Hindustan Times
The Issue: Not feeling like a writer at the Jaipur Literary Festival
The Soundtrack: Frances Farmer will have her revenge on Seattle
I’m just back from the Jaipur Literary Festival and let’s just say that I’m a bit tetchy after four days of literary schmoozing and ogling. Surely, you ask, hanging out with a galaxy of writers and writer-types (not the same thing) should be fun? After all, how often do you catch Vikram Seth in the same buffet line as you, and how many occasions do you get to see Sunil Gangopadhyay smoking in the corner in accordance to a no-smoking rule under the roof of a shamiana? Exciting new writers like Mohammad Hanif and Tahmima Anam mingle with their antipodes like Shashi Tharoor and Simon Schama to bring forth a circus of wordsmiths. Read more
(16 votes, average: 3 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Indrajit Hazra on Monday, January 26, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Filed under Music · Tagged Jaipur, Jaipur Literary Festival
Money is a curious thing. As Martin Amis of the Amis family of writers fame once put it, “Money doesn’t mind if we say it’s evil, it goes from strength to strength. It’s a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy.” If you take a look at my wallet – and sense its aspirations – you’ll know exactly what Martin of the Amis family of writers fame meant. Read more
(10 votes, average: 2.9 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Indrajit Hazra on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Filed under Music · Tagged football, kaka, sports
