Dr. Yash Goyal
Correspondent TIP
Jaipur (Tip): Described as ‘the greatest literary show on earth’, the Jaipur Literary Festival is a lavish feast of ideas. Over the past decade, with nearly 2,000 speakers, he has transformed himself into a global literary phenomenon, welcoming over a million book-lovers from India and around the world.
Over the past 15 years, JLF’s core values have remained unchanged. The festival brings together the world’s top writers, thinkers, humanitarians, politicians, business leaders, sports officials, entertainers and more on one stage to promote freedom of expression and participation. Defending freedom. Thoughtful discussion and dialogue.
15 as the fear and threat of the pandemic Covid-19 was minimized this timeth The iconic JLF edition returned to the city of Jaipur, customary for its unique flavor, substance and scale, from 19th to 23rd January, bringing together writers, readers, enthusiasts, influencers and thinkers.
The long-awaited 16th edition features some of the world’s most famous and extraordinary minds in a spectacular and diverse programme. With 21 Indian and 14 international languages on display, the sessions spanned his five venues.
The festival has won the Nobel Prize, the Booker Prize, the International Booker Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the Sahitia Academy Prize, the Baillie Gifford Prize, the Penn American Prize for Literature, the South Asian Literature Prize and the JCB Literature Prize.
This season was fortunately devoid of political, social, and religious controversy, which could draw a cult crowd and cause hurdles and media hype.
Education in Rajasthan BD Kara Minister awarded 8th Kanhiyalal Sethia Award, for the best poem of K Satchidanandan. A cash prize of Rs.100,000 and a token of appreciation were presented with celebration by Dr. Kara and his organizers.Siddharth Setia of Mahakavi Kanhyalal Setia Foundation“The MKSA Cethia Poetry Award associated with the JLF is a platform to bring the diversity of Indian poetry to a global audience.”
2021 Nobel Prize in Literature Winners, Abdul Razak Gurna launched the JLF with a keynote address, “Writing as a Form of Resistance.” In another session dedicated to him, the Tanzanian-born British author of ten novels, Ghana, said: The feeling of losing, the animosity, the adventure, the need to make sense of all this, trying to work it all out, I started writing. But I didn’t write, it wasn’t written. Rather, it was trying to work things out, pondering, and not meant to be seen by anyone. Sometimes I start writing like that.
Saying that he didn’t think about publishing when he started writing, Ghana said: But none of these were intended for writing. But slowly, my ambition kicked in and I wanted to do something with these writings. “
Renowned politician and author Shashi Tharoor had the largest sessions for dialogue on a variety of subjects including politics, history and current affairs.the media is always Every year I looked forward to Thalor’s press conference, but this time he announced that he would write a book about the great success of Bharat Jod Yatra (BJY). Road from Kanyakumari to Srinagar. Already on the Malayalam newspaper’s website he said he is writing a column on BJY, Thalor said Yatra was confirmed to be a huge success across the country.
“It has greatly restored the image of Rahul Gandhi. Eventually the caricature of the Pup business was erased. The old caricature was based on three charges. It has been proven to have marched on a kilometer of road, and now the first charge is no longer possible,” says Tharoor.
“Second charge: RaGa was arrogant, unapproachable, etc. Looking at it now, he meets all sorts of people from all walks of life, waving, holding and marching together.” he elaborated.
“Third accusation: Raga is not serious and cannot talk about politics. Now he is giving dozens of press conferences. , “He was completely transformed by Yatra. The public saw the results.”
“RaGa’s BJY has energized the party and its workers. If they want to win, motivated party members should go for vigorous campaigns to get it,” he added.
famous poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter Garzer I also worked on some sessions. In her correspondence, Galzer said that poetry is not just a matter of textbooks, but is tied to everyday life and things.
“Today’s generation feels that poetry is a textbook problem. I only added it to A Day. Through them, we can also understand the heartbeat of changing times,” Gulzar told the audience.“A Poem a Day” is a collection of 365 of his Nazms edited by Gulzar Sahib. From his 1947 to 2017 he collected contemporary poetry of 365 poets and translated them into Hindustani. He contended that languages are not small and that all languages, including scripts, can be considered national languages.
In the “Daira and Danak” session, famous poets of the time, Jaan Nisar Akhtar and Kaifi Azmi, were mentioned. “Daira” and “Dhanak” are poetry collections edited by Jaan Nisar Akhtar and Kaifi Azmi respectively. Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi. Through two great poets born at the same time, I shared with the audience the joys and narratives of that era. Akhtar saheb mentions the progressive movement of 1930 and its influence on the writings of his two poets. While there are many similarities between the two poets, noting the major differences, famous actress Shabana Azmi said: Interesting discussions like this are nothing less than a feast for listeners. Ravish Kumar He engaged in a fascinating discussion of ‘fear’ and its role in politics today. rice field. He spoke at length about political prisoners, the rich, judges, and how they all fear today’s government. In that sense, the underlying theme of the talk was the all-encompassing nature of fear.
Sudha Marty Indian educator, author and philanthropist spoke about how writing changed her. She further emphasized the importance of her native language and local culture. She started her writing in her English at the age of 52.
“I connect with people because I speak the truth. I don’t act. What you see is what you get. She said, “Normally, if you write honestly, you build relationships. That’s what I believe.”
biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake Talking about his book Entangled Life, he shed light on the fascinating world of fungi and how they are inherent in our being. It’s how we shape the future and how we play a role in shaping our world. .
The story in the session “Elephant and Dragon” Former Indian Army Secretary JJ Singh “The situation for the Indian army is not the same as it was in 1962. They had nosebleeds in the Galwan Valley. They were stopped at Doklam and told to return to India as well. It is a new India that is growing and they need to understand that India is no longer the same.” He said that India and China can only have a constructive and positive relationship through dialogue and discussion. I expected.
Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford, Marc du Sautoy It highlights how mathematics can do more with less, and attempts to answer the age-old question that hard work is the only key to success.
Renowned classical musician Padma Bhushan Hariprasad Chaurasia and author Satya Saran meet Managing Director and Festival Producer Sanjoy K. Roy about Chaurasia’s childhood anecdotes and journey with Bansuri I spoke. Co-director of the JLF, noted female author and 2021 Sahitia Her Academy Award winner for his book ‘Things to Leave Behind’, Namitagokare is pleased to present ‘A Life in Books’ and her latest work ‘A Life in Books’. JAIPURNAMA” was also discussed.
Actor Deepti Naval, veteran TV journalist Vir Sanghvi, former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, and UN Deputy Secretary-General Anita Bhatia, among others, captivated the audience at many sessions..