jaipur literary festivalDSC Jaipur Literature Festival will again play host to authors, publishers and book lovers from 21st January Ц 25th January 2010, at the heritage property, Diggi Palace in Jaipur. The organizers believes it as an unquestionably AsiaТs leading literary festival. The DSC Jaipur Literature Festival, now this time also in its fifth year, promises a wonderful mix of talks, panel discussions, lectures and readings by renowned authors from across the globe along with a festival fringe of theatre, films and, after sunset, music.

As well as showcasing the best of Indian-language and English writing from India, DSC Jaipur Literature Festivalа this year hosting a Nobel laureate, a winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, two Booker winners and five winners of the Pulitzer prize for Literature, as well as leading writers from the world of history, biography, literary criticism, and travel, in addition to the stars of the world ofа fiction and the novel.а Writers include Hanif Kureishi, Niall Ferguson, Louis De Bernieres, Roberto Calasso, Amit Chaudhuri, Geoff Dyer,а Vikram Chandra, Tina Brown, Claire Tomalin, Michael Frayn, Mahasweta Devi, Shobhaa De, Indira Goswami, Krishna Sobti, Krishna Baldev Vaid, Steve Coll, Stephen Frears, Pavan Varma, Lawrence Wright,а Christophe Jaffrelot, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, and Alexander McCall Smith.

The highlights of the evenings include readings from Girish KarnadТs Tughlaq by acclaimed actor Om Puri, performances by Titi Robin, Cheb I Sabbah, Susheela Raman, Djaima, Rajasthan Roots and Paban Das Baul, and readings and performances from William DalrympleТs Nine Lives.

It is considered to be AsiaТs leading literature event, it is a celebration of National and International writers and encompasses a range of activities including film, music and theatre. It will be organized at Diggi Palace, Jaipur. Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple are the Festival Directors of this DSC Jaipur Literature Festival. The program and information for this upcoming Festival can be find from here.