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The
15th
edition
of
the
Jaipur
Literature
Festival
(JLF)
is
set
to
go
hybrid
in
2022.
The
literary
extravaganza
will
be
streamed
online
from
March
5-14
and
will
be
held
on
the
ground
from
March
10-14.
Offers
Immersive
Experience
of
Literature
With
a
plethora
of
themes
and
writers
curated
specially
for
audiences
across
the
world,
the
event
will
have
the
participation
of
over
350
authors,
thinkers,
politicians
and
popular
culture
icons.
Thus
offering
an
immersive
experience
of
literature,
discourse,
musical
performances,
art
installations,
merchandise,
local
cuisine
and
more.
The
event,
of
which
Oneindia
is
a
media
partner
and
Daily
Hunt
is
an
Online
Streaming
Partner,
brings
people
from
the
diverse
background
on
one
platform
to
engage
in
thoughtful
debate
and
dialogue.
It
will
become
a
stage
for
an
exchange
of
ideas
and
will
have
a
session
that
explores
the
narratives
and
counter-narratives
of
the
electoral
process
and
democratic
systems.
Former
Chief
Election
Commissioner
of
India
and
the
author
of
Every
Vote
Counts
Navin
B
Chawla;
National
Spokesperson
of
the
Bharatiya
Janta
Party
and
the
author
of
Makers
of
Modern
Dalit
History
Guru
Prakash
Paswan;
eminent
jurist
and
retired
judge
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
India
Justice
Madan
B
Lokur
are
part
of
the
esteemed
panel
which
will
discuss
the
political
and
electoral
process,
the
paradoxes
of
democracy,
and
its
triumphs
and
discontents
with
academic
and
author
Mukulika
Banerjee.
The
Jaipur
Literature
Festival
sets
literary
conversations
and
dialogue
against
a
cultural
backdrop
promoting
India’s
traditional
heritage
including
curated
art
installations,
cultural
evenings
and
the
Jaipur
Music
Stage,
which
runs
parallel
to
the
Festival.
List
of
Speakers
The
first
list
of
15
speakers
comprises
of
the
author
of
the
latest
Women
Who
Wear
Only
Themselves
Arundhathi
Subramaniam;
Delhi-based
vascular
and
endovascular
surgeon,
writer
and
director
of
the
Vascular
Cath
Lab
at
Sir
Ganga
Ram
hospital
Dr
Ambarish
Satwik;
eminent
art
critic,
art
historian
BN
Goswamy;
senior
fellow
at
the
Hudson
Institute
and
the
Wilfried
Martens
Centre
for
European
Studies,
former
Portuguese
politician
and
author
Bruno
Maçães;
bioarchaeologist
and
field
archaeologist
specialising
in
the
Viking
Age,
Viking
women
and
Rapa
Nui
Dr
Cat
Jarman;
2021
Booker
Prize
winner
for
his
novel
The
Promise
Damon
Galgut;
Australian
author
and
2003
Booker
Prize
winner
for
his
debut
novel
Vernon
God
Little
DBC
Pierre;
Indian-born
British
writer,
playwright
and
screenwriter
Farrukh
Dhondy.
The
list
continues
with
National
Book
Award-winning
author
and
2002
Pulitzer
Prize
for
Fiction
finalist
Jonathan
Franzen;
author
of
several
critically
acclaimed
novels,
including
The
Miniaturist
and
Kalkatta
and
a
collection
of
stories
titled
The
Japanese
Wife
Kunal
Basu;
academic
and
author
of
Cultivating
Democracy:
Politics
and
Citizenship
in
Agrarian
India
Mukulika
Banerjee;
member
of
parliament
and
author
Dr
Shashi
Tharoor;
debutant
novelist
of
the
latest
Equations
Shivani
Sibal;
historian
and
author
of
three
acclaimed
books,
Sixteen
Stormy
Days,
Imperial
Sovereignty
and
Local
Politics
and
the
latest
Nehru:
The
Debates
that
Defined
India
Tripurdaman
Singh;
historian
and
the
author
of
four
acclaimed
books,
with
his
latest
being
Savarkar:
A
Contested
Legacy,
1924-1966
Vikram
Sampath.
