Jaipur Literature Festival Day 2: Six sessions you shouldn’t miss

The second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2017 is a power-packed affair with poetry, art, history, politics and economics on the agenda.

Updated on: Jan 20, 2017, 11:07:07 IST

Hindustan Times | By Dhrubo Jyoti, Jaipur

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The second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival is a power-packed affair with poetry, art, history, politics and economics on the agenda. Here are the top six sessions that any visitor to the five-day event shouldn’t miss on Friday:

Preparations at Jaipur’s Diggi Palace, the venue of the Jaipur Literature Festival. (Himanshu Vyas/HT Photo)

1. Look Back in Anger: Hindi writer Ajay Navaria and Rajasthani author Hari Ram Meena talk about literature and the narratives of assertion from Dalit and tribal communities, and expose the histories and hypocrisies inherent in Indian society.

BAITHAK 12.30 pm

2. Kohinoor: Anita Anand and William Dalrymple talk about the efforts and process behind their latest book about the world’s most famous diamond. Using previously untranslated Sanskrit, Persian and Urdu sources along with modern gemology discoveries, the writers reveal a true history stranger, and more violent, than any fiction.

CHARBAGH 11.15am

3. Main Shayar Toh Nahin: The beloved and inimitable Rishi Kapoor talks to Rachel Dwyer about his new book, Khullam Khulla, and shares humour and tidbits about his view of the Hindi film industry.

FRONT LAWN 12.30pm

4. Baahubali: Anand Neelakantan, Rana Daggubati, SS Rajamouli, Prasad Devineni talks about the new prequel to the blockbuster movie, and why Katappa killed Baahubali.

FRONT LAWN 1.40pm

5. Writing Our Times: Manu Joseph and Karan Mahajan talk about the importance and challenges in writing about contemporary society and discuss their new work, both of which are set in the contradictions of modern India.

CHARBAGH:1.40pm

Guests attending the first day of the festival in Jaipur. (Himanshu Vyas/HT Photo)

6. Of Saffron and the Sangha: The day’s last session also promises to be the most controversial. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologues Dattatreya Hosable and Manmohan Vaidya talk about the organisation’s worldview and increasing sway over political and cultural discourse in India.

CHARBAGH 5.15pm

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dhrubo Jyoti
Dhrubo Jyoti is Deputy Executive Editor at Hindustan Times, where they help oversee the newspaper’s daily news and opinion coverage. They are part of the leadership team of the newspaper and their daily responsibilities include news selection, commissioning and editing, apart from planning and executing special projects. Apart from this, they write on national affairs at the intersection of caste and sexuality, with a focus on elections, politics and the lifeworlds of the caste marginalised. Formally trained in physics from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and Bose Institute, Kolkata, they made a switch to studying journalism from the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai. Over the past decade at Hindustan Times, they have worked at the National Desk, Page 1 team, Integrated Copy Desk and Special Stories Team, before running the opinion page as views editor for two years, and then moving back as Senior Editor of News Operations. In the past 12 years, they have reported on numerous national and state elections, specialising on caste-informed coverage of major moments in India’s history, and focussing on leading investigations into government accountability and social inequities. Their narrative non-fiction work aims to put Dalit voices at the core of India’s LGBTQIA+ movements.Read More