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Meet the Humans of Jaipur Literature Festival

Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore

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Excitement at Jaipur Literature Festival is shooting through the sky, the lovers of this festival are flocking in from every corner of the globe. With attractive colors of the city and the festival in particular, the visitors too have decided to dress up in brights, although some were playing with darker colors too.

On Day Two, we explored a bit more around the festival to find interesting subjects that subtly blend fashion and literature together.

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Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore
Subhashish Mandal. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Subhashish Mandal

Where are you from: New Delhi

What do you do: I am an architect

Which session are you looking forward to? I am here for the first time, enjoying the cultural vibe and also as my friend Devdutt Pattnaik is speaking so looking forward to attend that.

A book you are looking forward to read? The book City of Palaces by Sujata Massey.

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Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore
Suhani. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Suhani

What do you do? I am a fashion blogger

What genre interests you in literature? Love stories

A book that you really liked? I Too Had A Love Story by Ravindra Singh

What brought you here? Culture and of course good books

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Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore
Soumya. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Soumya

What do you do? I am a design student.

What brought you here? The heritage and the good vibes

What genre interests you? I love reading about fashion

Which author do you really like? Andrew Bolton

Any session that you are planning to attend? The session by Rishi Kapoor

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Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore
Ghazelle Sibyl. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Ghazelle Sibyl

Where are you from: Melbourne, Australia

What do you do? I am an artist (dancer)

Which session are you looking forward to attend? I love Alka Pande so I’m looking forward to hear that session.

What subject moves you? Beauty and Indian Culture

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Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore

Suna Kafadar

What brought you here? This is my first time at ZEE JLF and I would like to explore the city too.

What do you really love about the festival? Great discussions and to know about history from all over the world

Which session are you looking forward to? I came with William Dalrymple so looking forward to attend his session

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Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore
Pallavi Chaturvedi. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Pallavi Chaturvedi

What do you do? I am a style blogger & social media influencer

What genre interests you in literature? Hindi & political literature, and also reading Sufi books

Which book are you planning to buy? 1991 by Sanjaya Baru

Which sessions have you attended here? Chitra Banerjee's session was quite interesting as it talks about how to find beauty in the monotony of life

Was there any special thing that you did here? Getting a book signed for my mom and dad

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Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore

Tamannna. (Photo Courtesy: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Tamannna

What do you do? I am a second year student at Delhi University

Which session are you looking forward to? The Camera in Jaipur by Rahaab Allana and Sudhir Kasliwal as I am passionate about photography

Which book are you planning to read next? Adi Parva by Amruta Patil

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Walk into Jaipur Lit Fest and see the intersection of fashion and literature galore

Sonali Patel. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Sonali Patel

What do you do? I am a fashion student

What brought you here? Meeting new people and also interacting with strangers

What genre interests you? Mystery books

Anything special that you are looking forward to at JLF? To attend the heritage music concert in the evening probably.

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(Abhimanyu Singh Rathore is a style blogger and photographer at blog at Ishtalista. 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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