The 17th Jaipur Literature Festival will Begin in 2024. Beginning on February 1st

The 17th Jaipur Literature Festival will be held in Jaipur from February 1 to February 5, with the theme "Stories Unite Us."

The Jaipur Literature Festival, sometimes known as the "Greatest Literary Show on Earth," is an annual meeting of some of the world's most brilliant thinkers. The 17th edition of this historic event is scheduled for February 1–5, 2024, and promises to be a beautiful gathering of intellectual discovery.

25 bright Speakers Set the Stage

The excellent lineup of 25 bright speakers is one of the literary spectacle's key features. These professionals from many professions will participate in meaningful talks, which are important to the festival's aim. Their participation has heightened anticipation for the 2019 edition, making it a must-attend event.

List of 25 Jaipur Literature Festival Speakers:

1. Akhil Katyal “Like Blood on the Bitten Tongue: Delhi Poems,” “How Many Countries Does the Indus Cross.”
2. Amia Srinivasan “The Right to Sex.”
3. Andrew Quintman “The Life of Milarepa.”
4. Arundhathi Subramaniam Notable Indian poet with a Sahitya Akademi Award.
5. Bonnie Garmus “Lessons in Chemistry.”
6. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni “The Palace of Illusions,” “The Last Queen.”
7. Damon Galgut Booker Prize winner.
8. Diana Evans Orange Award winner.
9. Gulzar Saab Over 100 books to his credit.
10. Hernan Diaz “Trust and in the Distance.”
11. Kai Bird “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.”
12. Katie Kitamura PEN longlisted “Intimacies.”
13. Kelly Dorji “The Hidden Rainbow.”
14. Luke Syson Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge.
15. Justice Madan B. Lokur Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Fiji.
16. Malcolm Turnbull AC 29th Prime Minister of Australia.
17. Maria Goretti “From My Kitchen to Yours.”
18. Merve Emre Author of “The Annotated Mrs. Dalloway.”
19. Navdeep Suri Former Indian Ambassador to the UAE, High Commissioner to Australia, Ambassador to Egypt, and Consul General in Johannesburg.
20. Roger Cohen Pulitzer Prize and George Polk award recipient.
21. Sarnath Banerjee Accomplished in graphic novels, art, and filmmaking.
22. Shumona Sinha Author of “Down with the Poor!”
23. Vincent Brown “The Reaper’s Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery,” “Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War.”
24. Vivek Shanbhag Author of 13 works of fiction.
25. Yascha Mounk “The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time,” “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure.”

Dates and Venue 
The Jaipur Literature Festival 2024 will be held at Jaipur's luxurious Hotel Clarks Amer. The event will take place from February 1 to February 5, and it is expected to keep its distinctive flavour, content, and scale. This literary festival strives to bring together writers, readers, connoisseurs, influencers, and intellectuals in an atmosphere conducive to intellectual interaction.

Theme: Stories Unite Us
The 17th Jaipur Literature Festival's theme is "Stories Unite Us." This subject emphasises literature's transformative potential and how it reflects and brings society together. The festival will investigate the enormous power of storytelling, focusing on the unifying nature of stories across cultures and languages.

Linguistic Diversity Is Celebrated
The festival will, as in previous years, honour linguistic diversity by featuring a diverse range of languages. It will offer literary work sessions in Assamese, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, and Urdu. This celebration of linguistic diversity demonstrates the festival's commitment to inclusivity and the value of language in unifying people.

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