Jaipur Literature Festival 2025 opens with global speakers, cultural performances

A special highlight of the opening day is Nobel laureate scientist Venki Ramakrishnan who will deliver a lecture on 'Bridging the Gap between Arts and Science'.
Ira Mukhoty at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2025
Ira Mukhoty at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2025(Photo | Special Arrangement)
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JAIPUR: The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2025, billed as the biggest literary extravaganza in the world, kicked off in the Pink City today. More than 300 speakers from all across the globe will discuss the issues of the country and the world in this Maha Kumbh which will be a grand confluence of literature, art and music for the next five days.

The five-day annual literary jamboree began with the festival Directors Namita Gokhale, William Dalrymple and Sanjoy K. Roy jointly giving the welcome address. The colourful inaugural ceremony saw the authors and guests being welcomed in traditional Rajasthani style, full of bands, music and the kachhi Ghodi dance.

A rich array of themes ranging from strident geopolitics, including in the US, and upheavals of war and conflict will jostle with sessions on food, poetry, sports and cinema.

A special highlight of the opening day is Nobel laureate scientist Venki Ramakrishnan who will deliver a lecture on 'Bridging the Gap between Arts and Science', which will be held at the Front Lawns of JLF.

This time many famous writers, poets, filmmakers and artists are participating in the festival, including Javed Akhtar, Imtiaz Ali, Sudha Murthy and Prajakta Koli. Apart from this, many giants of Indian and global literature will also be a part of this grand event. This prestigious festival will continue till February 3 and over the five thrilling days over 300 speakers, literary discussions, cultural performances and musical evenings will enthrall the audience.

In effect, the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2025 is once again creating a platform for knowledge, ideas and dialogue for literature lovers with its 18th edition.

An important part of the Jaipur Literature Festival is the Jaipur Bookmark (JBM), which will underline the importance of translation this year too. Under this initiative, a curated rights catalogue of 58 titles in 10 Indian languages will be released by 31 publishers, encouraging literary exchange between Indian and international languages.

Like every year, this time too Jaipur Literature Festival will present a wonderful confluence of literature, art, culture and ideas. Scholars, writers, artists and literature lovers from all over the world will make this festival a memorable experience by being a part of it. This festival will play an important role in promoting global literature and underlining the importance of translation.

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