Jaipur Literature Festival

I heard about the Jaipur Literature festival for long. every year it is held in the same spot- Diggi Palace Hotel and around the same time- January. I never bothered to attend it, although it was free. For one, it is difficult to take out time from the dairy chorus. One is left with little energy after making a daily shuttle of 100 Km. Moreover, it is already dark by the time we return from work.
this year it was different, I did attend the fest from Saturday(23rd evening ) onwards, and I regretted why I did not attend all the years. It was flight of fantasy for the last two days.

Like any popular views, I assumed writers workshops are more like serious morooned affairs. My views changed. it is more livid and interesting. With all the world fashion and flashy figures moving around you it was really an enchanting affair. You brush with celebrities and not knowing it. only next day morning papers tell you that so and so attended and when you compare the photos of the locales that you will know the celebrities that you brushed with.

any way, I liked the sessions "Teen deviyan" introducing three new young women writers, conducted by Chetan Bhagat. it was jovial. One's personality is reflected in his words and the other way too. Chetan was as Jovial in person as his writings are.

to be written more later.

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