New Delhi: Iranian Dutch writer Kader Abdolah has said that Indian writers and India have been inspiration for his writing. Kader, a celebrated author in Netherlands, is known for his contributions to Dutch literature.
Speaking to WION, he said, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s wonderful. The Persian classic is full of stories of our relationship with India. Many Indian parrots in golden cages want to go back home. It&rsquo;s a kind of immigration.&rdquo;
His book, &lsquo;The House of the Mosque&rsquo;, based on his family&rsquo;s experiences, was particularly successful, being voted the second-best Dutch novel in an online poll in the Netherlands. He is known for introducing to Dutch readers the nuances of Iranian culture and the complexities of living between two worlds.
Asked about India and Iran&rsquo;s cultural connect, he said, &ldquo;Your culture and language has produced wonderful literature. Rabindranath Tagore was my inspiration. I have read all his poems. Gandhi was my guide as a young man. Both left an unforgettable mark in my life.&rdquo;
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His works often explore themes of migration, cultural identity, and the clash between Eastern and Western cultures. He pointed out, &ldquo;When I published my first Dutch book, everyone said it&rsquo;s wonderful. It wasn&rsquo;t a masterpiece. It was a new language, my own language. I had put the soul of old Persian in Dutch words and sentences. Suddenly, I became a new voice in Dutch literature.&rdquo;
Abdolah has received numerous awards and honours, including the Dutch Order of the Netherlands Lion in 2000 and the French Order of Arts and Letters in 2008. He was also appointed writer in residence at Leiden University in 2006.
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Asked about navigating between two languages, his own Persian and one of his adopted country, the Netherlands, he said, &ldquo;Changing language made me a new man...when you leave your language, culture, you get the possibility to meet whole of yourself...you are a maker of your identity in different language. It is the biggest and most beautiful experience of my life.&rdquo;&nbsp; He was in India for the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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World: Abdolah has received numerous awards and honours, including the Dutch Order of the Netherlands Lion in 2000 and the French Order of Arts and Letters in 2008. He was also appointed writer in residence at Leiden University in 2006.

New Delhi: Iranian Dutch writer Kader Abdolah has said that Indian writers and India have been inspiration for his writing. Kader, a celebrated author in Netherlands, is known for his contributions to Dutch literature. Speaking to WION, he said, “It’s wonderful. The Persian classic is full of stories of our relationship with India. Many Indian parrots in golden cages want to go back home. It’s a kind of immigration.” His book, ‘The House of the Mosque’, based on his family’s experiences, was particularly successful, being voted the second-best Dutch novel in an online poll in the Netherlands. He is known for introducing to Dutch readers the nuances of Iranian culture and the complexities of living between two worlds. Asked about India and Iran’s cultural connect, he said, “Your culture and language has produced wonderful literature. Rabindranath Tagore was my inspiration. I have read all his poems. Gandhi was my guide as a young man. Both left an unforgettable mark in my life.” Also Read | India signs key pact with Panama for Quick Impact Projects His works often explore themes of migration, cultural identity, and the clash between Eastern and Western cultures. He pointed out, “When I published my first Dutch book, everyone said it’s wonderful. It wasn’t a masterpiece. It was a new language, my own language. I had put the soul of old Persian in Dutch words and sentences. Suddenly, I became a new voice in Dutch literature.” Abdolah has received numerous awards and honours, including the Dutch Order of the Netherlands Lion in 2000 and the French Order of Arts and Letters in 2008. He was also appointed writer in residence at Leiden University in 2006. Also read: Thailand legalises same sex-marriage; gets royal endorsement Asked about navigating between two languages, his own Persian and one of his adopted country, the Netherlands, he said, “Changing language made me a new man...when you leave your language, culture, you get the possibility to meet whole of yourself...you are a maker of your identity in different language. It is the biggest and most beautiful experience of my life.” He was in India for the Jaipur Literature Festival. Also read: Big win for LGBTQ+: Dominica court strikes down ban on same sex relations

