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January 29, 2013 Flight missed January 29, 2013: Though the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 is over, the social life in Jaipur is still very hectic. Today morning I had another event of our ongoing series …
January 28, 2013 A Life Apart – book release at JLF January 28, 2013:Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 concluded today. I dropped into the Writer’s Ball dinner which is a farewell dinner organized at the Kesar Kyari in Amer Fort. I met British writer Aminatta Forna …
January 27, 2013 Samosas, kachoris score over 5-star dinners Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) and the Polo season, both are in full bloom. JLF is quite like a Maha Kumbh of literature where six parallel sessions are taking place at the Diggi Palace Hotel. Everyone …
January 25, 2013 At the Diggi Palace Hotel Jan 25, 2013: It is the second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 and I am writing this blog entry from Room No 618 of hotel Diggi Palace which was once …
January 24, 2013 Jaipur LitFest 2013 January 24, 2013: The five-day Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 takes off today. Mahasweta Devi will be the keynote speaker and the Dalai Lama is also scheduled to attend the first …
January 22, 2013 The shadow of a controversy January 22, 2013: I landed in Jaipur yesterday afternoon. Later, I went to a private dinner hosted by my friend couple for me. They wanted me to introduce few more …
January 20, 2013 Artistes in Pink City react on border incident I arrived in Jaipur on Tuesday evening. The city is gearing up for the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013 (JLF 2013). I find that, since the past few years, January has become …
January 19, 2013 Jaipur polo season gets off on a sad note January 19, 2013: The polo season in Jaipur, which is on full swing, got off on a sad and tragic note. Two of the horses died in front of our …
January 17, 2013 Jaipur abuzz with events January 17, 2013: Arrived Jaipur on 15th evening and went to Hotel Clarks Amer to attend a function organised by Timmie and Apurv Kumar. The function was in memory of Apurv’s …
January 13, 2013 Will India stand up; show a little moxie The spineless killing of two Indian soldiers and the mutilation of their bodies at the border by the Pakistan army personnel has caused much outrage across the country. As concern …
January 12, 2013 Food events and other functions January 12, 2013: On Thursday evening had a short meeting at the ITC Sonar Bangla as I am firming up plans for a new series with them in association with the The Telegraph. After …
January 10, 2013 A hectic itinerary ahead January 10, 2013: Yesterday I couldn’t attend the Cocktails & Dinner at The Park Hotel hosted by Priti Paul to celebrate the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2013. However, I was …
