DSC Jaipur Literature festival is round the corner and the speakers list teems with luminaries from all corners of the literature world. This unique literary and cultural rendezvous will hold witness to some of the renowned Siyahi authors. Those who will capture the interest of the audience at the festival this year include the iconic legendary poet and lyricist Gulzar Saheb, the well established and famous designer Wendell Rodricks, writer-diplomat Pavan K. Varmawho is at present Indian Ambassador to Bhutan and political activist Aruna roy.
Adding to this list is Tabish Khair, winner of All India Poetry Prize whose book, The Thing About Thugs has been shortlisted for numerous awards including DSC South Asia Literary Prize which is going to be announced at Festival this year. Published and well known authors of the likes of Gurcharan Das, Mita Kapur, Navtej Sarna, Alka Pande,Nisha Susan and Pradip Kishen will also enthrall the audience at the festival.
The list is but complete without the mention of the Director of JLF and a Siyahi author Namita Gokhale, who is also a founder director for Siyahi.
The sessions to look out for are:
21st January
Navtej Sarna will be speaking at the session The Vision of the Gurus and Katha Kosh: The Never - ending Story
Pradip Kishen will entrance his audience with Green Thoughts in a Green Shade
The Argumentative Indian in Ancient India will feature Gurcharan Das
Gulzar Saheb and Pavan Varma will be speaking at the session Do Deewane Shehar Mein, introduced by Mita Kapur
Mita Kapur will speak in the evening session of The Prize: Awarding Literary Excellence or compounding hype ?
22nd January
Alka Pande will open the festival on the second day with the session The Taj
Namita Gokhale will be speaking at Transformations and Transgressions: Two Voices from Tamil.
The Power of Myth featuring Gurcharan Das
The Tulip with Pradip Kishen
Love Stories having Pavan Varma and Namita Gokhale in the light
Evening session Kavita Kosh: The Rhymopedia with Tabish Khair
23rd January
Raavi Paar: Readings from Punjab with Gulzar Saheb
Thugs, Emperors and Convicts: The Art of Historical Fiction with Tabish Khair
Alka Pande and Wendell Rodricks discuss Shringara - The Temple of the Body, Costumes of the Mind
24th January
Pavan Varma will be speaking at the session, Lives in Literature
Gulzar Saheb with his views on Kahani Kisko Kehte Hain ?
Mita Kapur at the session, The Arena of Words: Readings and Conversations
25th January
Rites of Passage: Readings with Mita Kapur
Wendell with his views on Theatre of the Novel: Readings and Conversations
The Good Girls Come to Jaipur featuring author and Tehelka editor, Nisha Susan
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