Breaking stereotypes, Muslim women discuss sexuality at JLF

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 17:09

When women writers from Islamic countries discuss sexuality and erotic poems, taboos and male dominance, and mull over breaking free from conservative norms, the audience is bound to be large.

I thank Maulana Azad for my showbiz career: Aamir Khan

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 15:24

Aamir Khan Wednesday revealed he might not have been a superstar if it weren`t for the advice `do what your heart says` by his great grand uncle, Muslim scholar and nationalist Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Brazil protests hits top literary festival

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 13:29

The fallout from the recent wave of protests that shook Brazil was felt even in the bucolic colonial town where the country`s main literary festival was in full swing.

Gulzar returns home from Pak over health woes

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 16:47

Veteran lyricist Gulzar, who was on a private trip to Pakistan has cut his trip short and returned to India on Wednesday.

Casteist comment: Police seek video of Nandy`s remarks, author leaves Jaipur

Last Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 13:50

Police have sought video of author Ashis Nandy`s controversial comments that people from OBC, SC and ST communities were the "most corrupt" made at the Jaipur Literary Festival even as he left the city.

People take from Mumbai, but don`t give anything back: Shyam Benegal

Last Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 09:50

National award-winning filmmaker Shyam Benegal feels that people living in Mumbai nowadays take from the city, without giving anything back to it in return.

Digvijay rebuts Rushdie`s charge

Last Updated: Sunday, March 18, 2012, 19:27

Digvijay Singh dismissed Salman Rushdie`s charge that his presence at the Jaipur Literary Festival was blocked because of the party`s useless electoral calculations.

Sibal faces political queries on literary platform

Last Updated: Friday, January 20, 2012, 22:54

Kapil Sibal`s poetry reading session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival turned into a political discussion.

Rushdie won’t come to India, govt denies role

Last Updated: Friday, January 20, 2012, 20:43

Congress on Friday said it was Rushdie`s "individual" decision as there was no restriction on his coming to the country.

Jaipur literary festival begins today sans Rushdie

Last Updated: Friday, January 20, 2012, 09:26

While mystery still surrounds the visit of Salman Rushdie, the Jaipur Literature Festival will kick off today with an array of international and Indian writers and global celebrities including TV mogul Oprah Winfrey.

Salman Rushdie under SIMI threat: Centre

Last Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 12:43

The Centre on Wednesday issued an alert about a nefarious plan by a leader of Students Islamic Movement of India, targeting controversial author Salman Rushdie in case he plans to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival 2012.