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Jaipur Literature Festival 2021 to be held virtually
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The 14th edition of the literary festival, spread over 10 days in February, dons a virtual avatar because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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A scene from the 13th edition of Jaipur Literary Festival
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The 14th edition of the literary festival, spread over 10 days in February, dons a virtual avatar because of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) returns this year, donning a virtual avatar, spread over 10 days for its 14th edition. The programme with a stellar line-up offers a kaleidoscopic view into the themes of technology and AI, politics and history, environment and climate change, mental health, economics, translations, poetry and music, food and literature, geopolitics, science and medicine, democracy and constitutions, water and sustainability, historical fiction and travel.
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New Delhi– Dubbed the “greatest literary show on Earth”, the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) returns in a virtual avatar from February 19-28 featuring a spectacular line-up of speakers from across the world, consisting of writers, poets, playwrights, thinkers, politicians, journalists, cultural icons and recipients of major literary awards including the Man Booker, the Pulitzer, JCB Prize for Literature, Commonwealth, European Union Prize, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation.
The programme is vast and kaleidoscopic, with themes ranging from Technology & AI, Politics & History, Environment & Climate Change, Mental Health, Economics, Translations, Poetry & Music, Food & Literature, Geopolitics, Science & Medicine, Democracy & Constitutions, Water & Sustainability, Historical Fiction and Travel et al.