Jaipur Literature Festival: A Heady Dose of Fashion and Literature
Jaipur Literature Festival 2017 was an exciting blend of literature and fashion
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The Jaipur Literature Festival lies at the intersection of fashion and literature. While we were there, we tried to capture interesting subjects that subtly blend the two together. Here are some photographs from Day 5 of the festival.
Chitesh Sharma
What brings you to JLf? My keen interest in literature, I like to hear and exchange views with the speakers
A genre that you enjoy reading? Sci-fi stories
Any session that you attended? Remembering the Raj by Shashi Tharoor
Garvita Surana
What do you do? I am a student
What brings you to JLF? Not a literature enthusiast but I love coming here again and again
Ines
Where are you from? I was born in Brazil, brought up in Portugal and now live in London
What do you do? I am an art curator
Any session that you are planning to attend? Neil Macgregor’s talk on Shakespeare
Inna Modja
Where are you from? I am from Mali but live in Europe
What brings you to JLF? It’s an interesting blend of poetry, music and art and wonderful to see people come together every year for this festival
Any book you’re planning to buy? I bought books by Kate Tempest and books by few other poets
Jatin Dewat
What do you do? I am an actor and model
What brings you to JLF? It's my first time here so I wanted to explore it
Jigyasa Singla
What do you do? I am a fashion designer
What brings you to JLF? I am not into literature but I love street fashion here
Any book you recently read? Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hoseini, I think every girl should read this book once
Lyla
What do you do? I am an artist
What brings you here? I want to spread awareness regarding menstruation
Any book that you are planning to read? I love books by Mrinal Pande
Sadhbh Moore
Where are you from? I am from Ireland but I live in London
Any session you are planning to attend? I’m looking forward to hear Kate Tempest who is a renowed artist from London
Your favorite JLF moment? Last night we attended Lisa Hanningan's music concert and it was amazing
Wendy Scott
Where are you from? London
What do you do? I am a journalist, stylist & anthropologist
Any book that you recently read? Perfume by Patrick Suskind
(Abhimanyu Singh Rathore is a style blogger and photographer at blog at Ishtailista. He is forever on the lookout for people with a fantastic personal style. He has a deep appreciation for colourful Indian kitsch and has been documenting street style at ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival since the last four years. )
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