Preserving the spirit & process of Meenakari

Sprawled over 3000 sq. ft in the prime area of C-Scheme, the museum is an initiative of the House of Sunita Shekhawat.  It pays tribute to the mastery and skill of countless artisans who have carried forward the ancient craft of Meenakari through the centuries. Over 300 images were obtained from over 15 premier museums, private collections, art galleries and auction houses worldwide, charting the nuanced history of enamelling from Renaissance Europe to its arrival in India. These include the British Museum, V&A Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Al-Thani Collection, Aga Khan Museum, The Hermitage and Sotheby’s to name a few. The House of Shekhawat produced over 120 reproductions which serve as a priceless repository of archival motifs, styles and oral histories related to the craft. The myriad forms of enamelling are further explored in the 60 original pieces by Sunita Shekhawat. Her work, alongside that of the many unnamed craftsmen that precede and follow her, forms the lifeblood of this gallery. The gallery preserves both the process and spirit of Meenakari.

To educate, inspire and experience

The museum is curated by the noted art historian Usha R Balakrishnan and designed by Siddhartha Das Studio. A palette of ivory, maroon, and brown punctuated by teak wood, red sandstone and antique brass sets the tone of the space. Painstakingly hand painted ceilings and latticed jharokhas capture old world Jaipur. Locally sourced materials and heritage inspired design embody the spirit of Made in India. “The ambition is to create a space where history, art and culture coalesce — a place where visitors can be educated and inspired, and where the artistry of enamelling is not just seen but experienced”, says Usha R Balakrishnan.

Through a carefully curated narrative, intuitive design and exceptional images, the gallery preserves not only the physical embodiments of this tradition but also celebrates the intangible — its spirit, its ingenuity, and its power to captivate and inspire.

The Museum of Meenakari Heritage is open for public.

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AN ECLECTIC MIX OF PERFORMANCES

The arts week will kick start on 3 February with ‘Fragile: a contemporary dance evening’ by dance practitioner, Kamakshi Saxena. Over the course of the week-long event, there will be unique performances such as a rendition of Hindustani Classical Music in a Morning Raga by Hullas Purohit, Film Screening of ‘Janam Amolak’, an artistic expression inspired by music and poetry of Sant Dadu Dayal, folk dance performance by Chaina and Rakesh, Kathak by Manaswini Sharma, Soundscapes – An evening of music by Tanish Khandwal, Contemporary Dance by Michel Casanovas, among others. Another interesting feature of the event will be an installation exhibit – ‘What’s for Dinner?’. It is an immersive installation designed around real-life stories of the kitchen. The installation tries to open up the conversation around the unspoken rule of women being the caretakers of the kitchen.

ABOUT MAAH SPACE

Inspired by the Japanese word, Ma (pronounced Maah), Maah is a movement arts and performance space in Jaipur. Through movement classes, workshops, community gatherings, performances and therapeutic healings, Maah intends to create a confluence of artists and art lovers from across the globe in the city. Maah has played host to over 100 artists and has been an exchange ground for the artist and the audience.

When: February 3 to 10  
Where: Maah Space, S-18-19, Adinath Nagar, JLN Marg, Jaipur
Entry: For tickets, reach out to 9828411116

Schedule for Green Door Arts Week – 3rd February, 7 pm – Fragile Contemporary dance by Kamakshi Saxena
– 4th February, 7 pm – सच है या है सपना? Dance/theatre by Manju Sharma & Riya Mandal
– 5th February, 10 am – Morning Raga, Classical vocal by Hullas Purohit
– 5th February, 6 pm – Film Screening of Janam Amolak by Abhishek Kumawat
– 5th February, 7 pm- Voices of Folk, Folk dance/theatre by Chaina & Rakesh
– 6th February, 7 pm- राधेय Kathak by Manaswini Sharma
– 7th February, 7 pm- Soundscapes, Experimental music by Tanish Khandwal
– 8th February, 7 pm- Impromptu with the wind, Improvisation dance by Michel Casanovas
– 9th and 10th February, 5 pm – 9pm – What’s for dinner? आज खाने में क्या है? Installation by Maah X Pink City Feminist

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The fourth day of the Festival had concluded with a session featuring writer and film director Rick Stroud in conversation with journalist and best-selling author Shrabani Basu discussing the life and times of Noor Inayat Khan. Basu shed light on the eventful life of Khan, the descendant of Tipu Sultan, who was the only Asian secret agent in Europe during World War II. Basu talked about Khan being a Sufi, a writer of stories for children, a musician, a dreamer, but most of all, a woman who was determined to fight for the right cause. She also spoke about the importance of the radio and how Khan was the first woman wireless operator to be flown into occupied France during the War. 

Art historian Katy Hessel and historian Alex von Tunzelmann discussed the historical documentation of art and Hessel’s attempts at dismantling patriarchy within the art world. The conversation revolved around her book, The Story of Art Without Men, reviving the legacy of women artists from the 1500s to the 21st century, and addressing the challenges that women artistes face to get the recognition they deserve. Speaking of what inspired her to write this book Hessel said, “…seven years ago…I walked into an art fair, looked at thousands of artwork in front of me and realised not a single one was by a woman… had I essentially been looking at the history of art from a male perspective?”

Today at a Front Lawn session, internationally bestselling and award-winning author Simon Sebag Montefiore, in conversation with academic and author Tripurdaman Singh, discussed the inspiration of Sebag’s book and how he wanted to combine the elements of family unity with world history. While speaking about his book, Sebag said, “I always follow Benjamin Disraeli’s saying that if I want to read a book, I write it myself.” In the context of writing about world history, Montefiore said, “I think I realised the importance of history when I was in the wars at the end of

the Soviet Union and I don’t think you can write a world history unless you have seen the downfall of an empire with your own eyes.” The conversation further revolved around discussing the downfall of the Soviet Union and the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the categorisation of various dynasties in Montefiore’s book.

