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Inspire | INDIA<br />
PAKISTAN<br />
Jaipur<br />
RAJASTHAN<br />
INDIA<br />
JAIPUR<br />
LITERATURE<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
JAIPUR, INDIA<br />
If you want to catch some of<br />
the biggest names in literature<br />
congregate for an exhilarating<br />
exchange of ideas, then<br />
the place to be is Jaipur in<br />
January. Despite its modest<br />
beginnings, the five-day Jaipur<br />
Literature Festival (JLF) is<br />
now the premier destination<br />
for authors, managing to snag<br />
some elusive invitees like<br />
J.M. Coetzee, Jonathan<br />
Franzen, and Margaret Atwood.<br />
As the sun beats down on the<br />
green lawns and grounds, fans<br />
pack different tents across the<br />
majestic venues throughout<br />
the city in the hope of catching<br />
their favourite speakers. The<br />
setting’s elegance and luxury<br />
also attracts trendy socialites<br />
and celebrities, who mingle<br />
with the other guests in the<br />
evenings over cocktails and<br />
dinners. There is plenty to do<br />
outside literature, too, with<br />
music concerts, food stalls<br />
that hawk both haute and local<br />
cuisine and art installations on<br />
offer. In the last few years,<br />
JLF’s popularity has soared so<br />
much that the festival has now<br />
gone beyond <strong>India</strong>n shores<br />
with an annual event held in<br />
London in <strong>May</strong>, and another<br />
one held in Boulder, Colorado<br />
every September.<br />
—Chaitali Patel<br />
126 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER INDIA | MAY <strong>2017</strong>
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