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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicJaipur literature festival

Topic: Jaipur literature festival

‘Bollywood is more interested in showing Ram as vegetarian,’ says Devdutt Pattanaik

Portraying gods as angry is inaccurate, Devdutt Pattanaik said at the Nainital Lit festival. ‘Only helpless people get angry, and gods aren't helpless'.

I am an Irish author, I hope JLF is a rock festival for books in Ireland, too

From 22-31 May, the JLF is coming to Ireland – the first time that a version of the festival has been held across a border.

When JLF discussed what women don’t want and eldest daughter syndrome

Bhavika Govil, Shunali Khullar Shroff, and Amrita Mahale said that women often struggle with society's expectations at the JLF, a notion with which audience member Sudha Murthy disagreed.

Is freedom of speech a dangerous idea? JLF closing panel couldn’t find an answer

At the closing debate of JLF, Pavan K Varma posed a question that had the crowd in an uproar. ‘Would you want to be in jail without bail,’ he said, referring to Umar Khalid.

‘Judges fear granting bail’—DY Chandrachud takes on Umar Khalid question at JLF

‘If an expeditious trial is not possible, then bail should be the rule and not the exception,’ ex-CJI DY Chandrachud told Vir Sanghvi at a Jaipur Literature Festival session on Sunday.

‘I like trespassing into people’s lives,’ says photographer Rohit Chawla at his book launch

Rohit Chawla's 'Portrait of an Artist' was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival by Bipin Shah. The book is a collection of photographs taken over the years.

Agnostic is the same as ‘slightly pregnant’, says Javed Akhtar at JLF

At times, Javed Akhtar’s Q&A session resembled a stand-up act done in Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb. At other moments, it seemed more like a 'baithak'.

JLF is a unique assembly of tradition and modernity, says Rajasthan CM

Speaking at the inaugural address, Bhajan Lal Sharma urged writers and the younger generation to write something meaningful, something with thought and feeling.

Shalini Passi says there are four stages of loving her—shock, denial, acceptance and escape

Shalini Passi was at Jaipur Literature Festival to launch her first book—The Art of Being Fabulous. 'Please judge the book by its cover. It is as fabulous as it looks,' she said.

‘There is no crash course in secularism. it should be a way of life,’ says Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar's session at JLF 2026 chronicled the poet’s journey from his first literary influence to the ever-changing landscape of the Hindi film industry.

On Camera

Why Samay Raina is making Kashmiri Pandits proud

Kashmiri Pandits had only two choices: pick up the gun and risk the decimation of an already small community, or leave—and live. We chose the latter.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

‘Atmanirbharta in defence can’t be just about making weapons, need sovereignty’—Air Marshal at Ran Samwad 

Chief of Integrated Defence Staff Ashutosh Dixit also spoke about theaterisation of Indian armed forces and said that over 90% agreement has been reached on the same.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.