Author Andrew Altschul; poet, novelist, literary journalist, translator, and communications professional Anupama Raju; and writer Ashok Ferrey were in conversation with author Vivek Tejuja, addressing the thin and porous lines between fiction and faction – borders that can blur the fixities of the stories they engage with and leave both the writer and the reader wondering where they stand. On the importance of writing fiction, Ferrey said, “…I think fiction is able to fix the truth in a way nonfiction can’t…”.

Radio and TV journalist and recipient of the Penn Hessell Tiltman Award for History Book of the Year, Anita Anand, and historian and Festival Co-Director William Dalrymple, shared the idea behind their podcast – Empire. They further spoke about the editorial process and the research behind it. Anand said, “…there is this political wrestling match going on about what should or should not be said…it is not up for political debate… but there are some incontrovertible facts and we would like to give those to you.” Towards the end of the session, Anand noted that they are about to hit a massive milestone by crossing 5 million downloads of the podcast.

Writer Amit Chaudhuri, in conversation with fellow writer and poet Janice Pariat, discussed Amit’s latest book, Sojourn. During the session, Pariat narrated the overview of the book and laid the ground for the conversation. Chaudhuri’s Sojourn is a narrative that pushes our understanding of narrative techniques, told with musical prowess and literary dexterity. Talking about whether he finds his new novel unsettling, Amit exclaimed that Sojourn is not any more complex than anything else he has written and that the challenge was to write about history without making it something other than the lived moment.

At the Festival, a report titled The Million Missions Report had author Mathew Cherian; Co-founder of Dasra, Deval Sanghavi; founder, GuideStar India, Pushpa Aman Singh; author Kasturi Gandhi; academic Ankur Sarin; Director of the Society for Social and Economic Research (SSER), Jesim Pais and recipient of the Alternative Nobel Prize, Order of the Golden Ark, Global 500 Award of the UN and Earth Day International Award, Vandana Shiva, was released, at session moderated by Managing Director, Teamwork Arts and Festival Producer Sanjoy K Roy. The report was launched by  the UN Resident Coordinator for India Shombi Sharp and Gayatri Nair Lobo.

The report emphasises the importance and contributions of the non-profit sector. Talking about the necessity for producing such a report, Roy said, “Many of us know today that the NGO and the NPA sector are at some risk… what this report has done is really looked at how you can make sure that we are telling a story of change, that we walk together with the governments of our time… in bringing about development”. The panellists discussed the important role of civil society in fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals, Sharp said, “In India, we have seen important deliverables on education, on health, livelihoods, poverty reduction, to experiment, to innovate, to pave the way for new models of development delivery”. This was followed by a panel discussion on the report and the challenges in making it.

At the Bank of Baroda Charbagh, novelist Chigozie Obioma, in conversation with Editor-in-Chief at Penguin Random House India, Manasi Subramaniam, discussed Obioma’s upcoming book The Road to the Country. Obioma shared anecdotes from his childhood and the narratives that have formed his writing life. Sharing insights into Nigerian culture, languages, conflicts and the tenuous resolutions, he spoke about  the multiple dimensions an ancient land has to cope with when taken over by colonialism. On his own experienceas a kid in Nigeria, Obioma said,“I came to writing by serendipity… I wanted to do something that was more vocational…I would lie in bed, my dad would or my mum would tell me stories…all of a sudden stories meant something different; it was like a major transformative epiphany…”

Poet, novelist, literary journalist, translator and communications professional, Anupama Raju, was in conversation with the debutant novelist, who wrote the part science fiction and part magic realistic, The Immortal King Rao, Vauhini Vara. The novel evokes a very scary world where our consciousness and memories can be evoked, and all brought into a vial that can be injected. The panel spoke about the way Vara has maintained a balance between the real and the dystopian.

At a Jaipur BookMark session, founder of Chennai-based Aazhi Publishers and Ailaysa, a multilingual content and translation tech company, Senthil Natha; commissioning editor at DC Books, Govind Deecee; Founder & Managing Trustee of Neev School, Kavita Gupta Sabharwal; author Sabin Iqbal; short story writer, Shinie Antony; Director, Casa de la India, Dr. Guillermo Rodríguez Martín; co-founder and producer at the Bangalore Literature Festival, Srikrishna Ramamoorthy; executive director of JLF Colorado, Jessie Friedman; bilingual poet, author, translator, editor, publisher of Dhauli Books and director of Odisha Art & Literature Festival, Manu Dash; director of ITEF-Istanbul International Literature Festival, Mehmet Demirtas; Director, National Book Trust, India, Yuvraj Malik; and writer and journalist, Julia Wheeler, were

in conversation with Managing Director, Teamwork Arts and Festival Producer Sanjoy K. Roy. The session began with a keynote speech by award winning writer, publisher, and Festival Co-Director Namita Gokhale. In the context of starting a children’s literature festival, Deecee said, “We need to create the next generation of readers; we need to educate our readers.” Dermirtas and Roy discussed the future of literature festivals in India and the need for collaboration to create a more lively literary landscape for future generations.

Jamaican writer Marlon James, in conversation withpolitician, commentator and social activist Emily Benn, discussed James’ second book of a planned trilogy, Moon Witch, Spider King – a 2022 fantasy novel after Black Leopard, Red Wolf. On speaking about how he went about writing the book, James said, “It was a way to escape from the prison world, COVID was scary but COVID was also incredibly boring…”. The novel revolves around Sogolon (Moon Witch) who struggles against oppression, and ultimately gains a hard-won semi-freedom and a powerful portrayal of feminism, desire, power and survival.

Advocate Saurabh Kirpal, in conversation with academic and author Tripurdaman Singh, discussed Kirpal’s reasoning and inspiration behind the book, Fifteen Judgements: Cases that Shaped India’s Financial Landscape. Discussing how citizens are unaware of their rights that leads to the exploitation of their finances,Kirpal spoke about the relationship between law and finance.

Author of ten books on the history of Russia and Europe, Orlando Figes;  internationally bestselling author of prize-winning books, Simon Sebag Montefiore in conversation with  journalist, writer, and award-winning correspondent Luke Harding, discussed the complicated history of Russia. They also addressed the different concepts of power in Russia and how this has influenced Soviet and modern history. Most interestingly, the panel drew linkages of this understanding of history to Putin’s attack on Ukraine.

