Voices of dissent are only heard at lit fests these days

'Many of the biggest events at such lit fests have nothing to do with books or authors, but about current events and the changing nature of society,' points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: A performer at......

Padmaavat row: Prasoon Joshi won't attend Jaipur Lit Fest

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi has pulled out of the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival in the wake of the Padmaavat controversy, saying he wished to avoid any discomfort to the organisers and......

RSS top brass to speak at Jaipur lit fest

Dattatreya Hosabale and Manmohan Vaidya have been invited as speakers at the literary event starting tomorrow.Radhika Ramaseshan reports. When Dattatreya Hosabale and Manmohan Vaidya were asked to......

Anupam Kher abuses detractors on intolerance issue at Jaipur Lit Fest

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher and Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra sparred during a debate over the limits imposed on freedom of speech and were joined in by a politically divided audience at the Jaipur......

'Rajputs' target Ekta Kapoor at Jaipur Lit Fest

Balaji Telefilms owner Ekta Kapoor becomes the target of a mob claiming to be members of the Rajput community for depiction of the historical figure of Jodha in her on-air serial titled Jodha......

Bollywood condemns Salman Rushdie ban

As Rajasthan government persuaded the organizers of Jaipur Literary Festival to ask Salman Rushdie to call off his visit, stars condemned the ban on Twitter.Celina......