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The highly anticipated 17th edition of the esteemed Jaipur Literature Festival is approaching. It will take place from February 1 to February 5 at Hotel Clarks Amer in Jaipur.

Ahead of the grand fest, a curtain raiser of the multifaceted literary show was organised in Delhi's The Leela Palace on January 16, giving a sneak peek into the upcoming festival.

The Festival will feature an incredible array of writers, speakers, intellectuals, athletes, journalists, legislators, social activists, and more.

Jaipur Literature Fest 2024

During the curtain raiser event, Namita Gokhale, acclaimed writer and Co-Director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, said, "In this, our seventeenth year, we remain committed to the rich diversity of our multilingual literary heritage. We have writers from over twenty-five nationalities. Sixteen Indian languages shall be represented, including those from the evocative oral traditions. We explore a universe of ideas and themes - mathematics to music, camels to cuisine, environment to economics, and fiction to faction. Do look up the brilliant programme on our website.”

Jaipur Literature Fest 2024 Curtain Raiser

William Dalrymple, writer, historian and Co-Director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, said, “Every year we try and raise the bar at the Jaipur Literature Festival, but 2024 will be our finest festival yet. We are proud to present almost all the year's most celebrated writers from around the world: the greatest novelists & poets, environmentalists and investigative journalists, historians and biographers, scientists and economists, artists and art historians, travel writers and humourists, literary critics and philosopher-feminists: a free-flowing gathering of great literary minds and extraordinary thinkers that is like a global super symposium or mega university opening its gates for anyone who wants to attend for five whole days for free.”

Delhi Preview Of JLF 2024

Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts, who produce the Jaipur Literature Festival, said, “Embarking on Jaipur Literature Festival 2024, our vision is one of inclusivity, uniting the finest in literary excellence and fostering interdisciplinary conversations on a global scale. Our Festival proudly embodies pluralism, diversity, and multilingualism, showcasing more than 24 languages, with 16 hailing from India. The 2024 edition continues our commitment to fundamental values, focusing on engaging the youth, creating a democratic and accessible platform, and ensuring free and equitable participation for all.”

During the Delhi Curtain Raiser at The Leela Palace, Mohd. Rafiq Khan Langa, a member of the renowned Langa family of traditional Rajasthani folk singers, also delivered a magical performance.

Key Highlights Of Jaipur Literature Festival 2024

  • There will be sessions on 16 Indian and 8 foreign languages during the literary extravaganza, offering an inspiring range of linguistic diversity. Assamese, Awadhi, Banjara, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Kurukh, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Tamil, Toda, and Urdu are among the Indian languages.
  • About 550 speakers and artists from a wide range of nationalities will be featured in the Festival's 2024 edition. Major honourees like the Booker, the International Booker, the Pulitzer, the Sahitya Akademi, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, the JCB Prize for Literature, and many more will also be in attendance.
  • The event will cover a variety of topics, including fiction and nonfiction, literary criticism, history, politics, current affairs, economics, poetry, art and architecture, translation, graphic novels, gender, science and medicine, food and memory, biographies and memoirs, mythology, spirituality and religion, mental health, fashion and lifestyle, law and justice, geopolitics, sports, crime fiction, and climate change and the environment.

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