Chairman of the newly instituted Dalit Sahitya Akademi and member of the Legislative Assembly of  West Bengal, Manoranjan Byapari, in conversation with Managing Director, Teamwork Arts and Festival Producer Sanjoy K. Roy, discussed Byapari’s life in prison where he learnt how to read and write, and subsequently became a writer in prison. Byapari spoke of his experiences with books, and how they permit the reader to travel wherever they wish—from the Himalaya to the depths of the ocean. As a political activist, he also spoke of how he has worked to improve the conditions of prisons.

The day concluded with Jaipur Literature Festival’s much-awaited signature Closing Debate. This year, the panellists debated whether the right and left divide can ever be bridged. The debate featured speakers such as member of Rajya Sabha Jawhar Sircar, literary historian and writer Purushottam Agarwal, recipient of the Alternative Nobel Prize, Order of the Golden Ark, Global 500 Award of the UN, and Earth Day International Awardee Vandana Shiva; poet, critic, novelist, columnist, and author of several books Makarand R Paranjape, writer-diplomat and politician Pavan K Varma and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, and was moderated by columnist and television presenter Vir Sanghvi.

While Jawhar Sircar, Purushottam Agarwal and Vandana Shiva stood for the motion, Makarand R Paranjape, Pavan K Varma and Priyanka Chaturvedi opposed it. The proponents of the motion argued that the divide could not be bridged because the left opposed the oppression of people based on their caste, creed and gender and stood for change, while the right wish to further these inequalities by brushing these differences under the carpet. In line with this, Sircar stated, “[In the French Revolution] The ones who were in favour of change, gravitated to the left and ones who wanted monarchy, imperialism, the rights of the nobility, oppression, moved to the right. And that is the beginning of the term, left and right.” Shiva added to this, arguing that due to this fundamental difference, “​​The two spheres are incommensurable. They cannot meet unless you change the terms of the debate, unless you change the parameters.”

In his closing statement, Agarwal said, “…why is this fascination about bridge building between left and right?…every civilisation has a history and every phenomenon has a history. If you look at history…civilisation actually gets enriched by such conflicts, they do not enrich by removing these things or putting the realities under the carpet and therefore the left and right divide is bound to persist.”

The opponents of the motion argued in favour of the civilisational unity of India and that all sides needed to join hands for India’s progress. They also criticised the ideological purism inherent in the motion, saying that these distinctions are not applicable to India and do not exist in real politics. Chaturvedi said, “…the left and the right construct do not apply to the Indian governance model, India has its own construct… the country moves forward and the country’s concerns  are supreme in a multicultural country like India in a diverse social set up like ours…it is not a choice”. Talking about how such distinctions have been traversed by politics parties, Varma noted, “It was the Congress that banned the RSS and perhaps rightly so in the 50s, but it was Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru who invited the RSS to join the 1963 Republic Day parade because of the excellent work they did in supporting the government during the war with China”. Paranjape argued that violence and human rights violations have also taken place under ‘leftist’ regimes, and there is a

need to work towards doing the ‘right’ things, not the ‘wrong’. Emphasising how the left and right do not apply to India, Chaturvedi said, “…the left and the right construct do not apply to the Indian governance model, India has its own construct… the country moves forward and the country’s concerns  are supreme in a multicultural country like India…in a diverse social set up like ours…it is not a choice”.

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The second day of the Festival concluded with sessions featuring pioneering physician, oncologist, and author Siddhartha Mukherjee in conversation with historian and Festival Co-Director William Dalrymple. Mukherjee, while talking about cancer cells, said, “…there is a phenomenon of immune surveillance…so when you, say, weaponise a cell against cancer what you are really trying to do is make the cancer visible again to the immune system where it had previously become invisible.”

The third day of the Festival featured Booker Prize winning Srilankan author Shehan Karunatilaka in conversation with writer Nandini Nair. In the context of the novel’s inspiration from demons, bhoot-pret and rebirth, Karunatilaka said, “…and then I thought…what if I write from the ghost’s point of view and it took me to this idea of what if Sri Lanka’s dead could speak…”

International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree, well-known Rajasthani and Hindi writer Nand Bhardwaj, Sahitya Akademi Award recipient and novelist Anamika, Managing Director and CEO of Bank of Baroda Sanjiv Chadha and author-translator and columnist Pushpesh Pant focused on the diversity of Hindi and the difficulty of ‘purifying’ it. They discussed how the different variants of Hindi across India get embedded in languages across the subcontinent, resulting in a Kolkata Hindi, a Mumbai Hindi, and so on. Sharing her thoughts, Shree noted, “I feel that language can never have a strict boundary, and it never should. The people who are drawing such strict boundaries are, in the name of purifying them, segregating them.”

Archaeologists David Wengrow and Rebecca Sykes talked about primitive ancestors, barbarism, human instinct, the origin of states and civilisations and their ties to the conflict between European society and indigenous discourse.In their book, authors of The Dawn of Everything,

Wengrow and the late David Graeber, provide an extraordinary perspective of human history and social evolution, challenging our most fundamental assumptions to reveal a broader scope for human emancipation.

A panel discussion with academic and author Toby Walsh, CEO of ABP Network Avinash Pandey and author Anirudh Suri, in conversation with award-winning journalist Praveen Swami, focused on how technology has always seemed incomprehensible to humans and has made them question their knowledge. They also discussed the concerns regarding Artificial Intelligence, including who controls the technology, what ends it is used for and what means do we have to regulate those ends. Finally, the speakers discussed the need to promote community knowledge, while maintaining its guardrails against misinformation.

Author Deepti Kapoor in conversation with Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James talked about her latest book Age of Vice and the inspirations behind her writing. On speaking of writing a crime novel, Kapoor said, “…In order to create something larger and stranger..and unstable, I think instability is a really important word to me, instability in an unstable world that reflects the current time we’re living in…”

Internationally acclaimed artist and writer Edmund de Waal was in conversation with writer and oral historian Aanchal Malhotra. They discussed Waal’s recent works The Hare with Amber Eyes and Letters to Camondo. The first book paints a moving picture of his family’s history in Nazi-occupied Vienna and their migration to Japan due to political reasons. Inheriting his family’s exquisite collection of 264 tiny Japanese wood and ivory carvings, called netsuke, Waal decided to trace their strange history and in turn unravelled the roots of his Jewish heritage.

