In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, writer William Dalrymple talks about his inspiration to write his latest book 'Return of a King'. ...
10:12 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Beside the international stars, the festival will host literature in 17 Indian languages as well. ...
02:12 PM, Jan 14, 2013
When leading authors like Aravind Adiga, Jeet Thayil and Amit Chaudhuri were not writing in 2012, they were reading a lot be it works of Naresh Fernandes, William Dalrymple or Anjali Joseph. Mumbai-based journalist Fernandes' book "Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age" topped the reading list of both 2008 Booker Prize winner Adiga and this year's Booker-nominated writer Thayil. ...
06:05 PM, Dec 28, 2012
In the spring of 1839, the British invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed shakos, nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops poured through the passes and re-established on the throne Shah Shuja ul-Mulk. On the way in, the British faced little resistance. But after little more than two years, the Afghans rose in answer to the call for jihad and Afghanistan...
12:54 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Jaipur: Amidst reports that the Rajasthan police planned to deny permission to author Salman Rushdie for his video conference on Tuesday at 3:45 PM at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival, festival producer Sanjoy Roy said that he had no information about the whole issue and that they will go ahead with the video-conference as scheduled, till they get any written confirmation from the police. He said that the festival organisers...
05:31 PM, Jan 23, 2012
Jaipur: Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie will address the Jaipur Literature Festival via video conference on Tuesday. Rushdie will address the Jaipur Festival at 3.45 pm on Tuesday. Rushdie had decided against attending the Literature Festival in person, claiming that he was informed by intelligence sources in Maharasthra and Rajasthan that paid hitmen from the Mumbai underworld were out to "eliminate" him if he came to India. Rushdie had...
11:21 AM, Jan 23, 2012
William Dalrymple, co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival talks about Rushdie's work and expresses his desire to see Rushdie attend the festival in the coming years. ...
05:07 PM, Jan 21, 2012
William Dalrymple, co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival talks about Rushdie's work and expresses his desire to see Rushdie attend the festival in the coming years. ...
05:07 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Jaipur: The Jaipur Literature Festival began on Friday with an impressive line-up of Indian and international authors. However, uncertainty prevailed over the visit of controversial author Salman Rushdie. The Rajasthan police have been taking no chances and have tightened the security in and around Diggi Palace, the festival venue. In a first, there is CCTV monitoring of the festival and registration has been made mandatory. Festival director William Dalrymple said,...
12:43 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: Stepping into the soul of India is not easy for a foreign writer; the journey needs more than mere love for the country. The process requires an identification with history, facts at fingertips and an uncanny nose for immediate socio-political contexts, show landmark books written over the years. When Belgian corporate executive-cum historian Dirk Collier decided to walk into the mind of 16th century Muslim visionary, emperor Akbar,...
03:28 PM, Aug 18, 2011
New Delhi: The national capital is unrecognisably different from what it was three decades ago when writer William Dalrymple came to the metropolis as a freshman in 1989 to sample the sights and sounds of India. His 'City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi', which was inspired by the colours of Delhi, will complete 20 years in 2012. Ruminating on the changes that the metropolis, celebrating its centenary year as...
11:38 AM, May 11, 2011
Jaipur: There was Standing room only by the time Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk's session got underway on Day 1 of the Jaipur Literature Festival. And he certainly lived up to all the hype, and was surprisingly even funny. His girlfriend Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai, demure in the background, will be on a panel with him come Saturday. This festival is getting bigger each year. They are expecting 50...
11:15 AM, Jan 22, 2011
Jaipur: World-famous authors lost themselves amidst thousands of fans as Asia's largest literary event sprang colourfully to life on Friday, debunking criticism of the Jaipur Literature Festival's pretentious overtones. In speeches and debates in bright and airy yellow and green tents, authors, academics and book lovers shared jokes and swapped stories, as the pomposity alleged in a leading news magazine dissipated into the spring sunshine. An article in Open magazine...
08:48 AM, Jan 22, 2011
In conversation with Karan Thapar, author-historian William Dalrymple and author-journalist Mark Tully share their views on what they think would become of the Commonwealth Games. ...
09:10 PM, Aug 22, 2010
Prabuddha Das Gupta, William Dalrymple collaborate for book,
Catholics of Goa. ...
01:17 PM, Nov 05, 2009
The book tracks nine stories across the breadth of India. ...
01:04 AM, Oct 25, 2009
The interviews were done in 8 languages with the help of interpreters. ...
01:39 AM, Oct 21, 2009
The festival came together fantastically this year. ...
10:51 PM, Jan 26, 2009
Karachi: Pakistan cricket chiefs on Tuesday ordered veteran all-rounder Abdul Razzaq to explain himself after he publicly criticised skipper Mohammed Hafeez for dropping him for the World Twenty20 semifinal. The 32-year-old was replaced by fast bowler Sohail Tanveer for Pakistan's semi-final defeat against Sri Lanka last week, a decision which Hafeez said was unanimous. But when the team returned to Pakistan on Saturday, Razzaq blasted the captain for acting alone....
04:45 PM, Jul 05, 2008
Mumbai: Australian spin legend Shane Warne, who played his final competitive game on Friday, made it clear he won't be returning as a full-time coach for the Rajasthan Royals or any other team next season but said he was interested in a consultancy role. This is my last game, never say never but at this stage of my life, I don't see myself playing a game again. I am certainly...
01:48 AM, Jan 28, 2008
