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JLF Returns To New York: Check Details On Key Events
The Jaipur Literature Festival is set to return to the US, with the event planned in New York on September 12 and 13. The Jaipur Literature Festival went global for the first time in 2020.
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From Shashi Tharoor, Praise for PM Narendra Modi Again, With Caveats
Expressing views that could further upset his Congress party, Shashi Tharoor has ascribed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi a shift in India from the "politics of identity to politics of performance."
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Shashi Tharoor at Jaipur LitFest Days After Being Questioned on Wife Sunanda's Death
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is in Jaipur to take part in the literature festival (LitFest) in conversation with writer Amrita Tripathi and economist Mihir Sharma.
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India, Pakistan, Afghanistan at Jaipur Literature Festival
Inter-relations of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan today took centrestage at the Jaipur LitFest where panelists discussed the upswing in talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan besides India's ties with its neighbour.
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I was 'misunderstood,' says Ashis Nandy for remark on corruption among Dalits
The Jaipur Literature Festival witnessed fireworks on Saturday after sociologist Ashis Nandy made a controversial comment on corruption and people belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, which drew a strong response from the audience.
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Rushdie row: Author Vikram Seth slams government
He did not name Salman Rushdie, he did not name The Satanic Verses. But celebrated author Vikram Seth today slammed the government for its response to the controversy over Mr Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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Rajasthan police invented plot to keep me away, tweets Salman Rushdie
The Salman Rushdie row that has hung heavily over the Jaipur Literature Festival has just got bigger. Two days after he officially cancelled his visit to the Litfest, citing intelligence reports that the Underworld was out to get him, the author this morning slammed the Rajasthan police accusing them of inventing the plot to keep him away from the ...
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Reading 'The Satanic Verses' in India: Is it Illegal?
Did Amitava Kumar, Hari Kunzru and other authors who read passages from Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses," which is banned in India, Friday evening at the Jaipur Literature Festival violate Indian law?
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Police demand tapes of reading from Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses'; some authors leave LitFest
A day after author Salman Rushdie made it clear that he would not be coming to India, alleging that he was told that underworld hitmen were out to get him, the raging debate at the Jaipur Literature Festival is still on. The police have now asked for the tape recordings of author Amitava Kumar who read out excerpts from Mr Rushdie's controversial b...
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Salman Rushdie skips Jaipur Litfest, says 'paid assassins were out to kill me'
As Jaipur gets set to stage the annual Literature Festival from today, the suspense over Salman Rushdie's participation continues to dominate the show. Jaipur's literature festival is billed as Asia's finest and over 200 of the world's best authors will be here over the next five days of the festival. But the buzz is all about Mr Rushdie, whose nam...
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Govt should cancel Salman Rushdie's visa, says Deoband
Opposing controversial author Salman Rushdie's visit to India, Islamic Seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has said that the government should cancel his visa as he had hurt religious sentiments of Muslims in the past.
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JLF Returns To New York: Check Details On Key Events
The Jaipur Literature Festival is set to return to the US, with the event planned in New York on September 12 and 13. The Jaipur Literature Festival went global for the first time in 2020.
-
From Shashi Tharoor, Praise for PM Narendra Modi Again, With Caveats
Expressing views that could further upset his Congress party, Shashi Tharoor has ascribed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi a shift in India from the "politics of identity to politics of performance."
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Shashi Tharoor at Jaipur LitFest Days After Being Questioned on Wife Sunanda's Death
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is in Jaipur to take part in the literature festival (LitFest) in conversation with writer Amrita Tripathi and economist Mihir Sharma.
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India, Pakistan, Afghanistan at Jaipur Literature Festival
Inter-relations of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan today took centrestage at the Jaipur LitFest where panelists discussed the upswing in talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan besides India's ties with its neighbour.
-
I was 'misunderstood,' says Ashis Nandy for remark on corruption among Dalits
The Jaipur Literature Festival witnessed fireworks on Saturday after sociologist Ashis Nandy made a controversial comment on corruption and people belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, which drew a strong response from the audience.
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Rushdie row: Author Vikram Seth slams government
He did not name Salman Rushdie, he did not name The Satanic Verses. But celebrated author Vikram Seth today slammed the government for its response to the controversy over Mr Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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Rajasthan police invented plot to keep me away, tweets Salman Rushdie
The Salman Rushdie row that has hung heavily over the Jaipur Literature Festival has just got bigger. Two days after he officially cancelled his visit to the Litfest, citing intelligence reports that the Underworld was out to get him, the author this morning slammed the Rajasthan police accusing them of inventing the plot to keep him away from the ...
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Reading 'The Satanic Verses' in India: Is it Illegal?
Did Amitava Kumar, Hari Kunzru and other authors who read passages from Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses," which is banned in India, Friday evening at the Jaipur Literature Festival violate Indian law?
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Police demand tapes of reading from Rushdie's 'Satanic Verses'; some authors leave LitFest
A day after author Salman Rushdie made it clear that he would not be coming to India, alleging that he was told that underworld hitmen were out to get him, the raging debate at the Jaipur Literature Festival is still on. The police have now asked for the tape recordings of author Amitava Kumar who read out excerpts from Mr Rushdie's controversial b...
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Salman Rushdie skips Jaipur Litfest, says 'paid assassins were out to kill me'
As Jaipur gets set to stage the annual Literature Festival from today, the suspense over Salman Rushdie's participation continues to dominate the show. Jaipur's literature festival is billed as Asia's finest and over 200 of the world's best authors will be here over the next five days of the festival. But the buzz is all about Mr Rushdie, whose nam...
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Govt should cancel Salman Rushdie's visa, says Deoband
Opposing controversial author Salman Rushdie's visit to India, Islamic Seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has said that the government should cancel his visa as he had hurt religious sentiments of Muslims in the past.