At the launch of award-winning poet Ranjit Hoskote’s Icelight, Hoskotewas in conversation with the Creative Director of Oijo Media and co-founder of the Indian History Collective, Pragya Tiwari, reading poems from the book. During the launch, Hoskote spoke about the deepening current ecological crisis and how various species have been brought to extinction. 

In another discussion, Professor of AI at UNSW Sydney Toby Walsh, President and Chief Executive of the Centre for Policy Research Yamini Aiyar, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford Marcus du Sautoy and CEO of cult.fit and Founder of Myntra Mukesh Bansal, were in conversation with former diplomat Navtej Sarna. The panel discussed the role of Artificial Intelligence in the future of the world. Bansal said, “I think we are going to be living in a world where everything is going to be really smart, observing us, watching us, giving feedback, and it will be a symbiotic relationship.” In this

context, Sautoy gave a demonstration of an Artificial Intelligence app which converts text to speech in his original voice and Bansal talked about virtual trial rooms and an AI gym trainer. Walsh noted, “We should always remember that there are many roots to intelligence. We are just one of those roots.”

An expert panel consisting of renowned journalists Praveen Swami, Manoj Joshi, and Nishtha Gautam were in conversation with author C Raja Mohan, to discuss In Hard Times, an important collection of essays edited by them, highlighting the significant challenges India faces today. Speaking of gender inequality, Gautam said, “Women are leading the pack so why is there resistance in getting them onboard because it’s not about gender inequality, it’s about getting talent…” They also discussed how these challenges can be addressed, particularly in light of the upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the current world economic crisis. The panel also stated a national security strategy for difficult times, aimed at lifting India’s poor from abject poverty, was needed.

At another book launch, celebrated poet, author, music and cinema scholar Yatindra Mishra and one of India’s most respected scriptwriters, directors, and leading poets Gulzar, were in conversation with celebrated author and screenwriter Anu Singh Choudhary which focused on Mishra’s new book, Lata Mangeshkar: A Life in Music. This panel of speakers discussed the making of the book and the limitations of using English as the sole language of writing it. The decision to write the book in Hindi and then translate it to English was also informed by the different readerships that both languages attract. Speaking about his interactions with Lata Mangeshkar, Gulzar sahab said, “If there are two creative minds, they can’t be parallel lines, they have to cross each other”.

Anti-caste activist, poet, novelist, and translator Meena Kandasamy was in conversation with award-winning writer Manasi Subramaniam, discussingthe two-thousand-year-old text, Tirukkural. During the session, Kandasamy also spoke about the importance of Tirukkural in Tamil culture and also about its anti-caste identity that counters the Manusmriti. The discussion was centred around the significance of female intervention in the translation of ancient texts.

Khalid Jawed‘s landmark Urdu classic, translated by the winner of the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature Baran Farooqi into English as The Paradise of Food, follows the journey of a middle-class Muslim family over a span of fifty years with the kitchen as a metaphor. Jawed and Farooqi delved into this saga of food, lust, loss and vulnerabilities as they discussed the book with Creative Director of Oijo Media and co-founder of the Indian History Collective, Pragya Tiwari.

Jaipur BookMark, the Festival’s conclave on the business of publishing, had an insightful session on the ‘Mind, Body, Spirit Shelf’ that readers keep at their homes. Dr. Pariksith Singh said that the new generation is hungry for knowledge, but is crippled by its inability to share. Hence, the turn to spiritual books in present times is relevant and that the publishing industry’s approach towards it should change.

Jaipur BookMark also had key sessions focused on translations, with several experts voicing their thoughts. Mini Krishnan of Oxford University Press acknowledged the potential of translations for reviving old books and giving them wider reach. The panel conveyed that the government, private organisations, and CSR initiatives all need to come together to work towards promoting translations.

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Some of the concluding sessions from the first day of the Festival featured one of India’s leading pop icons and playback singers, Usha Uthup in conversation with the translator of her biography, Srishti Jha, along with journalist Sathya Saran.While sharing her journey of how she became one of India’s leading pop icons, Uthup said, “…actually I was thrown out of class, my music teacher Ms Davidson said that she couldn’t fit me in anywhere in the choir but they all knew I had little music in me…so I said okay and I stood on the side, of course, my lips did twitch a little bit…actually, I realised very early in my life that it was not music that was my business but communication and how better could I communicate with everybody while I am on the stage.”

International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree, translator Daisy Rockwell were in conversation with Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar recipient Tanuj Solank. While talking about Geetanjali Shree’s novel, Maai, which was published about 30 years back, the trio also discussed how a daughter’s point of view differs from that of others and how the book breaks all stereotypes.

One of the cruel ironies of the climate crisis lies in the paradox of how those who have done the least to bring it about are the greatest victims and sufferers. An expert panel consisting of the Managing Director, Teamwork Arts and Festival Producer, Sanjoy K. Roy; recipient of the prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Prize for Human Rights, Lakshmi Puri; the UN Resident Coordinator for India, Shombi Sharp, Padma Bhushan Shyam Saran; writer Tshering Tashi; and the Ambassador of the European Union, Ugo Astuto, critically examined the way forward post-COP27. Roy emphasised on the severity of climate change and how the Jaipur Literature Festival strives to be plastic-free. Sharp emphasised the importance of Sustainable Development Goals, stating that the IPCC 2022 report appears severe to the point of being unrealistic and that the world requires drastic change. Speaking of his perspective on the issue of climate change, Astuto

took his turn on the panel saying that it is an existential challenge, and there is nothing that can be done, so he feels the need to rush in terms of mitigation and sense of urgency.

At the Festival today, author Tripurdaman Singh, celebrated author and politician Shashi Tharoor discussed the crisis of democracy. Addressing the role of public demonstration in a democracy, Tharoor, said, “The streets are only effective on an issue like that…for demonstrating how vehemently or strongly large sections of society feel… policies still need to be made by people made in offices.”