Iran-Dutch author Kader Abdolah says Rabindranath Tagore’s work inspires him

Jaipur Literature Festival has begun in Jaipur and like every year, it is creating news for its fiery discussions and sessions. On Friday, veteran theatre director and actor MK Raina walked out of a session where he was a speaker along with actor Illa Arun.&nbsp;
<h2>MK Raina walks out of Jaipur Lit Fest</h2>
The two colleagues were promoting their memoirs during the session on the second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival. Raina has written&nbsp;Before I Forget and Arun has recently come out with Parde Ke Peechhey. The session was titled Memories from the Screen and Stage where Anjula Bedi joined the two in the session.
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During the conversation, Arun was discussing her latest play Peer Ghani, adapted from legendary playwright Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt and set in Kashmir.
Raina, who has grown up in Kashmir, then said he has been seeing less and less of the Valley in Indian theatres. "I'm sorry, I see bad films of Kashmir, accusing Kashmir of all kinds of things, lousy films... Kashmir is not being represented at all because they don't know that state, is my assertion," he added. A while later, he walked out of the session as Arun was performing a scene from her play Peer Ghani. It caused a flutter with people wondering what had happened.
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<h2>Ila Arun reacts</h2>
Someone then told Arun about Raina's departure from the session. "Albert Pinto ko gussa kyu aya?" Arun responded, referring to Saeed Mirza's 1980 film Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai.
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Curator Asad Lalljee moderated the session. Raina's memoir Before I Forget chronicles his life's highs and lows and his experience of growing up in Kashmir. Arun's book Parde Ke Peechhey documents her extraordinary life, both onstage and behind the scenes.
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Jaipur Literature Festival has begun in Jaipur and like every year, it is creating news for its fiery discussions and sessions. On Friday, veteran theatre director and actor MK Raina walked out of a session where he was a speaker along with actor Illa Arun. MK Raina walks out of Jaipur Lit Fest The two colleagues were promoting their memoirs during the session on the second day of the Jaipur Literature Festival. Raina has written Before I Forget and Arun has recently come out with Parde Ke Peechhey. The session was titled Memories from the Screen and Stage where Anjula Bedi joined the two in the session. Pushpa 2: The Rule OTT release: Allu Arjun's film to get digital release on this date During the conversation, Arun was discussing her latest play Peer Ghani, adapted from legendary playwright Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt and set in Kashmir. Raina, who has grown up in Kashmir, then said he has been seeing less and less of the Valley in Indian theatres. "I'm sorry, I see bad films of Kashmir, accusing Kashmir of all kinds of things, lousy films... Kashmir is not being represented at all because they don't know that state, is my assertion," he added. A while later, he walked out of the session as Arun was performing a scene from her play Peer Ghani. It caused a flutter with people wondering what had happened. 7 Directors Helming Female Centric Narratives In Films and Series in 2025 Ila Arun reacts Someone then told Arun about Raina's departure from the session. "Albert Pinto ko gussa kyu aya?" Arun responded, referring to Saeed Mirza's 1980 film Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai. Interview | R. Madhavan on handling bank accounts, online scams & more! Curator Asad Lalljee moderated the session. Raina's memoir Before I Forget chronicles his life's highs and lows and his experience of growing up in Kashmir. Arun's book Parde Ke Peechhey documents her extraordinary life, both onstage and behind the scenes. (With agency inputs)

Jaipur Lit Fest 2025: MK Raina walks out on Ila Arun mid-session over depiction of Kashmir in plays and films

Tom Holland is an English historian, author, and broadcaster. He has written several books on classical and religious history, including Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West, In the Shadow of the Sword, and Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar. His latest book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World explores the impact of Christianity on Western society and its role in shaping the modern world. He also co-hosts a popular podcast geared towards history lovers called The Rest is History with compatriot Dominic Sandbrook — also a historian.

