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RSS top brass to speak at Jaipur lit fest

Dattatreya Hosabale and Manmohan Vaidya have been invited as speakers at the literary event starting tomorrow.Radhika Ramaseshan reports. When Dattatreya Hosabale and Manmohan Vaidya were asked to......

Trump Turns Up At Lit Fests All Over!

The dramatic moves of Donald Trump, which have shaken up the global order, dominated the discussion.A sense of bewilderment prevailed, but there was also expectation that President Trump would......

Voices of dissent are only heard at lit fests these days

'Many of the biggest events at such lit fests have nothing to do with books or authors, but about current events and the changing nature of society,' points out Aakar Patel. IMAGE: A performer at......

My take aways from the Jaipur LitFest

'Surprised by the absence of any sloganeering or even mild protest in an ambience so free and self-regulated, I asked a friend from Delhi whether he too, with sharp political antenna, was surprised......

India, Pak, Afghanistan relations take centre stage at Jaipur LitFest

Interrelations of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday took centre stage at the Jaipur LitFest where panelists discussed the upswing in talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan besides India's......

'Entrepreneurship in India is looked at with mistrust'

'I don’t think Siddhartha has done anything wrong. He has not managed his debt well. In any case, he is not the best example of the system going wrong or the system pushing him hard. I think......

'We Had A Tom And Jerry Relationship'

'I believed that no matter what happened, I would be there to take care of him.''He believed it too and even when he fell ill, he had total faith in me, ki main sab theek kar doongi.''I tried, I......

Review: Pizza is the spook-fest that delivers

There is more to this inventive Pizza than meets the eye, says Nishi TiwariThe horror genre in Hindi films has had quite the patchy past. So when I first heard that the rights of Pizza -- one of......

'I never saw myself gyrating to Govinda'

'If everybody knows your name, that's success. Isn't that what society tells us?''I experienced all that at a very young age.''So how come I wasn't happy?' IMAGE: Lisa Ray's famous photoshoot for......

SPOTTED! Shraddha at her pal's engagement

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Shraddha Kapoor recently took some time to attend her pal Eshanka Wahi’s engagement ceremony in Mumbai. She shared a......

'You can get too blinded by Bollywood'

'If you can do new things everyday, your mind will be challenged.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Shilpa Rao/Instagram Music has always dominated Shilpa Rao's 'simple' life. "We didn't have a fancy......

Ignorant Suhel Seth insults India hockey champ Rasquinha

Former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha suffered a rude shock during the Times Lit Fest in Mumbai on Sunday when socialite Suhel Seth questioned his presence on the sports panel of the......

RCB's Collapse Triggers Meme Fest on Social Media

IMAGE: Tough night to be an RCB fan. Photograph: BCCI RCB fans had little to cheer about on Friday night as their team crumbled under pressure in a rain-shortened clash against Punjab Kings......

What Should Change In Indian Cricket?

'In India we have a lot of superstar worship.''If we lose a match, but Tendulkar hits a century people are happy that their star did not let them down.''This should change. People should support......

How Dravid tackles criticism and unwinds

Rahul Dravid's ability to soak in pressure contributed in India's bull run in World Cup IMAGE: India Head Coach Rahul Dravid with captain Rohit Sharma. Photograph: BCCI/X Few days before the......

India must not host Olympics unless we can win 40 gold medals: Bindra

'We need to invest in our youth, we need to invest on our athletes, that should be the priority and then when we are in a position to realistically win at least 40 gold medals in the Olympic Games.......