Philanthropist and writer Sudha Murty in conversation with renowned journalist Mandira Nayar discussed Murty’s first publishing experience when she was 29. Murty further emphasised the importance of her mother tongue, Kannada, and the culture of the land. While talking about the importance of being real and holding your own perspective and ideas, Murty said, “I connect to the people because I tell the truth. I don’t act.”

Hindi, spoken in several countries in the world today, has acquired diverse repertoires deriving from cultural and linguistic interactions with the ambient environment. Eminent Sanskrit scholar and Director of the Instituto Cervantes in New Delhi, Oscar Pujol and the Ambassador of Poland to India Adam Burakowski brought glimpses of the popularity of Hindi in Europe, as they were seen in conversation with author and Indian diplomat Abhay K. at a session titled ‘Global Hindi’. Burakowski shared his experience of the last twenty-five years in India and how “Bharat” captivated him and drove him to learn Hindi and specialise in India as a political scientist. While talking about the importance of Hindi language, Pujol said,“I think Hindi is going to become a global language.”

Celebrated personalities – iconic poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar and acclaimed actor and social activist Shabana Azmi discussed the differences and similarities between their respective fathers – poets Jan Nisar Akhtar and Kaifi Azmi – and their perspectives on love and romance. Akhtar spoke about the progressive writer’s movement and its origin from the All India Congress Conference which was presided by Munshi Premchand.

Acclaimed journalist Ravish Kumar spoke with editorial director of Rajkamal Prakashan Satyanand Nirupam and publisher and co-founder of Speaking Tiger Books Ravi Singh about ‘fear’ and its role in politics today. Kumar also spoke at length about political prisoners, the rich and the judiciary —are all afraid of the state. On talking about the impact that people can make

in the country, Ravish said, “It takes time. To get out of colonialism too it took a long time. To get out of this too, it will take a lot of time… until the people change, and until they are aware.”

Indian Revenue Service officer Nirupama Kotru was in conversation with award-winning author and playwright Kishwar Desai at a session called The Longest Kiss: The Life and Times of Devika Rani. The session explored Desai’s novel of the same name and discussed legendary actor Devika Rani’s intensely private, controversial, and enigmatic life and death.

Biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake in conversation with writer Janice Pariat talked about his book Entangled Life and shed light on the enchanting world of fungi and how they are intrinsic to our existence. Sheldrake also talked about how deeply linked the arts and the sciences are and that the passion for both emerges from a place of wonderment and curiosity.

Nobel Prize winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah shared his life’s experiences that have shaped his literary work. In conversation with publisher Alexandra Pringle, Gurnah took the audience through his childhood experiences, where he led a life of naivete and simplicity.  In the context of the relationship between memory and writing, Gurnah said, “It is important to me that those events are not forgotten because what often happens, particularly with authoritarian states, is a new narrative is made, forced on you – the people, the citizens – in order to just make everything work the way in which the government or authority wishes. So it is important in my conception of writing not to submit to that, to keep the memory of what happened alive, to try and hang on to the things we know.”

Panellists C Raja Mohan and Bibek Debroy discussed their recent work Grasping Greatness: Making India a Leading Power in conversation with Lakshmi Puri. The book is a collection of essays, an earlier volume of which was called Getting India back on Track. Together, Mohan and Debroy shared a brief history of India’s economy in the post-Independence era. Talking about the changing status of India, Mohan said,“We have seen how India thinks about itself, and how India relates to the rest of the world – have changed. And this change has been facilitated by material resources on the economic front, and the willingness to think about the world differently, and think about our role differently.”

Javed Akhtar’s conversational biography Talking Life, featured him and the author Nasreen Munni Kabir in conversation with Managing Director, Teamwork Arts and Festival Producer

Sanjoy K Roy. Akhtar spoke about his journey and his experience with meeting various actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Salim Javed. Akhtar also recalled his experience with Rajesh Khannna while making the famous movie Haathi Mere Saathi. Sharing an anecdote from his life experiences, Akhtar said, “We envy the freedom of a villain, we envy the freedom of a man eating a tiger somewhere… At the same time we admire him… He has no moral binding. This power, this freedom is admired by normal human beings. So that is why when I write them I feel lighter, I am not getting the baggage of morality…”

India’s relations with China have seen many ups and downs. From the 1962 war to the peace maintained by negotiations in the 1990s, leading up to the recent turmoil and unrest. An expert panel consisting journalist and author, Manoj Joshi; former Foreign Secretary and former ambassador to China, Vijay Gokhale; former Ambassador to Myanmar, Indonesia and Nepal & former foreign secretary Shyam Saran; and journalist and foreign policy expert Suhasini Haidar  examined the rising tensions at the unresolved LAC, and what that means for the region.

One of India’s most respected scriptwriters, directors, and leading poets, Gulzar was in conversation with award-winning translator, writer, and literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil, to discuss A Poem a Day, a volume of Indian poetry selected and translated by Gulzar.  Gulzar sahab said, “You will get the sense that shayari is not something that can be kept in the textbooks. It is as alive as you are, and the way you breathe, the poem breathes… I am giving you 365 days so that I can present to you a new shayar and language every day, and so that you can experience its breath.”

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The first morning of the Festival commenced with a soul-stirring performance featuring the brilliant and award-winning Carnatic vocalist Sushma Soma. Soma’s rich and melodious voice transformed the energy at the Front Lawn and was the perfect build-up to the inaugural session of the Festival. Soma said about her recent album, “My album…Home…is about like my reflection on sustainability, environment and nature and through that I realised as I started researching within the form and looking for repertoire …all the songs that I was actually i was looking at, relooking at,  they spoke to me differently; they actually started speaking to me from point of environment and sustainability…”

The inaugural session of the 16th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival began with speeches from acclaimed personalities, including author William Dalrymple, Namita Gokhale and Sanjoy K. Roy. During the ceremony Roy shared how — with over 80% attendees under the age of 25 in 2020—the Festival has found a niche among India’s youth. The Festival has tried to take into account the future of this young demographic by attempting to go carbon neutral, he said. Roy also mentioned their commitment to increasing the reach of the Festival to students from economically challenged sections and noted that events from three venues will be livestreamed this time. Further, through their partnership with Pratham Books, they will be setting up libraries in across 50 schools for the economically-weak. Gokhale spoke at length about the diverse languages that the Festival has come to represent — in this edition, there will be speakers from over 21 Indian languages and 14 international languages, making this an event that represents the diversity of its attendees. Giving a brief of the vast kind of talks, Dalrymple said that this edition will include winners of the most coveted literary awards from around the world, including the Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Man Booker prize winners Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell, among many others.

