense situation in the state
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Muslims do feel at home in India: Salman Khurshid
National | Jan 25, 2015, 08:21 PM ISTJaipur: Despite many provocations and allegations that cast doubt on their patriotism, Muslims do feel at home in India, says former Union Minister Salman Khurshid.“Muslims have played an important role in the Indian history they
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Has IPL killed the spirit of cricket as a sport? debate at Jaipur Literature Festival
Cricket | Jan 25, 2015, 07:23 AM ISTJaipur: Has the popular Indian Premier League commercialized the game of cricket? Has it killed the actual spirit of the game? Has it not given an impetus to budding cricketers?These were the questions raised during
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My mother had asked me to leave India to Indians, says Naipaul
India | Jan 24, 2015, 08:34 PM ISTJaipur: After Nobel Laureate V S Naipaul penned books on India with titles such as “An Area of Darkness” and “A Wounded Civilisation,” his mother asked him to leave India and write on other subjects,
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Shyam Benegal cast me in 'Nishant' because I was not good looking: Naseeruddin Shah
Bollywood | Jan 22, 2015, 01:47 PM ISTJaipur: It was not merely for his acting prowess that the Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah got his first role in "Nishant". Not being a good-looking actor had instantly struck a chord with the film's director,
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Naseeruddin Shah, Vishal Bhardwaj, Javed Akhtar to represent Bollywood at Jaipur literature festival
Lifestyle | Jan 06, 2015, 07:54 PM ISTJaipur: Bollywood bigwigs like Naseeruddin Shah, Vishal Bhardwaj, Waheeda Rehman and Javed Akhtar will be present at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival that will begin here Jan 21, said the organisers.These luminaries will gather to
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Shashi Tharoor not to attend Jaipur Literature Festival
National | Jan 18, 2014, 11:17 AM ISTJaipur: Union minister Shashi Tharoor who was slated to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival today, will not attend the event following his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.Pushkar, who was upset over an alleged extra-marital affair between
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Supreme Court stays arrest of Ashis Nandy
India | Feb 01, 2013, 12:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 1: The Supreme Court today stayed the arrest of eminent scholar and sociologist Ashis Nandy for making remarks alleged to be anti-Dalit at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF).Though the bench stayed his
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Ramayana in Arabic unveiled in Jaipur Lit Fest
India | Jan 26, 2013, 06:50 PM ISTJaipur, Jan 26: An Arabic version of the “Ramayana” translated by noted Lebanese poet Wadi-al-Bustani was released at the Jaipur Literature Festival here Saturday. The book, titled “Ramayana”, will promote cross-cultural understanding and appreciation of
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Making Rushdie's Visit Public Was A Tragic Mistake, Says JLF Producer
India | Jan 29, 2012, 01:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 29: With much ruckus created over Salman Rushdie's visit that never happened, the producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival believes it was a “tragic mistake” on the organisers' part to have made
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Two Complaints Against Authors Filed In Courts
India | Jan 23, 2012, 05:13 PM ISTJaipur/Ajmer, Jan 23: Demanding action against authors for reading from Salman Rushdie's banned book ‘The Satanic Verse' at a literary festival here, Muslim groups today filed two separate complaints in courts in Rajasthan. The complaints
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Rajasthan Govt Says No To Video Conferencing With Rushdie
India | Jan 23, 2012, 03:39 PM ISTJaipur, Jan 23: In a new twist to the Salman Rushdie controversy, Rajasthan government today said it would not allow the controversial author's proposed video link address to the Jaipur Literature Festival without prior permission.
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Rushdie Steals Oprah Thunder On Day 3
India | Jan 22, 2012, 07:07 PM ISTJaipur, Jan 22: Even in absence, author Salman Rushdie continued to cast his shadow on the Jaipur Literature Festival despite the presence of crowdpuller TV mogul Oprah Winfrey.While Winfrey was addressing a session, high drama
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Rushdie Claims Rajasthan Police Invented Plot To Keep Him Away
India | Jan 22, 2012, 01:44 PM ISTNew York, Jan 22: Two days after he scrapped his plans to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival citing threats to his life, an “angry” Salman Rushdie today charged that he was lied to by the
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Cancel Rushdie's Visa, Demands Darul Uloom Deoband
India | Jan 10, 2012, 12:23 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar, January 10: Opposing author Salman Rushdie's visit to India, Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Monday said the government should cancel his visa as he had hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims in the