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On the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) on Thursday, in the ‘Bollywood Ki Buniyaad’ session, film critic Ajit Rai said- ‘Shahrukh Khan is a Muslim, only because his film is being opposed. If they were not Muslims, this protest would not have taken place. This is a manufacturer protest, which I do not support. Personally, as a film critic, I do not believe in film censorship or censorship of any kind. There is no creative censorship anywhere in the world.
If we talk about the film business in the world, our GDP is 0.5 percent compared to the European market. The entire Bollywood industry is worth 5 thousand crores. TV and news industry is bigger than this. There is a TV market of about 80 thousand crore rupees. There is more market for shoes than our films. This is also worth 56 thousand crores. There is no creative mindset in Bollywood. This is the reason why Bollywood is going backward. It is true that here the least money is spent on writing and creative mindset.
He said- Selection is the biggest problem in Bollywood. what should be done? This is not taken care of. Talking about earlier, our industry was shown all over the world. Films like ‘Sangam’ ran for three years in many countries. That’s why it was named Bollywood. Today it is not Bollywood. In Hollywood, a film is made in 2000 crores and earns up to 5000 crores. In such a situation, his one film is equal to our entire industry.
Senior film critic, journalist Ajit Rai and Dainik Bhaskar’s National Editor Lakshmi Prasad Pant discussed in the ‘Buniyaad’ session of Bollywood on Thursday, the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF). Rai said that there is no creative mindset in Bollywood. This is the reason why Bollywood is going backward.
The 16th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival began on Thursday at Hotel Clarks Amer. During this, the artists presented a cultural program in this style.
Shashi Tharoor said – British started mafia rule in India
During the ‘Legacy of Violence’ session on the first day of JLF, MP Shashi Tharoor said – During the British period, the British started the mafia rule in India. At that time, the British had carried out an incident like Jallianwala Bagh, which can never be forgotten. MP Shashi Tharoor said- Britain’s politicians understood that in the present situation only a ‘brown man’ can get them out of the economic crisis. That is why the sage became the prime minister there. But this does not prove that apartheid has ended in Britain.
Shashi Tharoor talks on a wide range of issues with Caroline Elkins on the first day of JLF.
‘Ambedkar considered RSS, Akali Dal and Hindu Mahasabha as dangers’
Shashi Tharoor and anti-caste scholar Sumit Samos discuss the issue of Hindutva in ‘BR Ambedkar – Life and Times’. Both the speakers spoke on the social reform brought by Ambedkar in the country. During this the issue of Hindutva also came up. Shashi Tharoor spoke openly about social reform. Also, what was the intention behind the Hindu Bill Code brought by Ambedkar and Nehru? Tried to tell this too.
Tharoor said – the country got the right of ‘one person one vote’, but Nehru and Ambedkar wanted the concept of ‘one person one value’ to be strengthened. Jawahar Lal Nehru and Bhimrao Ambedkar brought the Hindu Code Bill only to strengthen the right to equality in the country. He believed that everyone should get equal rights in the country.
In the session, Sumit Samos also put forward his point keeping Ambedkar’s views. Samos said that Ambedkar did not consider the organization following only one idea to be correct. In the year 1950, Ambedkar spoke a lot about organizations like RSS, Akali Dal and Hindu Mahasabha. Ambedkar considered these organizations as Deserters Organization.
Literature lovers not only from India but from all over the world have gathered in Jaipur to join JLF.
Encyclopedia of our Puranic knowledge: Bibek Debroy
In the ‘Brahma Purana’ session held at JLF, litterateur Bibek Debroy said – Our Puranas are the encyclopedia of knowledge. The entire knowledge of the world is filled in 18 Mahapuranas. There are 4000 verses in these Puranas, in which life, death, food, living and Satyatam and Ramogun have been explained. These Puranas were composed after the Mahabharata by Krishnadrupada Vyasa. Bibek has translated Mahabharata, Valmiki Ramayana and Bhagavata Mahapurana into English. He is currently working on all the 18 Mahapuranas and has completed 6 of them so far.
Nobel laureate Abdul Razzaq Gurnah, festival founder and Sahitya Akademi award winner Namita Gokhale, JLF co-founders William Dalrimale and Sanjoy Roy were present at the inaugural session of the Jaipur Literature Festival on Thursday.
Event themed ‘Utsav’
Earlier on Thursday, the 16th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival was inaugurated at Hotel Clarks Amer with the performance of classical singer Sushma Som and Nathu Lal Solanki of Pushkar. This program will run from 19 to 23 January. In these five days, contemplation and churning is being done on global issues along with art, literature and music. This time the Jaipur Literature Festival is being organized on the theme ‘Utsav’. In such a situation, Hotel Clarks Amer has been decorated with Rajasthani colors and artifacts.
