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It Happens : Jaipur set to welcome authors, publishers for literature festival

Jaipur, Jan 23 (ANI): India’s pink city Jaipur will welcome authors, writers, speakers at Asia’s largest literary festival which begins on Wednesday. Regional language novelists and writers will rub shoulders with Man Booker prize winners and Nobel laureates at the 8th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), which will be held in Diggi Palace in Jaipur. The writers will converge in the city for five days of readings, debates and discussions. JLF, which began in 2006, is now regarded as a cultural catalyst within India and around the world, exposing audiences to a constant flow of ideas. Featuring live music sessions and interactive workshops, the festival provides a space to dare, dream and imagine. Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, is scheduled to inaugurate the festival, where over 200,000 visitors are expected. Venue host of the festival, Ram Pratap Singh, informed that the festival would look at gender equity in India. He added that adequate security arrangements were being made and the government had also provided a special security cover for the festival apart from their inbuilt arrangements. The event is seen as an agenda-setter on key issues from the global economic crisis to the rise of e-books, the current state of politics in the Middle East to the inc Jan 23, 2015
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Doomsday Clock moves two minutes closer to midnight

A group of prominent scientists and Nobel laureates say climate change and the danger of nuclear war pose an ever-growing threat to civilization and are bringing the world closer to doomsday. Duration: 00:46 Jan 23, 2015
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The Seduction of Delhi launched at Jaipur Lit Fest

Jaipur, Jan 22 (ANI): The Seduction of Delhi, a collection of poems by poet-diplomat Abhay K was launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival by the doyen of Indian English Poetry Arvind Krishna Mehrotra. The Seduction of Delhi is the fifth collection of poems by the poet-diplomat who has been awarded SAARC Literary Award and nominated for the Pushcart Prize earlier. The poems in his latest collection not only pay homage to historical personalities and cities of Delhi but also to present inhabitants of Delhi such as a flower girl, security guard, maids etc. With a footfall of nearly quarter of a million people, the Literature festival in Jaipur attracts writers from the all over the world. Jan 22, 2015
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Jaipur set to welcome authors, publishers for literature festival

Jaipur, Jan 21 (ANI): India's pink city Jaipur will welcome authors, writers, speakers at Asia's largest literary festival which begins on Wednesday (January 21). Regional language novelists and writers will rub shoulders with Man Booker prize winners and Nobel laureates at the 8th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), which will be held in Diggi Palace in Jaipur. The writers will converge in the city for five days of readings, debates and discussions. Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, is scheduled to inaugurate the festival, where over 200,000 visitors are expected. The event is seen as an agenda-setter on key issues from the global economic crisis to the rise of e-books, the current state of politics in the Middle East to the increasing importance of Indian language publishing. Jan 21, 2015
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Aamir & Akshay Join Malala Yousafzai's Global Campaign

Back in December last year when Malala Yousafzai accepted the Nobel Peace Prize she also announced the Action/2015 campaign which aims to battle global issues like poverty eradication, climate change and inequality. While a number of celebs the world over have already shown their support, many of our Bollywood stars have come forward too. Watch the video to get the complete story. Jan 19, 2015
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