Jaipur:
All roads lead to the Pink City with the commencement of the fifth international literature festival in Jaipur. The six expanded venues, writers, readers and performers, a massive bookstore and food stalls provide an unparalleled literary feast.
With four sessions a day at each venue, visitors can expect discussions on every subject under the sun from Mao's China to Bollywood, the economic recession to Sufi music.
"A lot of writers here that I have read and loved and here is my chance to hear them but the point of a festival like Jaipur is to walk into a session and be completely taken in by the talent," said Kamila Shamsie, a novelist.
"Every year we worry how to better the festival but 2011 is the best ever," said Namita Gokhale, Co-director, Jaipur Literature Festival.
The gardens and painted halls of 280-old Diggi palace hotel, in the heart of the Jaipur, which has hosted literature festival since 2006 is now an international melting pot not just for authors, publishers and booklovers but also for leading literary agents in search of new talent.
"I've been coming here for the past five years and see an extraordinary change, there used to be one hall initially, now there are four large stages, there are thousands of people listening to writers. There are huge audiences," said David Godwin, British literary agent.
With four more days to go it is expecting 60,000 visitors to throng the venue. With the literary giants and readers coming together on such a large scale it now claims to be the fifth largest literature festival in the world.
With four sessions a day at each venue, visitors can expect discussions on every subject under the sun from Mao's China to Bollywood, the economic recession to Sufi music.
"A lot of writers here that I have read and loved and here is my chance to hear them but the point of a festival like Jaipur is to walk into a session and be completely taken in by the talent," said Kamila Shamsie, a novelist.
"Every year we worry how to better the festival but 2011 is the best ever," said Namita Gokhale, Co-director, Jaipur Literature Festival.
The gardens and painted halls of 280-old Diggi palace hotel, in the heart of the Jaipur, which has hosted literature festival since 2006 is now an international melting pot not just for authors, publishers and booklovers but also for leading literary agents in search of new talent.
"I've been coming here for the past five years and see an extraordinary change, there used to be one hall initially, now there are four large stages, there are thousands of people listening to writers. There are huge audiences," said David Godwin, British literary agent.
With four more days to go it is expecting 60,000 visitors to throng the venue. With the literary giants and readers coming together on such a large scale it now claims to be the fifth largest literature festival in the world.
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