DW BUREAU / Jaipur

The Jaipur Literature Festival, known as the 'greatest literary show on earth', returns for its 18th edition from 30th January to 3rd February 2025 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur. Teamwork Arts, India's pioneering curation company and Festival producer, revealed the first list of sessions for the 2025 programme, which will, once again, reinforce the transformative power of books and ideas.

With an ever-evolving legacy, the Festival is a crucial platform of local and global voices. The upcoming edition promises to foster dialogue, bridge divides, and spotlight diverse perspectives with a carefully curated lineup. With over 300 eminent speakers, this year's Festival will feature debate, discourse and stories.

Among sessions that have been announced include:

Poor Economics for the Young: In their intriguing book, Poor Economics for Kids, Nobel Prize-winner Esther Duflo and renowned illustrator Cheyenne Olivier explain economic concepts to younger readers, encouraging them to open their minds and broaden their perspectives. Together, Duflo and Olivier discuss the early foundation of social awareness and empathy it seeks to establish.

Our City That Year: International Booker Prize-winner Geetanjali Shree allows glimpses of startling insight into the fragmented atmosphere and psyches of a society, of friends and individuals, marked by the divisiveness of communalism, in Hamara Shahar Us Baras, translated into Our City That Year by International Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell. At this session, Shree speaks about how her novel tells the story of any city, any year, at a time when sectarian divides are globally on the rise.

David Hare: A Life in Theatre and Film: BAFTA-winning playwright David Hare, author of iconic works such as The Secret Rapture, The Absence of War, and Skylight, and celebrated as 'the finest living British dramatist', gives us insight into his creative process and the inspirations and moments that have shaped his career.

(editor@dailyworld.in)