The Best of #JaipurLiteratureFestival2022

Across 5 days brimming with excellent literary conversations, we had a memorable time at the latest on-ground edition of the #JaipurLiteratureFestival2022. Discover some of the most striking highlights from our time at the festival below!

Tanuj Solanki, author of ‘Diwali in Muzzafarnagar’, in conversation with Anukrti Upadhyay and Saikat Majumdar, talking about the nature of their respective narrative styles.

Kala Ramesh joined Pavan K. Varma to unveil her phenomenal book of tanka verses, ‘The Forest I Know’.

In this dramatic and informative session, Balaji Vittal talked about his book ‘Pure Evil’ with one of the most iconic actors of Bollywood, Manoj Bajpayee. Bajpayee also enacted his famous dialogues live!

Reading a lyrical letter on her love for poetry, author of ‘Where Stories Gather’ delivered a wonderful discourse.

Five stellar poets read their phenomenal poems from various languages at this incredible session.

Talking about the #ShadowPandemic triggered by the rise in domestic violence during the COVID-19 outbreak, Chinmay Tumbe analyzed the nuances of gender dynamics.

Artist Olivia Fraser talked about her experiences while exploring the rich aesthetic history of India.

Editor of the much-loved anthology ‘The Book of Dog’ candidly talked about her love for dogs in this jam-packed session in the Front Lawns.

In this session on bilingualism, Akhil Katyal engaged in a powerful conversation on the politics of language with Anukrti Upadhyay, Kunal Basu, and Tanuj Solanki,

Adding personal anecdotes about teaching Hindi and English to her young child, Anukrti Upadhyay addressed the need to create a culture of inductive language learning for our next generation.

Co-editor of a seminal anthology of South Asian queer poetry, The World That Belongs To Us, Akhil Katyal talked about empowering and enabling voices to register their own narratives.

Eminent documentary filmmaker Vinod Kapri talked about the emotional and artistic challenges he faced while creating his film and book about migrant labourers covering long distances to their homes during the national lockdown in 2020.

Manoj Bajpayee. who played Bhiku Mhatre in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Satya’ talked about the marvel that was ‘Satya’, and how it redefined India cinema.

Lastly, at one of the most anticipated sessions at the festival, Manoj Bajpayee joined Uday Bhatia and Nirupama Kotru to talk about the legacy of on-screen villainy in Bollywood.

See you at Jaipur Literature Festival 2023!

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