Namita Gokhale, writer, Founder & Co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, said, “Over the last 16 years, this annual literary pilgrimage, this Mahakumbh of readers and writers, this Katha Sarit-sagar, this sea of stories—has been transformative for so, so many people. Our programming focus, quite naturally, gravitated to translations and to forefronting new and unheard voices…Every January, the world visits Jaipur and Jaipur visits the world. From geopolitics to planetary consciousness, history, religions, spirituality, prose-poetry, argumentative discourse, we bring you multiple perspectives from the greatest Literary show on Earth.”

William Dalrymple, author, historian and Founder & Co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, said,“…this year we have every single major book award winner in the world present, the Nobel, the Booker, the International Booker, the JCB…the Women’s Prize and so on…It’s going to be cerebral heaven and an utterly magnificent feast of the mind. The kind of superb university people with fellows of all toes…with great minds from St. Stephens, from Harvard, from Yale—all available for free alongside these Nobel Prize winners, and it is an utterly magnificent feast of the mind sustaining inspiration.”

Sanjoy K. Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts, producer of the Jaipur Literature Festival, said, “Our whole aim and focus from the very beginning has been – can we create a platform where young people come to engage with writers? We believe that this is the generation that will bring about change in the world.” While addressing climate issues, Roy said, “Today, the climate crisis continues to be one of the biggest issues that we are facing. Yesterday with Shombi Sharp, the resident coordinator of the United Nations and Radhika Kaul Batra, we signed an MoU to ensure that all our festivals, conventions and programmes …will go green.”

Addressing the audience, this year’s keynote speaker, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah said, “Writing, above all, is about upholding the ideas and beliefs that we think are important and that we value. When someone says ‘writing as resistance’, these are the kinds of things I think of rather than fighting tyrants or necessarily standing on platforms making powerful speeches to energise people; but more the ordinary, mundane business of not forgetting, of making sure that what is important is always kept alive.”

The Festival hosted a fascinating session featuring Booker prize winner Bernardine Evaristo in conversation withjournalist and writer Nandini Nair. While talking about her memoir Manifesto,

Evaristo said,“In a way, I wasn’t an overnight success but I was also an overnight success because literally my life was completely transformed from the evening of the Booker to the morning after the Booker because suddenly everything I wanted for my career, happened.” She then added, “But then I thought I’d like to write about my life in relationship to my creativity and that felt like the perfect thing to do at that stage. Because people can’t compare a memoir with a novel.”

At a session, academic Mukulika Banerjee, president and chief executive of the centre for policy research Yamini Aiyar and academic & writer Ronojoy Sen were seen in conversation with renowned journalist Seema Sirohi. The session explored Sirohi’s opening remarks on how fault lines emerge within democracies across the world, laying the ground for the engaged panel to discuss the crisis at its root through the fundamentals of what democratic practices stand for and the challenges they bring forth. Throwing light on  democratic accountability, Banerjee said, “Democracy is really about political democracy; it is about how the relationship between the citizen and the representative is defined, it’s a vertical relationship”. Sen provided insights into the Indian Parliament and the current status of our democracy. Aiyar emphasised the benefits and drawbacks of democracy and reinforced the need for solid institutions rooted in a deeply held democratic culture.

At another session, eminent scholar and translator Bibek Debroy was in conversation with renowned author Pushpesh Pant. During the conversation, Debroy discussed how the Puranas are supposed to represent the five characteristics of Pancha Lakshana. Debroy advised the audience to begin with Bhagavad Purana or the Markandeya Purana as a beginner to gain more insight into the world of slokha’s and Puranas.

Best-selling novelist Durjoy Datta spoke about his journey as a writer from being published at 21 till writing his latest novel When I’m with You. In conversation with author Kiran Manral, Datta discussed the depth and background to his characters and how he comes about writing them and the flaws many of his characters have.

Celebrated author and politician Shashi Tharoor wasin conversation with the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Caroline Elkins on Elkins’ new book, Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire. Together, Elkins and Tharoor discussed a variety of themes, including the global history of the empire, its violent undertones, the legal case that was filed against Britain and its manifestations in South Asia. Through the book, Elkins hopes to connect the dots of what happened across the colonial events of violence in 1857 India and 1954 Kenya, amongst others. During the session, Tharoor said, “Violence was integral to the colonial project… in the second half of the 19th century, they came up with a justification—the civilising mission—which was not used until before this..There was wholescale killing. The Jallianwallah Bagh was the apogee of something, but the numbers—when you massacre  100,000 people in Delhi, killing 2000-3000 in Jallianwallah Bagh must have looked like a small change to those who did it”.

In another session, novelist, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki and writer and journalist Bee Rowlatt discussed the former’s novel The Book of Form and Emptiness, which narrates the story of Benny Oh, a boy who begins to hear objects speak after the death of his father. The authors discussed how the story deals with coming to terms with a huge loss, with Ozeki noting that the loss of her own father prompted her to examine the process of grieving. If it was a character in its own right, Ozeki delightfully claimed that the book would be very happy to be at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Philanthropist and entrepreneur Surina Narula was in conversation withcelebrated actress Deepti Naval. Naval’s memoir, A Country Called Childhood, is based on her childhood in Amritsar and talks about the influences that made her different in the film industry. During the session, Naval shared her personal insights, and expressed how the issue of mental health informed her work.

