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Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 Diaries – Day 5

January 28, 2023

And just like that, the final day arrived and wound up! Oh but not before leaving me with three wonderful sessions! Amit Chaudhuri took me by hand, ably prodded by Janice Pariat, on a sojourn in Berlin and left me looking for more. Curiosity piqued, I bought the book. Well.. 🙂 Chigozie Obioma was such … More Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 Diaries – Day 5

Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 Diaries – Day 3

January 22, 2023

Books I love and the authors who wrote them – this was today’s primary theme for me! Shehan Karunatilaka, the Booker Prize Winner 2022, was every bit the person I have come to expect of him – eloquent, witty and empathetic. He spoke about his books, growing up years, socio-political climate in Sri Lanka of … More Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 Diaries – Day 3