Jaipur: The offline Jaipur Literature Festival began on the morning of 10 March in the Pink City. scheduled for March 14, Jaipur Litfest is bringing an impressive line-up of sessions on climate change and environment, language, culture, cinema, gender, sexuality and much more.
With the popular event partially offline after two COVID years, the famous tourist destination is witnessing an influx of enthusiasts from different parts of the country.
The fest has so far been attended by speakers like last year’s Nobel laureate Abdulrajak Gurnah and Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee. From a friendly Mughal vs British joke to serious Western historians vs regional and indigenous historians discussions, the event has seen several interesting sessions in the first few days.
On Saturday, the much-awaited hybrid format of the Jaipur Literature Festival hosted sessions like ‘Poetry Hour: Streaming the Multiverse’, and ‘Pure Evil: The Bad Men of Bollywood’, with Manoj Bajpayee and Balaji Vittal talking about Bollywood villains. Were. ,
ABP Live spoke to historians like Rana Safavi and Rakshanda Jalil, who act as a bridge between medieval and contemporary India. While Rana Safvi said that it hurts when people vandalize historical paintings and monuments, Rakshanda Jalil told ABP Live that she is not very happy with the “collapse of intellectual debates and discourses”.
Talmiz Ahmed, former Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, said how India has maintained a very secure position for itself in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. He said, “We corrected our course last year with the talks with China and now with Russia. And we can seem very close to the Americans, and that’s what they want to believe, but India is a very old part of Russia. Have been friends and it will not jeopardize that relationship in any way.
The festival site also has stalls from organizations supporting sustainable or upcycled shopping – from clothing made from organic cotton to notebooks and stationery made from cotton and upcycled paper by female artisans.
JLF is good for sore eyes – strips of colored cloth hanging over your head, people in traditional Jaipuria attire, students lounging around with their friends, waiting to receive a copy signed by one of your favorite authors are doing.