WION caught up with Holland at the recently concluded 2023 edition of Jaipur Literature Festival. Full of infectious enthusiasm and energy about his work, the tall, slim scholar is wonderfully insightful to listen to, as the attendees at his impromptu session on Persian Empire during the festival will corroborate. As suits his oeuvre, I asked him questions on a variety of historical topics.

While every book of Holland is meticulously well-written and researched, for me, it is his brilliant&nbsp;translation of a book written by a man 2500 years ago that remains the favourite. The man is Herodotus and the book is called, simply, Histories.

Regarded as the progenitor of the entire discipline of history, Herodotus' Histories is regarded as the first work of history in Western literature. As opposed to epics that were prevalent at that time, Histories employed the historical method, including emphasising the importance of eyewitness accounts and critical examination of sources. He even expresses suspicion at some of the more far-fetched accounts as Holland notes in his preface.

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<h2>How the west saw India and Indians in the ancient era</h2>

A sprawling work, Histories is also a detailed account of the conflicts between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states like Sparta and Athens in the 5th century BCE. It also mentions India, or lands across the Indus. India was a distant and largely unknown land for the Greeks, with a culture and customs that were vastly different from those of the Greeks. There was limited interaction and a lack of direct knowledge of the land as only hardy adventurers travelled such vast distances. And thus it is not really surprising that to a reader of Herodotus, India would have appeared as almost akin to a fantasy land. There were tales of fabulous wealth as well as stories of strange creatures, such as the gold-digging ants and the dog-headed men.
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Holland tells WION, "You listen to Herodotus talking about India, and you think, 'what is he on!'&nbsp;What's amazing is that he knows anything about India at all, because he's separated by thousands of miles from India. And there are some things that he gets right. For example, he gets right that there are Indians who are vegetarian. And he has an awareness that there are teachers in India, and that this is important. Obviously, there are all kinds of mad stuff like the semen of Indians is black, and that they only ever have sex in public. So that's a kind of interesting example of the way in which you can see the fact and the fantasy becoming confused. If you think about how Herodotus knows about India, it's because India was joined to Greece by the Persians. But there are a lot of people speaking a lot of different languages between India and Greece. And so over the course of many, many miles that separate India from Greece, it's unsurprising that stories get distorted."

Herodotus existed at a time when the Greek world was in turmoil. It was a time of great political, social, and cultural change, as the city-states were emerging from a period of relative obscurity and beginning to make their mark on the bigger stage. Herodotus himself was one of the most prominent figures of this era, as the first historian known by name. He traveled widely and collected information from various cultures and civilisations to write Histories.

<h2>Why did Indians cling to their multiple gods even as most of the world embraced monotheistic religions?</h2>

While India of Herodotus' days has changed significantly, one thing that has not changed in the country is most of the population still worships roughly the same gods. Even as others around the world lost their myths and traditions to Christianity and Islam — Christianisation of Europe, for instance made Norse, Celtic and other religions extinct — Indians have by and large persisted with their gods. This is not to diminish the importance of reformist movements in the country, of course.

"Christianity has cut us off from that inheritance (polytheistic faiths). It's very difficult for us in the West, if you've been raised with a Christian background, to make sense of what it was that the Greeks and the Romans believed in how they believed it. Which isn't to say that Greek gods and Hindu gods are coterminous, but I think that the practice of worship in India is closer to how the Greeks and the Romans understood the dimension of the supernatural than Christianity or Islam. One of the things is I think that they (polytheistic faiths) are not religion. Religion is a Christian idea, right? The thinking of religion as something that is separate from everything else is wrong. And that's one of the things I found fascinating about India, the sense of the divine is everywhere. And I think that in the 60s, the Beatles discovered, India, and everything that was a huge part of the appeal of it was the sense that in the West, so much had been drained of the spiritual and the holy and the supernatural. Whereas in India, that wasn't the case. And that was the opinion of people like George Harrison"

<h2>Is the west still more Christian than it thinks it is?</h2>

In Dominion, Holland argues that Christianity has played a much larger role in shaping Western culture and politics than is commonly acknowledged and that its influence can be seen in everything from the concept of human rights to the rise of science and democracy.

