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The much-awaited Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) begins at Hotel Clarks Amer in the Pink City on Thursday. The 17th edition of the literature festival is expected to be attended by thousands of literature lovers from across the globe for the next five days. A glimpse of what the world-famous festival would look like was witnessed on its first day only when visitors started coming in the early morning hours.

The JLF was inaugurated by Rajasthan Deputy CM Diya Kumari at 9:30 am at the Hotel Clarks Amer. It began with melodious tunes and soothing music by Kalpini Komkali celebrating the legendary legacy and birth centenary of his father Pandit Kumar Gandharva.  

The first day of the JLF will feature sessions by eminent personalities like lyricist Gulzar, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, and former cricketer Ajay Jadeja. Litterateurs from 10 Indian languages and 7 international languages will also increase the prestige of JLF on the first day. 

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Lyricist Gulzar will be seen reciting poems during the poetry session on the first day of JLF. Former Indian team cricketer Ajay Jadeja will also be seen sharing his experiences related to cricket. Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan will talk about the future economy.

The JLF will host over 550 speakers from 10 Indian and 7 international languages, including award-winning writers, historians, politicians, scientists, activists and celebrities. The festival will cover a wide range of topics such as history, politics, gender, science, food, myths, religion, mental health, fashion, law, sports, climate change and the environment.

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A new venue 'Nandghar' has also been built for the festival as the earlier venue called Mughal Tent had run into controversy over its name after several BJP leaders objected to it stating that it was named after the Mughal Dynasty. However, the JLF organiser Sanjoy K Roy said that in Hollywood, the word 'Mughal' is used to look at a certain lifestyle and not to denote any religion or community.