Neha Yadav from the IndiaBookStore team is reporting live at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2014. Read on to see what’s happening at the most happening literary event of the year! We (yours truly and two friends) started out on the journey to Jaipur via Ajmer Shatabdi extremely sleep-deprived but full of the kind of nerdy excitement only people pursuing a bachelor’s degree in literature and history can. The train arrived half an hour late due to low visibility, making us miss the opening act. We checked in, threw luggage into the nearest available spot, finger-combed hair and rushed out to join the festivities. Armed with shiny participant passes, we made our way through brightly-coloured sea of people, shivering with both cold and restless energy. The festival complex is a series of aesthetically designed tents and temporary shelters, decorated in greens, blues and yellows with a lot of intricate mirror work. Beside these, there are stalls for optimistically overpriced food, coffee, handicrafts, traditional attire and books. The first event we attended was renowned feminist Gloria Steinem in conversation with Ruchira Gupta on the event of the launch of her new book As if Women Matter at Char Bagh. The topics under…
Author: Elizabeth Chatterjee
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2013
ISBN: 978-8184003567
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In her debut novel, Delhi – Mostly Harmless, Elizabeth Chatterjee writes about Delhi in all its glory as a city which is a must visit in any traveller’s list. Join her for a whirlwind tour of our very own capital city, narrated from a videsi-turned-desi’s perspective.
Author: Samit Basu
Publisher: Red Turtle Publications
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9788129129673
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The world’s largest ruby, the Eye of the Empire, is in the hands of evil; and the Morningstar Agency’s spy, the young Mr. Nathaniel Brown is in charge of procuring and destroying it before it leads to dire consequences. The problem is that Mr. Brown has to defeat certain aliens who are onboard the legendary, unsinkable (or so it seemed) ship called Titanic to procure the jewel. How he manages to complete his mission is what the story is all about.
Author: Ravinder Singh
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9780143418801
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Ravinder Singh’s Like It Happened Yesterday is the story of his life, described in minute detail. Our reviewer feels that an experienced author like Ravinder should have come up with better content; his writing style is as good as ever. Read on to know more on why this is not one of the author’s best works.
Author: Ananda Devi
Publisher: Random House India
ISBN: 9788184004786
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Indian Tango is a daring look at the way feminine sexuality is dictated by societal conventions in today’s India. Ananda Devi paints the journey of the heroine, Subhadra, as she stumbles through her journey of discovery.
With over 240 attendees, this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival promises to be an engaging experience for all literature lovers, book fanatics, and even those who just want to get their pictures clicked with the literary hoi polloi….
Sudha Menon is a business journalist and author of 2 bestselling non-fiction books, Legacy and Leading Ladies IndiaBookStore had a chat with her a few weeks ago, where we talked about women’s issues, writing and making a difference to society.
Publisher: Random House India
Year: 2013
ISBN: :9788184004083
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Are you a fan of Betsy Woodman and/or the Jana Bibi series? Well, wait no more! Jana Bibi is back and this time, her pet parrot is in danger!
Publisher: Harper Collins
Year: 1992
ISBN: 9789382618188
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Publisher: Random House
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9788184002799
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Preeti Shenoy fans can rejoice- here’s another breezy read from the talented author. Tea for two and a piece of cake takes us through the journey of Nisha, from her falling in love and getting married to her ultimate stance as a strong, independent woman.