It is almost a well-established belief that post-Enlightenment, the West has rejected Christianity. But Holland makes the case, very eloquently if I may say so, that Christianity still pervades the modern west.&nbsp;

But did Christianisation of Europe really change the West in significant ways as he claims? Some may say, considering the Crusades, the witch trials, and so on, the Christian West was not as different from the pagan West, after all.

"I think that people in the West have tended to reject Christianity for very Christian reasons. And they think that they have emancipated themselves from the inheritance of the Christian past. But all they've really done is to make assumptions that are actually very, very Christian," says Holland.

<h2>Is there something like true history?</h2>

Different political and religious outfits around the world present their own 'historical narratives'. Is there anything like true history? Holland insists there is. In his words, "I do think it is possible to extrapolate yourself from very obviously propagandistic narratives. You can never be purely neutral because the ambition to be neutral is itself not neutral. You can never escape that paradox. But I think the ambition not to engage in propaganda is a very important first principle. And I don't think that all versions of history are equally valid. I think some are more valid than others. 
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Tom Holland is an English historian, author, and broadcaster. He has written several books on classical and religious history, including Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West, In the Shadow of the Sword, and Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar. His latest book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World explores the impact of Christianity on Western society and its role in shaping the modern world. He also co-hosts a popular podcast geared towards history lovers called The Rest is History with compatriot Dominic Sandbrook — also a historian. WION caught up with Holland at the recently concluded 2023 edition of Jaipur Literature Festival. Full of infectious enthusiasm and energy about his work, the tall, slim scholar is wonderfully insightful to listen to, as the attendees at his impromptu session on Persian Empire during the festival will corroborate. As suits his oeuvre, I asked him questions on a variety of historical topics. While every book of Holland is meticulously well-written and researched, for me, it is his brilliant translation of a book written by a man 2500 years ago that remains the favourite. The man is Herodotus and the book is called, simply, Histories. Regarded as the progenitor of the entire discipline of history, Herodotus' Histories is regarded as the first work of history in Western literature. As opposed to epics that were prevalent at that time, Histories employed the historical method, including emphasising the importance of eyewitness accounts and critical examination of sources. He even expresses suspicion at some of the more far-fetched accounts as Holland notes in his preface. Also Read: Indians at Oscars: A brief history How the west saw India and Indians in the ancient era A sprawling work, Histories is also a detailed account of the conflicts between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states like Sparta and Athens in the 5th century BCE. It also mentions India, or lands across the Indus. India was a distant and largely unknown land for the Greeks, with a culture and customs that were vastly different from those of the Greeks. There was limited interaction and a lack of direct knowledge of the land as only hardy adventurers travelled such vast distances. And thus it is not really surprising that to a reader of Herodotus, India would have appeared as almost akin to a fantasy land. There were tales of fabulous wealth as well as stories of strange creatures, such as the gold-digging ants and the dog-headed men. Holland tells WION, "You listen to Herodotus talking about India, and you think, 'what is he on!' What's amazing is that he knows anything about India at all, because he's separated by thousands of miles from India. And there are some things that he gets right. For example, he gets right that there are Indians who are vegetarian. And he has an awareness that there are teachers in India, and that this is important. Obviously, there are all kinds of mad stuff like the semen of Indians is black, and that they only ever have sex in public. So that's a kind of interesting example of the way in which you can see the fact and the fantasy becoming confused. If you think about how Herodotus knows about India, it's because India was joined to Greece by the Persians. But there are a lot of people speaking a lot of different languages between India and Greece. And so over the course of many, many miles that separate India from Greece, it's unsurprising that stories get distorted." Herodotus existed at a