If you were unable to attend the latest edition of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, worry not! Teamwork Arts, the producer of the Jaipur Lit Fest have announced their new digital literature series – ‘Brave New World’. By Amitha Ameen
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The iconic Jaipur Lit Fest has always celebrated the glory of the word and the spirit of the community that books build. The festival believes in linking people through the universal language of art and literature at a time that defies every known challenge. Especially at a time, when many of us are cooped up at home, art can not only bring some much-needed solace but also bring us together as a community.
The virtual initiative ‘JLF presents Brave New World’, is a chance to celebrate books, their power, and positivity. ‘Brave New World’ will be an online literature series in which the sprawling grounds of Diggi Palace will be replaced by the boundless possibilities of the internet.
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Sanjoy K Roy, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts who produce the Jaipur Literature Festival said, “JLF continues to be a platform for ideas, introspection and innovation by celebrating the word and sharing each other’s stories. JLF’s Brave New World is an initiative to look ahead and envision a better future for mankind.”
At this exciting and upcoming Jaipur Lit Fest digital series, eminent author and advocate Abhinav Chandrachud and well-known journalist Pragya Tiwari will be discussing the devastating Bombay bubonic plague epidemic of 1896 and its repercussions today.
Former politician and author Bruno Maçães will speak about our transformed circumstances and the lessons learnt from America, China and Europe at a session on our past, present and future, and what the rebirth of these nations could mean for the world and global affairs.
Writer and broadcaster Bee Rowlatt and Baroness Helena Kennedy will explore the need to protect our private mental space from the incursions of digital technology, at a session titled ‘Freedom of Thought’.
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Writer, politician and public intellectual Shashi Tharoor and President of Observer Research Foundation Samir Saran, co-authors of the recent The New World Disorder and the India Imperative, will be in conversation and will share their views on the current crisis the world is going through. Their session will build a necessary narrative on the new realities that confront us today.
The initial sessions of the series will run on the official social media platforms of the festival and will be free and open to all. Going forward, attendees can access sessions on the official website of the Jaipur Literature Festival by registering on the website. There will be a live question and answer session at the end of every session with the audience.
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