Jaipur opens its arms to JLF 2015!

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 22 Januari 2015 | 18.47

An eclectic blend of the colorful heritage of the city of Jaipur, books, authors and discussions - the 8th edition of the Jaipur Literature Fest kicked off today.

Thousands gathered to listen to an array of renowned authors as well as some popular names from showbiz like Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Prasoon Joshi, Naseeruddin Shah and Girish Karnad.

The festival will witness an array of celebrated authors, historians, film-makers, explorers, playwrights and musicians.

To mark the start of the five days of festivities at the beautiful Diggi palace, the guests were welcomed with a performance by famous Rajasthani musicians Nathoo Solanki, Chugge, Khan and the Jaisalmer Boys. They were accompanied by local dance performers and singer-songwriter Sonam Kalra.

The theme this year running across the festival include a focus on 'The Poetic Imagination', 'Mythology', 'Literature in Cinema', 'The Seven Deadly Sins', 'Women Uninterrupted' and 'Aesthetics and Art'. To start the festival, the Keynote address on 'The Poetic Imagination' was delivered by Vijay Sheshadari, Kedarnath Singh and Arvind Krishna Mehrotra.

The first half of the day witnessed great excitement at the different venues within the palace with speakers Prasoon Joshi, Javed Akhtar, Mark Tully and Devdutt Patnaik engaging audience in some highly interesting sessions. Popular chef Vikas Khanna launched his book 'Masterchef India Cookbook'.

The day will close with a musical performance by The Unorthodox, Unprecedented and Preacher along with sitar virtuoso, Sheema Mukherjee for an evening of fun.

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