Vibrant
List
of
Speakers
The
second
list
of
25
speakers
include
Indian
poet,
LGBTQ
rights
activist
and
author
of
Like
Blood
on
the
Bitten
Tongue:
Delhi
Poems
and
How
Many
Countries
Does
the
Indus
Cross
Akhil
Katyal;
British
biographer,
literary
agent
and
author
of
several
book
books
–
including
those
on
the
lives
of
the
writer
John
Buchan,
spy
Guy
Burgess
and
Edward
VIII
–
Andrew
Lownie;
Mumbai-based
writer
and
journalist
Anindita
Ghose;
British
archaeologist
and
author
of
(co-written
with
late
anthropologist
David
Graeber)
the
New
York
Times
bestseller
The
Dawn
of
Everything:
A
New
History
of
Humanity
David
Wengrow;
award-winning
British-Turkish
novelist
and
the
most
widely
read
woman
author
in
Turkey
Elif
Shafak;
Rajya
Sabha
MP,
Ex-Union
Minister
and
author
of
several
well-known
books
Jairam
Ramesh;
Sahitya
Akademi
Award
recipient,
renowned
poet,
writer,
critic,
playwright
and
editor
who
has
written
extensively
in
English
and
Malayalam
K.
Satchidanandan;
PEN
Open
Book
Award-nominated
Jamaican
poet,
writer
and
essayist
Kei
Miller.
Making
the
list
more
vibrant,
the
stellar
line-up
includes
renowned
Bangladeshi
journalist
Mahfuz
Anam;
critically
acclaimed
historian
and
writer
of
the
most
recently
published
False
Allies:
India’s
Maharajahs
in
the
Age
of
Ravi
Varma
Manu
S.
Pillai;
American
academic
and
author
of
the
award-winning
books
Edge
of
Empire,
Liberty’s
Exiles
and
The
Dawn
Watch:
Joseph
Conrad
in
a
Global
World
Maya
Jasanoff;
British
writer
of
Booker
Prize-shortlisted
book
Brick
Lane
–
Monica
Ali;
actor,
child-rights
activist
and
writer
of
six
children’s
books,
translated
into
more
than
15
languages
globally,
Nandana
Dev
Sen;
Co-Chairman
of
Forbes
Marshall,
engineer,
businessman
and
author
of
The
Struggles
and
the
Promises
Naushad
D.
Forbes;
feminist,
publisher
and
writer
of
the
recent
ZOHRA!
A
Biography
in
Four
Acts
Ritu
Menon;
author
of
internationally
bestselling
and
award-winning
books
Underland,
The
Old
Ways,
Landmarks,
and
The
Lost
Words:
A
Spell
Book
(with
writer
Jackie
Morris
)
–
Robert
Macfarlane.
Giving
it
a
diverse
flavour,
the
speaker
list
includes
celebrated
Hollywood
actor,
director
and
writer
Rupert
Everett;
award-winning
British
poet,
author
of
12
poetry
collections,
two
books
on
wildlife
and
two
novels
Ruth
Padel;
Indian
novelist,
critic
and
academic
Saikat
Majumdar;
Sri
Lankan
writer
of
Chinaman:
The
Legend
of
Pradeep
Mathew
which
won
the
Commonwealth
Prize,
the
DSC
Prize,
the
Gratiaen
Prize
and
was
adjudged
the
second
greatest
cricket
book
of
all
time
–
Shehan
Karunatilaka;
award-winning
Indian
film
actress,
TV
personality
and
author
Sonali
Bendre;
Sahitya
Akademi
Yuva
Puraskar
recipient
author
Tanuj
Solanki;
author
of
a
range
of
books
that
include
The
Body
Adorned,
Discourse
in
Early
Buddhist
Art
and
Yogini
Cult
and
Temples
and
India:
A
Story
Through
100
Objects
Padma
Bhushan
Vidya
Dehejia;
senior
Indian
journalist
and
National
Award-winning
filmmaker
Vinod
Kapri.
Rs
200
for
Entry
Ticket
Interestingly,
the
attendees,
for
the
first
time,
have
to
pay
Rs
200
per
ticket
to
attend
the
on-ground
festival.
The
event
was
originally
scheduled
to
be
held
between
January
28
and
February
1
and
was
postponed
in
view
of
rising
Covid-19
cases.
For
registrations
and
more
info
visit
Jaipur
Literature
Festival
Website
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