Jaipur Literature Festival Day 4: Deconstructing Change

Literature enthusiasts who have been visiting JLF for years are unhappy with the changes. What started as a 'literary' festival in 2006 has become more of a glam show. (Photo: Mohd Zakir /HT)

Updated on: Jan 21, 2016 8:34 PM IST

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Literature enthusiasts who have been visiting JLF for years are unhappy with the changes. What started as a 'literary' festival in 2006 has become more of a glam show. (Photo: Mohd Zakir /HT)

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Visitors were seen taken selfies during the festival. (Photo: Mohd Zakir /HT)

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Unhappy fans tweeted: "I'm still trying to figure out if #JLF is too little 'literature', too much 'festival'. (Photo: Mohd Zakir /HT)

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Former President AJP Abdul Kalam during the session 'Ignited Minds' at Jaipur Literature Festival at Diggi Palace. (Photo: PTI)

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From left, Madhu Trehan, Rajdeep Sardesai and Mihir Sharma at a session on "Deconstructing Change: The Election That Changed India" during the Literature Festival in Jaipur on Saturday. (Photo: Mohd Zakir /HT)

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Girish Karnad, Salman Khurshid during the book launch of 'At Home of India - Muslim Saga' at Jaipur literature Festival. (Photo: PTI)

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb at a session on 'Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable' during the Literature Festival. (Photo: Mohd Zakir /HT)

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From left, Kai Bird, Gideon Levy, Hardeep Singh Puri, Adam Lebor and Fedy Joudah at a session on 'The Twilight Zone: Between Arabs and Israelis' during the Literature Festival. (Photo: Mohd Zakir /HT)

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In attendance: Akhil Sharma, Maria Chaudhuri, Mira Jacob, Marcel Theroux, Sandip Roy and Parul Sehgal at a session on 'Writing the Family' during the Literature Festival. (Photo: Mohd Zakir /HT)