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Rajasthan police in Delhi to quiz Ashis Nandy

The Rajasthan police on Wednesday will question sociologist Ashis Nandy over his anti-Dalit remarks in Delhi. Ashis Nandy was summoned to Jaipur on Tuesday but he failed to appear.

Anti-Dalit remarks: Police summons Ashish Nandy

Jaipur Police on Tuesday issued a notice to sociologist Ashis Nandy asking him to appear before it in connection with his controversial remarks against SC and STs at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Don't leave city, lit fest planners told

The Jaipur police on Monday examined the footage of Ashis Nandy's "controversial statement" and asked the Jaipur Literature Festival organisers not to leave Jaipur without informing the police.

An angry fix

"Prof Ashis Nandy made a bad statement with good intentions, however as far as I know he was never against reservation. The controversy should end here," said acclaimed Dalit author Kancha Ilaiah. HT reports.

'Scientists are people who never grew up'

How many Monday mornings do you start with a Big Bang? Or, more precisely, how many Monday mornings do you start by listening to a guy with a spiky Mohawk and full-moon glasses, explain the how’s and why’s of the Big Bang theory? Zehra Kazmi sheds light on his session at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013.

JLF's Lunatic Fringe

'Great films are from simple texts'

Never judge a book by its movie, said JW Eagan. The big-league writers and theatre directors in a session on 'Adaptations' at JLF seemed to share the sentiment. Praneta Jha reports.

JLF's Lunatic Fringe

Five days at the Jaipur Literature festival can leave you feeling like you've snorted unmentionable substances and woken up the morning after in a bathtub with the ghost of GB Shaw declaiming selections from his most ponderous plays in your ears. Manjula Narayan reports.

Ashis Nandy's effigy burnt over remarks at JLF

Activists of a caste-based non-political organisation today staged protest demonstrations in Patiala against the controversial remarks made by sociologist Ashish Nandy on SC and STs at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Nandy leaves after protests over comment

As the controversy over his comments at the Jaipur literature festival refused to die down, sociologist and author Ashis Nandy left for Delhi on Sunday.

The rape discourse

The Public Philosopher session by "rockstar philosopher" Michael Sandel focussed on the December 16 rape and the protests that followed. For once, many more women than men participated in the discussions. HT reports.

Arabian twist: Harry Potter in Hoshruba?

Everyone loves a good story. Perhaps that is why Musharraf Ali Farooqi's English translations of the stories of the adventures of Amir Hamza and the land of Hoshruba have not only found takers, but revived interest in the dastan tradition. Zehra Kazmi reports.

Pico-Nama, a Jaipur story

"I don't think technology is a bad thing as far as spirituality is concerned. I just fear the instant means of communication today is drowning our voice," Pico Iyer tells me at the Jaipur Literature Festival. Jairaj Singh reports.

Nandy leaves Jaipur, cops seek session video

Police have sought video of Ashis Nandy's controversial comments on OBC, SC and ST communities were the "most corrupt" made at the Jaipur Literary Festival.

Caste line lands Ashis Nandy in soup, Maya furious

Sociologist and author Ashis Nandy on Saturday stirred a hornet’s nest by saying those from the SC/ST and OBCs were 'the most corrupt'. As angry reactions poured in, a police case was registered against him, though Nandy later clarified he’d been misquoted. HT reports. Ashis Nandy clarifies video

Nandy's remark example of 'mental bankruptcy': Gehlot

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot today said the controversial comment of author Ashis Nandy about ST, SC and OBC was an example of "mental bankruptcy".

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