time when the Greek world was in turmoil. It was a time of great political, social, and cultural change, as the city-states were emerging from a period of relative obscurity and beginning to make their mark on the bigger stage. Herodotus himself was one of the most prominent figures of this era, as the first historian known by name. He traveled widely and collected information from various cultures and civilisations to write Histories. Why did Indians cling to their multiple gods even as most of the world embraced monotheistic religions? While India of Herodotus' days has changed significantly, one thing that has not changed in the country is most of the population still worships roughly the same gods. Even as others around the world lost their myths and traditions to Christianity and Islam — Christianisation of Europe, for instance made Norse, Celtic and other religions extinct — Indians have by and large persisted with their gods. This is not to diminish the importance of reformist movements in the country, of course. "Christianity has cut us off from that inheritance (polytheistic faiths). It's very difficult for us in the West, if you've been raised with a Christian background, to make sense of what it was that the Greeks and the Romans believed in how they believed it. Which isn't to say that Greek gods and Hindu gods are coterminous, but I think that the practice of worship in India is closer to how the Greeks and the Romans understood the dimension of the supernatural than Christianity or Islam. One of the things is I think that they (polytheistic faiths) are not religion. Religion is a Christian idea, right? The thinking of religion as something that is separate from everything else is wrong. And that's one of the things I found fascinating about India, the sense of the divine is everywhere. And I think that in the 60s, the Beatles discovered, India, and everything that was a huge part of the appeal of it was the sense that in the West, so much had been drained of the spiritual and the holy and the supernatural. Whereas in India, that wasn't the case. And that was the opinion of people like George Harrison" Is the west still more Christian than it thinks it is? In Dominion, Holland argues that Christianity has played a much larger role in shaping Western culture and politics than is commonly acknowledged and that its influence can be seen in everything from the concept of human rights to the rise of science and democracy. It is almost a well-established belief that post-Enlightenment, the West has rejected Christianity. But Holland makes the case, very eloquently if I may say so, that Christianity still pervades the modern west. But did Christianisation of Europe really change the West in significant ways as he claims? Some may say, considering the Crusades, the witch trials, and so on, the Christian West was not as different from the pagan West, after all. "I think that people in the West have tended to reject Christianity for very Christian reasons. And they think that they have emancipated themselves from the inheritance of the Christian past. But all they've really done is to make assumptions that are actually very, very Christian," says Holland. Is there something like true history? Different political and religious outfits around the world present their own 'historical narratives'. Is there anything like true history? Holland insists there is. In his words, "I do think it is possible to extrapolate yourself from very obviously propagandistic narratives. You can never be purely neutral because the ambition to be neutral is itself not neutral. You can never escape that paradox. But I think the ambition not to engage in propaganda is a very important first principle. And I don't think that all versions of history are equally valid. I think some are more valid than others. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Bollywood actress Dia Mirza had a meltdown at the Jaipur Literature Festival yesterday as she was upset with the news of Kobe Bryant's death, former NBA legend. Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California on Sunday as&nbsp;all nine onboard including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant perished.

Dia Mirza, during a discussion on climate change, said,&nbsp;"Don't hold back from being an empath. Don't be afraid of shedding your tears. Feel it, feel the full extent of everything. It's good. It gives us strength. It does. And this is not a performance." She refused to take a handkerchief to wipe off her tears as she interacted with the audience.&nbsp;

Dia continued,&nbsp;"My day started really well yesterday... At around 3 (early morning), this news alert came on my phone for a very big player, NBA player, who I followed for a while."

"His chopper crashing in California disturbed me. It really upset me. There are different things that upset us on different days, but we take care of ourselves. I was overwhelmed because my blood pressure was low," she added.

