Press Coverage
Myth and Fiction at The Jaipur Literature Festival
In the years that followed the publication of Salman Rushdie’s novel, “The Satanic Verses,” a tragic game of Chinese whispers took place among those Indian Muslims who decided to take action against the novel. Few of them had ever read it: the book was banned in India before more than a handful of copies had arrived at customs, so of the many of pages that were written about the book in Rushdie’s home country, almost all were based on hearsay. Click here to read more
- William Dalrymple
Day 3 at the Jaipur Literature Festival
After the madness of the day, this was time for some calm. Quite surprisingly, the evening began with a poetry reading by young poetess Tishani Doshi. But this aberration was more than welcomed by the audience, as they sat, mesmerized by Tishani's recitation, some inspired by Neruda, some anti-love, from her collection, "Everything Begins Elsewhere". Click here to read more
- Upasana Mantri and Kashika Saxena
A Mother’s Memoir
US-based author Amy Chua clears the air on her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Even though the West did not get the satire 49-year-old author Amy Chua intended to share with her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, there were many takers for the strict, “Asian” style of parenting she advocates, at the Jaipur Literature Festival. Many parents turned up for a rather therapeutic session on Saturday for Chua’s discussion on “Tiger Mothers”. Click here to read more
- Pallavi Pundir
Gulzar, Akhtar regale audience at Jaipur fest
Getting people out of work on a Monday morning to listen to poetry is not a hard task if you are Javed Akhtar or Gulzar. So the turnout at the 10 am session titled Kahani Kisko Kehte Hai? - featuring Bollywood's most wanted poet-lyricists with their younger counterpart, adman Prasoon Joshi, and filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj - was no big surprise. Click here to read more
- Georgina Maddox
James Shapiro keen on Shakespearean theatre in India
James Shapiro, the author of “1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare” and “Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare”, wants to tour India and the rest of the world to see how the bard has been given life in fresh ways by different cultures. Click here to read more
