Jaipur Literature Festival
'Letter from Jaipur: Free speech and sectarian tensions at the Jaipur Festival' by Claudia Hyles
Claudia Hyles
Monday, 27 February 2012
This year’s Jaipur Literature Festival (20–24 January) more than lived up to the Indian Ministry of Tourism’s slogan – ‘Incredible India’.
The festival was established in 2006 as a component of the Jaipur Virasat (Heritage) Festival, an arts event intended to showcase the varied and colourful Rajasthani culture. Performances of classical music and dance were held in the fore ...