The Jaipur Literature Festival lies at the intersection of fashion and literature. While there, we tried to capture interesting subjects that subtly blend the two together. Day 4 of the festival saw understated, confident styles and a dash of pink.
Anushka Seth
Where are you from? New Delhi
What do you do? I have studied literature and perhaps that’s why I enjoy all genres of literature
Why have you come to the Jaipur Literature Festival? To be able to live my college days that were filled with a special enthusiasm for literature
Sheley
Where are you from? Australia
Which session are you looking forward to? ‘The Art of the Screenplay’ with Bruce Robinson, David Hare, Neil Jordan, Prasoon Joshi and Ritesh Batra
Any book that you are planning to read? Commonwealth by Ann Patchet
Imam Siddique
What brings you to the JLF every year? The energy and enthusiasm in people for literature and music from all over the world
What are your upcoming projects? There’s Rave, an Indian art magazine for which I am the Creative Director. It should be up and running by 26 February
Any session that you loved? I just attended Shashi Tharoor’s session which was brilliant
Claudia Hyles
Where are you from? Australia
Any book that you want to talk about in particular ? I recently read William Dalrymple’s Kohinoor
Any session that you definitely wouldn’t want to miss? Actually the book inspired me to go and attend ‘A Line in the Sand: Sykes, Picot and the Shaping of the Middle East’ by James Barr, Christopher Sykes, Robert F Worth and Tarun Khanna
Insha Siddiqui
What do you do ? I am a 12th standard student
Which author have inspired you? I recently read Helen Keller’s works and that inspired me to attend the literature festival for the first time.
Lerry Denny
Where are you from? Nigeria.
What do you do? I am student of BPharma and have been in India for two years.
What brings you to JLF? The cultural heritage of this great country that I get to learn about from this festival
Nareena Narada Dasa
What do you do? I am from ISKCON Bengaluru
Which session did you love attending? The one on the stories of Vikram and Betal.
What brings you to JLF? To discover writers who can help us illustrate and explore value-based characters of the Bhagvad Gita.
Melissa
Where are you from? Australia
Any book you are planning to read? The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Any session that you are planning to attend? Since I am volunteering at Charbagh, I’m attending all the sessions there
Priyasha Khandelwal
What do you do ? I am a fashion writer and style blogger
Any book that you are planning to buy? The Unsuitable Boy by Karan Johar.
Any session that you are looking forward to attend? The session by Javed Akhtar titled After the Angry Young Men, the Traditional Women, What?’’. It examines the heart of Bollywood cinema, its protagonists and its interpretation of the larger Indian consciousness
(Abhimanyu Singh Rathore is a style blogger and photographer who writes the blog 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 the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival for the last four years.)
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