jaipur literature festival begins today - the hindu
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1/26/2015 JaipurLiteratureFestivalbeginstodayTheHindu
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JaipurLiteratureFestivalbeginstoday
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Jaipur'sDiggiPalacebeingdecoratedfortheJaipurLiteratureFestival.Photo:RohitJainParas.
TheeightheditionoftheZEEJaipurLiteratureFestival,allsettoopenonWednesday,willseeagalaxyofliteraryandmusicalstarscometogether.Theorganisersexpectovertwolakhvisitorsduringtheevent.TobeinauguratedbyChiefMinisterVasundharaRaje,theeventisseenasanagendasetteronkeyissuesfromtheglobaleconomiccrisistotheriseofebooks,thecurrentstateofpoliticsintheMiddleEasttotheincreasingimportanceofIndianlanguagepublishing.ThisyearthefestivalwilllookatgenderequityinIndiainaseriestitledWomenUninterrupted,supportedbyU.N.Womentomarkthe20thanniversaryoftheBeijingConferenceonGender,leadinguptotheworldsummitattheU.N.thisSeptember,aswellasTheSevenDeadlySinsthatpolarisesociety.TherewillalsobesessionsontheexileandidentityoftheindigenouspeopleofAustralia,theroadaheadforthesubcontinentaswellasconversationsonthecontemporarystatusofSanskritandthedualisticriseofChinaandIndia.ThefestivalwillgobeyondthefourwallsofDiggiPalaceandholdover300eventsat10venues,includingtheMusicStageatClarksAmer,theJaipurBookMarkatNarainNiwasandtwospecialsessionsatAmerFortandHawaMahaltofocusonheritageandculture,supportedbyRajasthanTourism.ThePoeticImaginationwillbethethemeofakeynotespeechtobedeliveredbyacclaimedwriterandtranslatorArvindKrishnaMehrotra,SahityaAkademiAwardwinnerAshokVajpeyiandPulitzerPrizewinnerVijaySeshadri.OtherhighlightsoverthefivedaysincludetheparticipationofNobelLaureateV.SNaipaul,ManBookerPrizewinnerEleanorCatton,renownedtravelwriterPaulTheroux,legendsofthesilverscreenWaheedaRehman,NaseeruddinShahandShabanaAzmiaswellasleadingnovelistsSarahWaters,KamilaShamsie,AmitChauduriandEimerMcBride.Threeprizes
Thisyearthefestivalwillseetheannouncementofthreeprizes,includingtheDSCPrizeforSouthAsianLiterature,theOjasArtAwardandKhushwantSinghMemorialPrizeforPoetry.Thefestivalisworkingwith42corporatepartners,educationalinstitutions,governmentdepartments,trustsandfoundations.Ithasbooked4,000hotelnightstohostover300speakersandover140musicians.AccordingtoNamitaGokhale,authorandfestivalcodirector,theeventhastransformedthewaySouthAsianwritingviewsitselfanditsplaceintheworld.WilliamDalrymple,authorandanothercodirector,saidthisyearsprogrammewasthebiggest.EachyearweshowcaseliteraryIndiatotheworld,andworldliteraturetoIndia,headded.TheZEEJaipurLiteratureFestivalhasbecomesynonymouswiththebestcreativemindsontheplanet.Eachofthembringshisorherownuniquevoicetothefestival,addinguptoamultitudeofviewsandopinions,'saidSanjoyRoy,ManagingDirectorofTeamworkArts,andproducerofthefestival.Keywords:ZEEJaipurLiteratureFestival,VasundharaRaje,`WomenUninterrupted'