ZEE JLF 2018

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Zee JLF 2018: With record footfalls, stellar debates and conversations, event ends on a high note

The Festival has also won the hearts and minds of the younger generation.

Jan 31, 2018, 17:15 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi needs time, there will be reshuffling in Congress: Shashi Tharoor

Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor has indicated that there may be changes in the Congress party office bearers soon.

Jan 28, 2018, 22:03 PM IST

At #ZEJLF, Sashi Tharoor explains what drove him to write ‘why am I a Hindu’

Tharoor said that the idea of Hindus as ‘seekers of truth’ appealed to his liberal tenor and says the ’simple attitude of liberalism finds itself a congenial home in Hinduism’.

Jan 28, 2018, 11:58 AM IST

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi skips Zee Jaipur Lit Fest

Prasoon Joshi was earlier scheduled to address a session titled 'Main aur Woh: Conversations with Myself' at the Zee JLF 2018.

Jan 27, 2018, 12:29 PM IST

Padmaavat fallout: Censor Board Chairperson Prasoon Joshi says 'will miss great moments at Zee JLF'

Prasoon Joshi was earlier scheduled to address a session titled 'Main aur Woh: Conversations with Myself' at the Zee JLF 2018.

Jan 27, 2018, 12:22 PM IST

Censor Board Chairperson Prasoon Joshi bows to Karni Sena, to skip Zee JLF 2018

Joshi was scheduled to participate in a session titled "Main aur Woh: Conversations with Myself".

Jan 27, 2018, 11:56 AM IST

#ZEEJLF conversations from the sidelines: 'The best way to deal with poverty is to forget the poor'

"The basic tenet of democracy is citizenship and, while I agree we should be value-neutral, there is one value which we cannot neuter and that is the value of 'citizenship'." 

Jan 27, 2018, 09:54 AM IST

Bad or good, keep writing, says Canada-based author Rupi Kaur at Zee JLF 2018

The Canada-based author besides performing several of her poems was also seen giving advice to budding writers.

Jan 26, 2018, 17:31 PM IST

Not as bad to be Muslim than to be Dalit, says Christophe Jaffrelot during JLF 2018 session

Eminent French political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot today said that in the absence of reservation, Dalits would not have reached anywhere, and it was "not as bad to be a Muslim than to be a Dalit".

Jan 26, 2018, 17:08 PM IST

Zee JLF 2018: Mira Nair names 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' as her hardest film

Critically-acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair has said her 2012 movie 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', a post-9/11 political thriller based on an eponymous novel, was the "hardest" film she has ever made.

Jan 26, 2018, 16:25 PM IST

ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival 2018: Pico Iyer, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Noble laureate Muhammad Yunus take centerstage

Keynote session on the first day of the Zee JLF 2018 was addressed by Pico Iyer, which had thousands of people standing at the Bank of Baroda Front Lawns. 

Jan 26, 2018, 16:21 PM IST

Zee JLF 2018: Watch Literature Festival live on Twitter

Twitter users can watch the live stream of the event on Zee Jaipur Literature Festival's official handle.

Jan 25, 2018, 17:54 PM IST

Zee JLF 2018: Author Chetan Bhagat to lead the session on January 27

A number of Mumbai-based speakers were featured in the second list, including bestselling novelist Amish.

Jan 25, 2018, 13:22 PM IST

Julia Donaldson to talk of Gruffalo, storytelling, recitation at JLF

Julia Donaldson, author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, will take the audience at the Jaipur Literature Festival on a journey of storytelling, performance and recitation besides talking about her popular creation -- The Gruffalo.

Jan 24, 2018, 19:02 PM IST

Zee JLF 2018: Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi and other prominent authors to turn speakers at the event

The festival’s core values remain unchanged; to serve as a democratic, non-aligned platform offering free and fair access.

Jan 22, 2018, 13:48 PM IST