Malala Yousafzai
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousufzai while attending Jaipur Literature Fest through virtual mode, shared her dream of witnessing a good friendship between India and Pakistan. ‘the old philosophy of having borders and divisions don’t work anymore and the people of India and Pakistan want to live in peace’, she underlined on February 28.
Talking about the protection of minorities, she said that the issue is not related to religion, minorities need protection in every country, be it India or Pakistan. adding on to her statement, she underlined that the ”exploitation of power” must be taken seriously.
Malala is the youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize, known for her activism for girls’ education and an advocate of their rights, who miraculously survived a bullet to the head, shot by a Taliban militant in October 2012. Expressing her concern over the internet shutdown in India and the arrest of activists who are protesting peacefully in view of the ongoing prot
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Published: Friday, February 26, 2021, 15:32 [IST]
Jaipur, Feb 22: The Jaipur Literature Festival, that is known as the greatest literary show on Earth , is a sumptuous feast of ideas. Each year, several world s greatest writers, humanitarians, politicians, business leaders and entertainers are welcomed on one stage to champion the freedom to express and engage in thoughtful dialogue.
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Earlier, the fest witnessed Harsh Mander, an Indian author, columnist, researcher and social activist who works with survivors of mass violence and hunger, as well as homeless persons and street children, having a discussion about his latest book Locking Down the Poor: The Pandemic and India s Moral Centre.