The 16th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival was inaugurated at Hotel Clarks Amer on Thursday with the performance of classical singer Sushma Som and Nathu Lal Solanki of Pushkar. The guests were welcomed in a special way at the festival.
writing is also a way of resistance
In the inaugural session, Nobel laureate Abdul Razzaq Gurnah said – We have resistance to neglect. There should be no resistance for full operation. In this sequence also comes nobility (purity) and bravery (bravery). Writing is also a way to resist. In such a situation, we should keep writing.
Everyday things that we tend to forget. That is, we should see that what is important is what is keeping us alive. So the writing must go on. Sometimes there are things that distract us and sometimes we are attracted to them, but this is also a form of resistance.
Participating in the festival by showing barcode
Producer of Jaipur Literature Festival Sanjoy Roy told that this time the festival is being organized on green concept. There will be no need of any kind of card in this. People attending the festival will be able to attend the festival by just showing their barcode after online registration.
Where they will get to see colorful cultural programs along with contemplation and brainstorming on issues related to literature, art and music. Where delicious dishes have also been arranged for them.
Writer Bibek Debroy discussed with JNU’s retired Professor Pushpesh Pant in the ‘Brahmapuran’ session held at JLF at Hotel Clarks Amer.
350 speakers will participate
About 350 speakers belonging to 21 Indian and 14 international languages will come in the 16th edition of the festival. Speakers and panellists include last year’s International Booker Prize winner for ‘Tomb of Sand’ Gitanjali, Booker winner Bernardin Evaristo, Gulzar, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Shobhaa De, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Shashi Tharoor, Aanchal Malhotra, Amish Tripathi, Sudha Murthy, Ashwin Sanghi, filmmaker Onir, Nobel Laureate Abdul Razzaq Gurnah and former Special Director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau Amarjeet Singh Dulat.
Nobel Prize winner Abdul Razzaq Gurnah, co-founder of the festival and Sahitya Akademi award winner Namita Gokhale, JLF co-founder Sanjoy Roy etc were present at the inauguration ceremony of the Jaipur Literature Festival on Thursday.
‘Scars of 1947: The Healing’
On January 20, Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Shukla will discuss the book ‘Scars of 1947: The Healing’ at the Mughal tent. Rajeev Shukla in conversation with Navdeep Suri and Kishwer Desai Aanchal Malhotra highlights inspirational stories post Partition. This book of his has been very popular.
Held at Hotel Clarks Amer, JLF started with a musical performance. Abdul Razzaq Gurnah and others present in the program. Eminent personalities from India and abroad will participate in this five-day program.
Sagegi Music Stage
Several musical and cultural programs will also take place in this 5-day long event. Bands like Lifafa, Pakshi, Rhythms of India, Kabir Cafe, Shadow and Light, Peter Cat Company will perform. In the morning music there will be musical performances by Sushma Soma, Aditya Prakash, Anirudh Verma, Panega and Sourav Batra Chakraborty.
This is how the guests were welcomed at the opening ceremony of the Jaipur Literature Festival. Foreigners have also come here in large numbers.
Guest during JLF organized at Hotel Clarks Amer. All the important topics were discussed in different sessions held on Thursday.
This traffic arrangement will remain during the literature festival
- DCP Traffic Prahlad Krishnayan said that the people attending the program will have the parking of the striped vehicle in the vacant plot near the designated parking lot parking Srivihar Colony Cut.
- The entry of vehicles entering the empty land near Shri Vihar Colony Cut will be from Shri Vihar Cut and outside from Rampath Cut.
- The parking of the vehicle of the persons participating in the program will be in the vacant land near the Jagatpura cut on the corner near the designated parking lot parking Jawahar Circle.
- The pick and drop point of the people attending the program will be Hotel Clarks Amer Main Gate. These vehicles will enter the service lane from the Jawahar Circle side and exit from the S.L. Cut side into the service lane.
- No parking will be permitted in the service lane between Jawahar Circle to Hotel Clarks Amer, except for residents of residential colonies.
- Traffic will be restricted in the service lane from SL Cut towards Hotel Clarks Amer. Parking of all types of vehicles will be prohibited in the service lane between SL Cut to Jawahar Circle (towards Hotel Clarks Amer), on the main Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, around Jawahar Circle (outer ring).
- The movement of emergency services vehicles will continue.
Photo video credit :- Rishabh Saini