Writer and rapper Sumit Samos was in conversation with celebrated author and politician Shashi Tharoor, and the duo spoke about how BR Ambedkar has been neglected for a very long time in Indian political discourse. Samos discussed the manner in which he is being used and appropriated by parties across the political spectrum and what it means to be an Ambedkarite, citing the need to reconstruct histories from different parts of India and to believe in the autonomy to reclaim histories of the marginalised and build institutions. Tharoor discussed Ambedkar’s impact on women rights, the Constitution and legal mechanisms of India.

The conversation between noted historians David Olusoga and Alex von Tunzelmann with academic Mukulika Banerjee focussed on how history is remembered by the public, and whether or not statues help us remember the past. At a session, the primary discussion was around statues in Britain and India, and how statues reflect the role of “great men”. Observing alternate

ways of recording history, Tunzelmann said, “There are many ways of remembering our history—books, documentaries, and festivals like today — these are interactive ways through which we can remember history…there are so many ways of making monuments that are not statues…they vest all of history in great men, and that is sort of a problem as to how we view history…because history is not just made by these great men.”

As a finale to the first day of the Festival, one of India’s leading pop icons and playback singers, Usha Uthup sang her rendition of the filmfare winning song ‘Darling’ from the movie 7 Khoon Maaf.

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Gone are the days when jewellery was just women’s domain. Elevate your man’s turnout by adding some glam jewellery pieces and accessories to their wardrobe. Bespoke and elegant accessories like cufflinks, lapel pins, designer buttons are some great gifting options. Satya Johri is a homegrown brand that is well known for their exclusive range of hand painted, enamel and encrusted cufflinks, buttons and broaches. One can also get accessories made based on the personal crests and logos as well as get their personal jewellery remodeled from them.

A GROOMING SESSION

As men are now increasingly becoming more conscious of their looks, men’s grooming has become a necessity. We asked hair and beauty expert, Natasha Singh, the founder of Tangerine salon about what services should men get and here’s what she had to say: “Salons are no longer female-only zones and there are a number of treatments available specifically for men. A basic manicure and pedicure is a must for men considering they wear closed shoes which leads to odour as well as dead skin. Face clean ups are a must every 45 days and hair spas should also be done at regular intervals since they give the much-needed protein to the hair.”

HYDRAFACIALS & PEEL TREATMENTS

Many medical spas and dermatology clinics now also offer medical facials and peel treatments for long lasting results. Dental Surgeon and Facial aesthetician, Dr. Nitika Soni Godha suggests hydrafacial and carbon laser peel for men.  “Hydrafacial helps in dislodging the oils, dirt, and debris from deep within the skin pores, giving you a smoother and vibrant complexion. Carbon laser peel in men is very effective for combating oily skin and large pores. Chemical and brightening peels such as those derived from Vitamin A help in reducing pigmentation and sun damage”, tells Dr. Nitika. So book your men a hair or skin service and help them look and feel their best!

RAISE THE BAR

If everything else seems a bit too overwhelming, then why not just gift them a bottle of their favourite spirit. You can never really go wrong with that, can you? And if you’re in the mood to raise the bar by getting behind the bar and whipping up their favourite cocktail for them but have no idea how to, then let Kokteil simplify it for you. Be it the good old whiskey sour or a warm rum based cocktail tailor-made for the nip in the air, all you have to do it is get the freshly prepared mixture from the one-of-its-kind takeaway bar in Jaipur – Kokteil,  mix it with your choice of spirit and let the men sit, sip and savour!

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Tutankhamun, commonly referred to as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who was the last of his royal family to rule during the end of the 18th dynasty during the New Kingdom of Egyptian history. On November 4, 1922, the British Egyptologist, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings in Southern Egypt. The tomb was discovered nearly 3000 years after his death and according to findings, he took over as the ruler when he was around 9 years old and died at the young age of 19 years under mysterious circumstances. The discovery of the treasures of the young king was a landmark event in history as thousands of priceless pieces of art were revealed that stand testimony to the skill and finesse of the ancient Egyptian artists.

The treasures of Tutankhamun come to India

In a first not just for the city but also for the country, replicas of the mummy of the Egyptian ruler, Tutankhamun and relics found in his tomb are on display at the Alankar Gallery in Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK). Dr. Mostafa El Ezaby, an Egyptian artist, has spent 30 years of his life in making the replicas using different materials. Currently, around 120 such magnificent pieces are being exhibited at the show ‘Tutankhamun – Secrets & Treasures’, which has been curated by Manish Sharma.

Speaking about his work, Dr. Ezaby said: “It takes at least 8 to 9 years to create such huge replicas of the ancient treasures which are currently on display here. The reason behind creating such life-like pieces of ancient Egyptian art is to make people in other countries aware about the rich culture of Egypt. We are happy to bring this exhibition to India for the first time ever and that too in a city like Jaipur. ” Previously this exhibition has taken place in countries like Switzerland, Germany, Japan, France, Sweden, Belgium, America, among others and has been cumulatively been viewed by over 10 million visitors.

Shedding light on the objective of bringing this exhibition to the Pink City, the curator, Manish Sharma says: “The ancient civilizations around the world are a mystery to humans. The artistic feats achieved by these civilizations are still admired and pondered over by generations. This exhibition is especially curated to display the visual wealth of the ancient Egyptian civilization and its most famous king Tutankhamun. The art pieces on display here give a peek into the golden civilization of the black land.”

A peek into the culture of Egypt

Some noteworthy pieces which are on display include the golden mask of the king, coffins, military wheels, throne of Tutankhamun, among others. While the Golden Throne of Tutankhamun depicts a scene from the daily life of Tutankhamun in which the young pharaoh sits in relaxed pose and his wife rubs her husband’s shoulder, another piece of art showcases Tutankhamun hunting hippos with harpoon on a reed boat. On the other hand, the inner gold coffin made of pure gold and with a weight of 110 kg, is the most spectacular object of the tomb treasure. What is interesting about the mask of Tutankhamun is that it covered the head of the wrapped mummy in its coffin and ensured more protection for the head and shoulders of the mummy. Some replicas of ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses are also on display.

