{"id":1339,"date":"2012-01-22T18:28:04","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T18:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2012-01-22T18:37:31","modified_gmt":"2012-01-22T18:37:31","slug":"2nd-day-jaipur-literature-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/literature\/2nd-day-jaipur-literature-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Day happenings @ Jaipur Literature Festival 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Morning started with 4 sessions happening at the same time in four courtyards of vast Diggi palace,but as expected session <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>\u2018In search of a story \u2018<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> where <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Chetan bhagat was in conversation with john Elliott<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, saw jam packed crowd, everyone trying to have a glimpse of their favourite Indian author.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1342\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1342 lazyload\" title=\"Chetan bhagat was in conversation with john Elliott at jaipur literature festival\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051.jpg\" alt=\"Chetan bhagat was in conversation with john Elliott at jaipur literature festival\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051-220x146.jpg 220w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/399;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1342\" title=\"Chetan bhagat was in conversation with john Elliott at jaipur literature festival\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051.jpg\" alt=\"Chetan bhagat was in conversation with john Elliott at jaipur literature festival\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_01051-220x146.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chetan bhagat was in conversation with john Elliott at jaipur literature festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Chetan spoke on corruption, nothing new, but the same old scripted speech which our politicians have mastered. Rest he talked about literature and upcoming generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Amy chua<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, who is most noted for her parenting memoir, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>\u2018<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>, <\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">was seen in conversation with Madhu Trehan at the Mughal tents, the event was sponsored by Times of India. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Journalist, author, and staff writer of The New Yorker, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Philip Gourewitch<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> was introduced by Akash kapur at the session named <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>\u2018Reckonings\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">. Philip talked about Genocides and homicides which mostly all of his books deal with. He also talked about U.S presidency elections of 2004 which he covered for New Yorker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Parsoon joshi and Gulzar<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> was present in the house for \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Suno Sunao Ek Kahani\u2019 <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">a session supported by Hindustan Times.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1344\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1344 lazyload\" title=\"Ben Okri at Jaipur Literature Festival\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Okri at Jaipur Literature Festival\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503-173x75.jpg 173w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/258;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1344\" title=\"Ben Okri at Jaipur Literature Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503.jpg\" alt=\"Ben Okri at Jaipur Literature Festival\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_3503-173x75.jpg 173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben Okri at Jaipur Literature Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Then there was famous <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Nigerian Poet and Novelist Ben Okri <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">who is known for <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>his work in the book\u2019<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>The Famished Road\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em> for which he won the booker Prize.<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> He was seen in conversation with Chandrahas Chaudhary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Also famous writer <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>A.C Grayling<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, who is known for his study in metaphysics, was seen speaking on the topic<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong> \u2018In Defence of the Enlightenment\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Tarun Tejpal,Ruchir Joshi and Rita Kothari <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Talked on changing English language pattern in the session <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>\u2018Inglish ,Amlish,Hinglish :The Chutneyfication of English\u2019.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1343 lazyload\" title=\"Day two of Jaipur Literature Festival\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001.jpg\" alt=\"Day two of Jaipur Literature Festival\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001-220x146.jpg 220w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/399;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1343\" title=\"Day two of Jaipur Literature Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-256057-797351.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001.jpg\" alt=\"Day two of Jaipur Literature Festival\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC_0001-220x146.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day two of Jaipur Literature Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Later in the evening <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>\u2018DSC Prize for South Asian Literature2012:Award ceremony\u2019 <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">was held at Front lawns, where Singapore based Sri Lankan author <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>\u201cShehan Karunatilaka<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201d was awarded the Prize for his book <\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>\u2018Chinaman\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> a novel that explores cricket as a metaphor to uncover a lost life and a lost history.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong> He was awarded a Prize of U.S $50,000.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Day also witnessed famous film director \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Vidhu vinod Chopra\u2019<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> which was here for the book launch of his daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The day ended on a melodious note with \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Sabri brothers\u2019<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> who are famous for their Qawwali and \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Shruti Pathak<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u2019 performing live for audience. Though there was a 200 Rs fare for audience but free entry for delegates and people from press.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning started with 4 sessions happening at the same time in four courtyards of vast Diggi palace,but as expected session \u2018In search of a story \u2018 where Chetan bhagat was in conversation with john Elliott, saw jam packed crowd, everyone trying to have a glimpse of their favourite Indian author.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":1343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,12],"tags":[235,204,247,134],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyjag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}