Jaipur 2 March:The 15th edition of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival is all set to take place from 5th to 14th March 2022, at Hotel Clarks Amber, Jaipur. The rich programme will feature 15 Indian languages. This year the Festival will bring in specific sessions concentrated on Rajasthani heritage and culture. Today Teamwork Arts, the producer of the iconic Festival, hosted an exclusive press conference highlighting the significance of the city and Rajasthan in creating the festival.
Tourism Minister of Rajasthan,
Vishvendra Singh said, “I am
delighted that the Jaipur Literature Festival is returning on-ground in the
Pink City. I believe that the Festival truly provides an exceptional platform
for both Indian and global authors and thought leaders to engage and strengthen
Our literary heritage and culture. I look forward to warmly welcoming all
Authors, Speakers, Artists, Musicians and Visitors to Jaipur and the State of
Rajasthan for the Festival in March 2022.”
Sanjoy K Roy, Managing Director at Teamwork
Arts, said, " We are
delighted to be back on-ground with the Jaipur Literature Festival weaving its
magic again. This year’s programme celebrates the diversity of literature and
offers a wide range of topics including on the Ukraine Russia conflict, climate
change, new world order, art of fiction, poetic imagination, travel, science,
history etc.”
Apurv Kumar, Managing Director, Clarks Group of
Hotels said, “We are indeed
privileged that the 15th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival is being
held at Hotel Clarks Amer from 5 to 10 March. It is quite well known that
CLARKS has always been associated with this mega literary event. We used to
host the evening music stages. This time both the literary sessions as well the
Jaipur Music Stage in the evening will be held here. It is only appropriate to
point out that this festival is one of the biggest events in the State and to
my mind, it is a great tourism event. A large number of visitors not only from
pan-India but from other countries come to this iconic festival.”
The
prestigious Festival will showcase a variety of sessions exhibiting numerous
dialects of Rajasthan-centric literature.At one session, poet and distinguished
litterateur, Chandra Prakash Deval
will discuss languages, literature, poetry, and music of the desert state with
writer and poet Anukrti Upadhyay. The
rich oral, linguistic and literary traditions of Rajasthan find their voice in
a variety of dialects, although Rajasthani still awaits official recognition in
the schedule of Indian languages.
Rajasthan
has long been a dynamic cultural centre and home to prestigious art forms. At a
session on Treasures at the Jaipur
Court, author Vandana Bhandari
and historian Giles Tillotson will
be in conversation with historian Rima
Hooja to discuss the magnificent treasures commissioned and collected over
centuries by the Jaipur court. In this book, over 40 scholars from around India
and the world, have hand-picked and written about objects that make this
collection spectacular.
In history,
we have encountered Chetak, the most famous horse of Mewar and Maharana
Pratap’s chosen comrade. A panel discussion will be held with historians Yashaswini Chandra and Rima Hooja for an illuminating
conversation about the powerful warrior king Maharana Pratap and his legendary
horse Chetak. Together they will explore the legend of the resilient pair and
their part in shaping India.
