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<\/p>\nRather than the mystical and majestic sights of its grand palaces, its monuments, and its spectacular history, there is something more that Jaipur has to offer when you find yourself in this pink city. And that is The Jaipur Literature Festival! Here are some tid-bits from the past and the upcoming, for you to hop in the city of Jaipur, this coming January, and welcome 2017 with new thoughts!<\/p>\n
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Image Courtesy: Native Planet<\/a><\/p>\n The idea of Jaipur Literature Fest \u00a0was conceived and planted in 2006 , and has been handled by team works Arts since 2008. It has been called \u00a0\u2018The World’s largest free Literary Festival\u2019 and \u201cThe Grandest Literary Festival of them all on different occasions, by the Times and numerous other publications.<\/p>\n Image Courtesy: Oyo Rooms<\/a><\/p>\n The initial years of the festival \u00a0saw the current of the festival setting in at Jaipur, where there were wanderers and tourists who had just stumbled upon the festival during their travels. People were not aware of the magnitude of The Jaipur Literature Festival until the last few \u00a0years.<\/p>\n Image Courtesy: News18<\/a><\/p>\n The festival\u2019s basic execution of days is not ticketed, and is free for anyone and everyone to come and watch! Although, in the coming edition of January 2017, they do have a ticketed premium version for people who maybe travelling especially for the Literature Fest and want an in for all the fancy dinners and the talks that go behind the scenes.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Image Courtesy: Ixigo<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cRuchir Joshi, Jeet Thayil, Hari Kunzru and Amitava Kumar fled Jaipur on the advice of officials at the Jaipur Literature Festival after reading excerpts from The Satanic Verses<\/em>, which is banned in India.Kunzru later wrote, “Our intention was not to offend anyone’s religious sensibilities, but to give a voice to a writer who had been silenced by a death threat”<\/p>\n
Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple are the directors of The Jaipur Literature Festival and \u00a0have been associated with the festival since the beginning. Jaipur Virasat Foundation which is originally a part of the Jaipur Heritage International Festival, stated Jaipur Literature Festival(JLF) as its own individual initiative.<\/p>\n![\"Guests](\"https:\/\/gostops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jlf-2.jpg\")
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The festival’s page itself claims to be life-altering for its visitors. \u201cEquity and democracy run through the Festival\u2019s veins, placing some of the world\u2019s greatest minds, humanitarians, historians, politicians, business leaders, sports people and entertainers from all walks of life together on a stage. This free and egalitarian access to these renowned thinkers and writers is a powerful statement in a country where access to such individuals remains the privilege of a few. The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival provides a potentially life-changing opportunity for audiences from Rajasthan, across India and the world to learn from and exchange ideas with contemporary literary stalwarts.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Jaipur](\"https:\/\/gostops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Jaipur-Literature-Festival.png\")
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The festival hasn\u2019t been the one tainted without controversy, in the year 2012, when Salman Rushdie cancelled his appearance in the Jaipur Literature Festival on account of receiving death threats for the \u2018Satanic Verses\u2019.<\/p>\n![\"Books](\"https:\/\/gostops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jlf-books.jpeg\")
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The festival not only hosts famous writers, authors, poets, journalists, and media, but also people who have considerable influence in the social sphere. One can hope to be engaged in mind boggling conversations and witness something inspirational in a span of barely a few days!<\/p>\n![\"Jaipur](\"https:\/\/gostops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jlf.jpg\")
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