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A taste for honey

Writer Ravinder Singh (I Too Had a Love Story) ruffled some feathers in the audience, when he said blasting Yo Yo Honey Singh tracks from his car was part of his Punjabiyat. HT reports.

'Dravid is our Pataudi'

Young and talented cricketers are hailed as celebrities when they simply haven't played enough, feels former skipper Rahul Dravid. Jairaj Singh reports.

My statement on corruption was misquoted: Ashis Nandy

Sociologist Ashis Nandy today said that his statement on corruption was misquoted and apologised saying he did not mean to hurt people.

Jeet Thayil Wins $50,000 DSC prize

Poet and first-time novelist Jeet Thayil has won the DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2013 for Narcopolis at the Jaipur Literature festival.

Encounters and experiences with buddhism

In a session presented by Hindustan Times, author Victor Chan, activist Siddiq Wahid and Sri Lankan scholar Ranjini Obeyesekere talked about their encounters and experiences with Buddhism. Praneta Jha reports.

What's funny? Everything

The second session of the second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Laughter Weeping Writing, presented by the HT, had the audience rolling down the aisle with laughter. Jairaj Singh reports.

Spat between Javed Akhtar, Kancha Ilaiah at Jaipur lit fest

A quarrel over religion broke out between Bollywood lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar and Dalit activist and writer Kancha Illaiah at the Jaipur Literature Festival today.

Jaipur Literature Festival to lose money, sponsors exit

The sixth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival is running on a negative budget of over Rs. 1.5 crore (approx $278,000) with several sponsors pulling out in the last three weeks citing financial constraints, said organisers.

Laughing matter at JLF

The second session of the second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Laughter Weeping Writing, presented by the Hindustan Times, had the audience rolling down the aisle with laughter. Jairaj Singh reports.

No to Pakistani diplomats unrelated to Jaipur fest: Khurshid

The denial of permission to two Pakistani diplomats to travel to Jaipur did not specifically have anything to do with the literature festival in the city and was a "coincidence", External Affairs minister Salman Khurshid said today.

Scandal, grey cast shine in novelist Zoe Heller's works

Leading American novelist of British origin Zoe Heller has a fondness for gray characters that fall short of being heroic because of their unsympathetic nature.

Dalai Lama, keeper of the faith

From academics to international relations, ethics must guide the world, says His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People jostled for space, trying to catch a glimpse of the Tibetan spiritual leader, in conversation with travel writer and novelist, Pico Iyer. Zehra Kazmi reports.

Novel not dead, but reading is in trouble

The last session of the first day of the sixth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival ended on positive note: the future of the novel is not dead. In the words of winner of Man Booker Prize Howard Jacobson, those who say the 'novel is dead' are exhausted themselves, Jairaj Singh writes.

Right to dream should be made a fundamental right, says Mahasweta Devi

Mahasweta Devi, rights activist and iconic Bengali writer, struck a strident note during her session that flagged off the Jaipur literature festival by calling into question the constant suppression of women, tribals and landless labourers. Anurupa Sen reports.

Jaipur lit fest flags off with pitch for equitable world

The DSC Jaipur Literature Festival 2013, possibly the most high profile gathering of litterateurs in Asia, kicked off today with rights campaigner and Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi saying that "the right to dream should be made a fundamental right".

Novel is not dead, but reading is in trouble

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