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jaipur literature festival news

Sanjoy K Roy: 'More and more, I allow my decisions to be ruled by my instinct'

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Author Sanjoy K Roy (Jaipur Literature Festival)
books
Updated on May 20, 2026 06:25 pm IST

Shobhaa Dé: “Our society does not encourage emotional nakedness”

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Author Shobhaa De (Jaipur Literature Festival)
books
Updated on Apr 14, 2026 01:29 pm IST

Report: Jaipur Literature Festival 2026

(From left) Esther Freud, Tash Aw, Kiran Desai, Richard Flanagan and Anuradha Roy at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2026. (Jaipur Literature Festival)
books
Published on Feb 28, 2026 04:02 am IST

Just Like That: A shrinking of art in our literature, films & music

Classical music requires space for elaboration, as each raga is meant to evoke a mood. But increasingly, audiences don’t have the patience to let that unfold. (HT Archive)
opinion
Updated on Feb 12, 2026 07:18 pm IST

Jaipur Literature Festival: An ode to the speaker-companion

By not performing togetherness, the observer highlights its constructed nature. Authors need visibility; their companions do not, and this frees the latter (PTI)
opinion
Published on Jan 18, 2026 09:47 pm IST

Job skills won’t last: Nobel laureate Esther Duflo on rethinking college education

Job skills won’t last: Nobel laureate Esther Duflo on rethinking college education
features
Published on Jan 16, 2026 04:32 pm IST

Weekend events you can’t miss in Jaipur (Jan 16-18)

Authors include Kiran Desai, who will speak about her Booker-shortlisted The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny. (Jaipur Lit Fest website)
jaipur news
Updated on Jan 16, 2026 06:49 am IST

Plan your 2026 holiday calendar: 10 vibrant festivals you can attend in India

10 festivals that celebrate India's rich cultural heritage
trending
Updated on Dec 29, 2025 11:05 am IST

SC quashes cases against Ashis Nandy over Jaipur Lit Fest remarks

Sociologist Ashis Nandy speaks at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2015. (PTI File Photo)
india news
Updated on Sept 12, 2025 05:03 pm IST

JLF 2025: Of Gaza, namaste etiquette and vanishing tents

Sudha Murty and Javed Akhtar (Jaipur Literature Festival)
books
Published on Feb 28, 2025 11:48 pm IST

Love and loss: Why David Nicholls can’t stop writing about romance

David Nicholls’s six novels are intimate looks at falling and staying in love.
brunch
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 02:27 pm IST

Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer: “Literature an essential part of our freedom movement”

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Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the State of Palestine in New Delhi (Courtesy the subject)
books
Updated on Feb 03, 2025 04:07 pm IST

Rishi Sunak shares joyful moment playing tennis ball cricket during Mumbai visit

Rishi Sunak visited Mumbai and took part in a tennis ball cricket match at Parsee Gymkhana.
trending
Published on Feb 03, 2025 11:56 am IST

Rishi Sunak joins sasurji Narayana Murthy at Jaipur Literature Festival. Video

Rishi Sunak and Narayana Murthy attended the Jaipur Literature Festival.
trending
Published on Feb 01, 2025 01:28 pm IST

MK Raina walks out of JLF, complains about lousy depiction of Kashmir in films

Actor MK Raina was attending a session at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday.
bollywood
Updated on Jan 31, 2025 08:01 pm IST

Heads or tales?: A new photo project focuses on the stray dogs of Goa

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Photographer Rohit Chawla has had exhibitions around the world, featuring powerful art and award-winning projects, but this one is closest to his heart, he says. (Rohit Chawla / Rain Dogs)
art culture
Updated on Jan 18, 2025 06:46 pm IST

India's unique winter festivals: From Hornbill to Rann Utsav, 5 upcoming events

Discover India's vibrant winter festivals for unique cultural experience.
festivals
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 03:06 pm IST

Book Box | Meet Priya Narendra: The writer who loves badly behaved women

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Priya Narendra
books
Updated on Apr 06, 2024 07:58 pm IST

Book Box | Mary Beard spills the tea (and rose petals) on Roman emperors

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Mary Beard
books
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 08:40 pm IST

Gulzar: A seeker in the shrine of poetry

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Gulzar the poet came into his own in his writings outside of films, and this is where his eternal literary legacy will lie (PTI Photo)
opinion
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 11:13 am IST

JLF 2024: United by stories

The session on community libraries featuring Rituparna Neog (centre left) and Mridula Koshy (centre right). (JLF 2024)
books
Updated on Feb 24, 2024 05:34 am IST

Goings on at the latest edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival

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Famed lyricist Gulzar at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) last week. The HT columnist was on a panel with Gulzar at the festival.
opinion
Published on Feb 04, 2024 12:25 pm IST

Diana Evans, author, A House for Alice – “Our lives are inherently political”

Author Diana Evans (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival)
books
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 09:45 am IST

Book Box: William Dalrymple: The man with a foot in both camps

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William Dalrymple
books
Published on Jan 16, 2024 03:36 pm IST

Navdeep Suri, Translator: It’s satisfying translating something from 100 Yrs Ago

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Translator and former diplomat Navdeep Suri (Courtesy The Sacred Amritsar)
books
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 07:54 pm IST

Neena Gupta warns trolls not to judge people by their clothes, watch

Neena Gupta has shared a video on Instagram. 
bollywood
Published on Mar 15, 2022 09:06 am IST

Children’s Day: What do kids want? A lovely story, say these authors

Prominent Indian authors share what it takes to write for children, and keep them engaged.
books
Updated on Nov 14, 2020 01:08 am IST

Penguin, JLF’s #ReadForResilience campaign sees participation of marquee authors

The campaign by Penguin Random House India in partnership with Jaipur Literature Festival saw a series of videos and virtual meets by marquee authors over a fortnight.
lifestyle
Updated on May 23, 2020 06:28 pm IST

Jaipur Literature Festival will continue, irrespective of its format: Sanjoy Roy, JLF Producer

Regardless of the testing times, the show will go on, JLF Producer Sanjay K. Roy asserts though there may be changes in the format.
art culture
Updated on May 20, 2020 11:28 am IST

HT Brunch Cover Story: Elizabeth Gilbert and the art of living

Elizabeth Gilbert was thrilled to be in India recently after 17 years. Location courtesy: Taj Palace, New Delhi; Art direction: Amit Malik and Veenu Singh; Make-up and hair: Artistry by Anjali Jain
brunch
Updated on Mar 15, 2020 12:03 am IST
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