“The in-charge of the exhibition, Mohamed Ahmed Atwa, who has also come from Egypt, says: When the original mummies or relics were taken outside the country there was a lot of wear and tear so it was decided by the Egyptian Government to not take the original treasures outside Egypt. In fact, they are not even displayed within the country. This is why these exact replicas have been carefully and strenuously crafted with intricate detailing.”

Expressing her happiness on holding such a prestigious exhibition at JKK, Director General of JKK, Gayatri Rathore shared: “It is a matter of immense happiness for us to bring this exhibition for the visitors of JKK and acquaint people who cannot travel to other countries with the diverse cultures of the world through art and artifacts. This is just a start and it is our endeavor to have similar international exhibitions in other parts of Rajasthan as well”

When: September 8 – October 8, 11 am to 7 pm
Where: Alankar Art Gallery, Jawahar Kala Kendra
Entry: Through tickets priced at INR 200 which are available at JKK

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Appreciation is my favourite part about fashion

Like every profession, fashion design too has its cons like working on strenuous deadlines, being mentally and physically exhausted, not getting recognition for the hard work one puts in etc. However, the appreciation one receives from clients about how they feel when they wear a designer’s apparel more than makes up for it. “Seeing my clients happy and feeling confident in what they are wearing is the biggest reward. I have had clients calling me from events and parties and telling me how much appreciation they are getting for their outfit”, shares Haneet Singh while shedding light on his favourite part of being a fashion designer.

Taking inspiration from Jaipur

What is interesting about Singh’s recent collection ‘Stannic Luxe’, that will be showcased at the London Fashion Week, is that some of the pieces take inspiration from Jaipur’s City Palace. “Stannic Luxe is a luxurious fusion collection that is inspired by its shine. The metallic fabric is adorned with gold, rose gold, silver, grey and other lustrous colours. The arcs of the City Palace too serve as an inspiration for two of the pieces of this collection. Local artisans from Jaipur, including many women artisans, have been included to create this collection in which each ensemble narrates different stories. It is the perfect epitome of Indian hand details fused with a western silhouette. It features quirky handwork with 3D sequins, intricate hand details and most importantly, sparkle, which is the inspiration”, says Singh while elaborating about his collection.

Stick to your base and market to the right audience

After being in the fashion industry for over 20 years, Singh has garnered some insightful knowledge about what is needed to sustain here. Ask him what he would like to share with aspiring designers and fashion students and he says: “The fashion students today have great exposure but there are a lot of options available to them too which can get overwhelming at times. They need to create a small collection and present it nicely to give a glimpse of their own unique style. Marketing your product to the right audience is another important factor. It is easy to create a label but sustaining it is a difficult task. Just remember to stick to your base otherwise you will get lost in this big world of fashion.”

Focus on sensibilities and aesthetics

The pandemic did not leave any industry unperturbed and fashion has been no exception. Talking about how things are looking up for the industry in the Post-Covid times, Singh shares that India is the land of flamboyant weddings. “There is no lack of work with weddings. What one needs is to maintain their quality of work and have their design sensibilities and aesthetics in place. People are now also more experimental with fashion and moving beyond the traditional gotta patti towards more light-weight and flowy garments. It is great to see that men too are taking fashion quite seriously”, he adds.

It is worth noting that in the past Singh has collaborated with many Bollywood and television celebrities like Mugdha Godse, Bipasha Basu, Aarti Chhabria, Karishma Tanna, among others.

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Professor Parmanand Dalwadi, born in a craftsman family in Gujarat, graduated in Fine Arts from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda and later went on to do his post-graduation in Visual Communication from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. In 1965, he accompanied Henri Cartier-Bresson, the world-renowned photojournalist of high repute on his journey to northern India. In return, Cartier-Bresson picked him and placed him in pictorial services in Paris to work with the legendary Pierre Gassmann with funding from the Ford Foundation.  Tracing his journey to France in the 70s, the 82-year-old photographer, Prof. Parmanand Dalwadi has captured incongruous and unusual situations in a collection of around 50 photographs with his Nikon F, which are currently being showcased at ‘A Visit to France, 1970: An Exhibition by Parmanand Dalwadi in the iconic Gem Cinema.

A creative response to Dalwadi’s friendship with Bresson

 The photographs on display at the exhibition combine humour, tenderness and observations of French society which are described with short stories for each photo. Showcasing a combination of portraits and landscapes, the exhibition is a creative response and poetic culmination of Professor Dalwadi’s friendship with legendary photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson and a testimony to his unique style of photography. It is worth noting that Cartier-Bresson is known as the father of candid photography and street photography.

Speaking about the exhibition, Professor Dalwadi said: “When the National Institute of Design (NID), where I started, offered me the opportunity to meet and accompany, Henri Cartier-Bresson, my photographer’s eye approached this art in a way that was unimaginable before. Throughout his memorable visits to India, our interactions profoundly influenced my photography style. He taught me to look at my country with a new curiosity for clichés that I perceived as normal and did not see before. ‘A Visit to France, 1970’ documents life in Paris as I witnessed it during my life-changing trip to France, which was offered to me by Cartier-Bresson. In contact with a new culture, I desired to photograph everything that seemed weird or funny to me and to tell the story through images of France. I especially loved sharing the stories behind each photograph as well as the moments of wonderment that inspired my life as a photographer for the last 50 years.”

Interestingly, Professor Dalwadi also met his wife, Radium in France and she can be seen in a few of his captured stills.

‘Consent’ does not let you click a spontaneous picture

Commenting on the current trends in photography, Professor Dalwadi said that nowadays taking consent has become necessary before clicking someone’s photograph. This does not allow spontaneity in photography. “I have taken quite a few pictures of couples kissing in Paris. I was hardly three to four feet away from them but I could click a photograph without them noticing me. Such frames would not have been possible if I would have asked them for their consent”, shared Prof. Dalwadi.

The ace photographer also dismissed the pervasiveness of mobile photography and editing software in today’s times. “It is the brain, lens and subject of the photographer that makes a great picture!”, opined Dalwadi.

The exhibition is an initiative of the French Institute in India, Jaipur and is open to the public for viewing.

Date: August 17 to August 31
Venue: Gem Cinema
Time: 11 am to 9 pm

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