The Jaipur Literature Festival

The Jaipur Literature Festival – always colorful, often controversial -- is the premier literary event in the country, and befitting its status, has a permanent slot on the cultural calendar, between January 24 and 28. The event, traditionally held in the spectacular Diggi Palace, features readings of their works by top Indian and international authors, workshops, debate, participatory discussions and, by way of relief from words, an array of cultural performances that light up the evenings.

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A common subtext of Jaipur is how seamlessly the ancient co-exists with the modern, how easily a richly caparisoned elephant, reminiscent of the ones that used to take royals in procession back in the day, shares street space with the cars, lorries, and pedestrians in the teeming business centers of the city. It is not uncommon to see an elephant ambling along down the middle of the central thoroughfare, at its own leisurely pace, and a long line... more
A common subtext of Jaipur is how seamlessly the ancient co-exists with the modern, how easily a richly caparisoned elephant, reminiscent of the ones that used to take royals in procession back in the day, shares street space with the cars, lorries, and pedestrians in the teeming business centers of the city. It is not uncommon to see an elephant ambling along down the middle of the central thoroughfare, at its own leisurely pace, and a long line of vehicles trailing after it without anyone evincing the slightest sign of impatience – a sight that is possible only in those ancient cities of India where ancient and modern are both integrated into the DNA of its people so deeply it is hard to say where one begins and the other ends. less

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