The Jaipur Literature Festival is an annual literary festival taking place in Jaipur since 2006. The Diggi Palace Hotel serves as the main venue of the festival. The Jaipur Literature Festival is the biggest literary festival not just in India, but in Asia.It is held each year in Jaipur,Rajastan during the month of January, usually in the Hall of Audience and gardens of the Diggi Palace in the city centre, and celebrates excellence in Rajasthani, Indian and International writing.
The festival directors are the writers Namita Gokhale and William Dalrymple
originally as a segment of the Jaipur Heritage International Festival in 2006, and developed into a free-standing festival of literature standing on its own feet in 2008.JVF's Community Director Vinod Joshi is its regional advisor. The Jaipur Heritage International Festival is an initiative of the Jaipur Virasat Foundation. All events at the festival are free and not ticketed.
The 2012 festival is scheduled to be held from 20th January to 24th January with the famous talk show host Oprah Winfrey and authour Salman Rushdie (later cancelled) attending it. Salman Rushdie has cancelled his complete tour of India citing possible threat to his life as primary reason.
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