Jaipur Literature Festival
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The Peace to End All Peace: Terrifying rise of ethnic nationalism after WW-I
By Vikas Datta JAIPUR–Nationalism got a fillip in the aftermath of World War I as several empires disintegrated and new…
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The Frontline Club: Strange motivations of war journalists
By Vikas Datta JAIPUR– It is seen as a glamourous branch of journalism which has drawn the most famous writers…
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The Honor Code: Do honor killers know their action morally wrong?
By Vikas Datta JAIPUR– Honour and morality can oppose each other, and the former can lead to people into committing…
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After Karan Johar, Kajol takes on growing intolerance in India
JAIPUR– After filmmaker Karan Johar’s remark on growing intolerance in the country, actress Kajol on Saturday said there was “insensitivity”…
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Writers should stay away from activism: Booker winner Marlon James
By Preetha Nair JAIPUR–Writers run the risk of didacticism if they turn into activists, says Marlon James, the first Jamacan…
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Google hosts ‘Love Your Language’ forum at Jaipur lit fest
JAIPUR–In an effort to get Indian languages better represented on the internet, Google said it was hosting a “Love Your…
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The Pakistan Paradox: The world must help
By Vikas Datta JAIPUR– There is a change in Pakistan where the civil society is slowly gaining ground, but the…
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Booker Prize winner flays Delhi airport
JAIPUR–Booker Prize 2015 winner Marlon James’s first trip to India turned out to be a bitter one. The Jamaica-born writer…
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An Unsuitable Boy: Karan Johar
By Wire Services JAIPUR–With his candid confessions on how he was “effeminate as a child” and how he used to…
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