In 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers', a true account spun off as a novel, about life in Annawadi, a slum adjoining Mumbai airport, author Katherine Boo ...
09:20 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Is 2011-12, 1988-89 all over again? The near farce over Salman Rushdie's non-appearance in Jaipur, whether in person or even in a videolink, would suggest ...
12:20 AM, Jan 27, 2012
For the last few days, Salman Rushdie is in the news. Some are speaking in his favour and some against. A controversy is on. His ...
06:47 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Festival fatigue has indeed set in, but I must remember not to keep asking people if the massive crowds leave them feeling wiped out! The ...
12:52 PM, Jan 24, 2012
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What is it about literary festivals? The thought of one can drive some people into rhapsodies, or have others pull their hair out, and that's ...
01:19 PM, Oct 05, 2011
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I have to announce right at the outset, that I've been to the Jaipur Literature Festival so many times, I have to double check whether ...
08:18 PM, Jan 31, 2011
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It's impossible to sum up the Jaipur Literature Festival in a few words -- it's stunning, sun-drenched, sublime and chaotic all at once. You ...
06:54 PM, Jan 21, 2011
