Coetzee, Pamuk to grace Jaipur lit fest

Dec 24, 2010 |

New Delhi

The annual mega literary extravaganza in Jaipur is set to celebrate its sixth edition in January 2011 in the company of Nobel laureates J.M. Coetzee and Orhan Pamuk as well as seven Booker Prize winners. Beginning on January 21, the five-day annual DSC Jaipur Literature Festival to be held at the Diggi Palace there is expected to once again bring together a host of leading national and international writers over a wide range of activities including debates, discussions, readings, music sessions and workshops.
Organisers say the number of authors participating in the event is expected to exceed 210.
“The Jaipur Literature Festival has gained enormous recognition worldwide. Besides a host of authors, this year’s show will also have delegates flying in from across the globe. The venue at Diggi Palace is three times bigger compared to last year. Instead of the Durbar Hall, the front lawns will be the venue,” says Sanjoy K. Roy, producer, DSC Jaipur Literature Festival.
Festival co-director Namita Gokhale says, “Jaipur in January 2011 promises more joy and literary stimulation than ever before. The festival continues to showcase the strength and diversity of writing in Indian languages.
It includes sessions in Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Tamil, Bangla, Assamiya, Odiya, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Nepali, Bhojpuri and Rajasthani. Debate and dialogue, poetry readings and music, what more could be an intelligent way to celebrate a new year?”

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