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Kolkata Literary Festival set to be held from 21 to 23 Jan. Read here

The three-day literary extravaganza is to be held at the iconic heritage building Park Mansions at Park Street

2 min read23 Dec 2021
Lounge

Hope and high spirits at a lit fest

The Bangalore Literature Festival, in its eighth edition, hopes to boost optimism

1 min read8 Nov 2019
Lounge

How to Lounge this weekend

From a pop-up sale by Kolkata-based designer inspired by the costumes in Satyajit Ray’s films to the Neev Children’s Literature Festival that’s hosting workshops and discussions for allTo celebrate its third anniversary, Mumbai-based restaurant Masque collaborated with the Bombay Food Truck for savoury food in bite-sized portions

1 min read20 Sep 2019
News

Hyderabad Literary Fest venue shifted due to fear of anti-govt remarks?

Hyderabad Public School maintains that it cannot organize the event because the dates are clashing with an event being held at the same time in January 2020 However, a member of the HPS managing committee said some members have been unhappy over anti-government remarks being made at the event

2 min read21 Aug 2019
Politics

JLF 2019 kicks off with debates on #MeToo, dynastic politics

The inaugural day saw a tree crash in the lunch area in the afternoon, injuring at least four peopleA tree crashed in the lunch area in the afternoon, injuring at least four people

2 min read24 Jan 2019
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Festival fever

Kolkata Literary Meet 2019 disrupts the familiar format of lit fests

1 min read19 Jan 2019
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JLF 2019: A galaxy of literary stars in Jaipur

From a crime fiction sensation to last year's Pulitzer winner, here's the 'Lounge' guide to JLF 2019Among Indian writers, the list features prominent names in the regional languages

3 min read19 Jan 2019
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Mumbai curtain raiser of Jaipur Literature Festival 2019 is headlined by a powerful #MeToo panel

Science, #MeToo, gender dynamics, war, climate change, poetry and music will take centrestage at the 12th edition of the literary festival

2 min read6 Dec 2018
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Bangalore Literature Festival: Books and more

In its seventh edition, BLF features panels on #MeToo and Section 377

1 min read27 Oct 2018
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Jaipur Lit Fest responds to #MeToo petition, says it stands by women

Over 1,000 people have signed the petition, including prominent names from the world of culture, such as Wendy Doniger, Gurcharan Das, Nilanjana S Roy, and Ranjit Hoskote

2 min read23 Oct 2018
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