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Bollywood actress Dia Mirza had a meltdown at the Jaipur Literature Festival yesterday as she was upset with the news of Kobe Bryant's death, former NBA legend. Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, California on Sunday as all nine onboard including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant perished. Dia Mirza, during a discussion on climate change, said, "Don't hold back from being an empath. Don't be afraid of shedding your tears. Feel it, feel the full extent of everything. It's good. It gives us strength. It does. And this is not a performance." She refused to take a handkerchief to wipe off her tears as she interacted with the audience. Dia continued, "My day started really well yesterday... At around 3 (early morning), this news alert came on my phone for a very big player, NBA player, who I followed for a while." "His chopper crashing in California disturbed me. It really upset me. There are different things that upset us on different days, but we take care of ourselves. I was overwhelmed because my blood pressure was low," she added. #WATCH Actor Dia Mirza breaks down while speaking at the 'climate emergency' session during Jaipur Literature Festival; she says, "Don't hold back from being an empath". (27.1.20) pic.twitter.com/fyAgH3giL9 — ANI (@ANI) January 28, 2020 ×

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Giving a clarification&nbsp;on the media reports that stated that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was detained on airport for carrying a pistol, CISF sources have said that the Tharoor was misinterpreted.

The sources said that Shashi Tharoor was not detained for possession of pistol at Jaipur airport. He was waiting for his sister. Someone had asked him what he was waiting for, he said &quot;my sister&quot;, misheard as &quot;pistol&quot;.

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Shashi Tharoor, the Congress leader who&nbsp;remains&nbsp;in&nbsp;media highlights&nbsp;every other day, was again&nbsp;in the news&nbsp;for carrying a&nbsp;pistol in a flight.&nbsp;

Reports said that he carried a pistol along with him while travelling on a plane on Thursday afternoon.&nbsp;

Tharoor boarded the Jet Airways flight to fly from Chandigarh&nbsp;to Jaipur to attend the Zee Jaipur&nbsp;Literature Festival.&nbsp;

After reaching Jaipur he was made to wait for 35 minutes in the arrival area.

The airline staff thoroughly investigated the pistol that Tharoor was carrying before handing it over to him.&nbsp;The pistol was brought by escorts and was given to him after long paperwork, report stated.&nbsp;

Ideally, the pistols are given to the airline authorities before boarding the plane and are returned to them after they reach their destination.&nbsp;

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Earlier reports said he carried a pistol along with him while travelling in a plane on Thursday afternoon

Giving a clarification on the media reports that stated that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was detained on airport for carrying a pistol, CISF sources have said that the Tharoor was misinterpreted. The sources said that Shashi Tharoor was not detained for possession of pistol at Jaipur airport. He was waiting for his sister. Someone had asked him what he was waiting for, he said "my sister", misheard as "pistol". Shashi Tharoor wasn't detained for possession of pistol at Jaipur airport. He was waiting for his sister. Someone asked him what he was waiting for,he said"my sister",misheard as"Pistol",individual informed security, which sought clarification, matter later closed: CISF sources pic.twitter.com/VLLeE31KwR — ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2018 × Shashi Tharoor, the Congress leader who remains in media highlights every other day, was again in the news for carrying a pistol in a flight. Reports said that he carried a pistol along with him while travelling on a plane on Thursday afternoon. Tharoor boarded the Jet Airways flight to fly from Chandigarh to Jaipur to attend the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival. After reaching Jaipur he was made to wait for 35 minutes in the arrival area. The airline staff thoroughly investigated the pistol that Tharoor was carrying before handing it over to him. The pistol was brought by escorts and was given to him after long paperwork, report stated. Ideally, the pistols are given to the airline authorities before boarding the plane and are returned to them after they reach their destination.

Shashi Tharoor wasn't detained for possession of pistol: CISF Sources

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will be provided with zed plus security when he visits Jaipur for the Jaipur Literature Festival.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;Required protection will be provided to Joshi from the state government, we are committed to maintain law and order in the state,&quot; home minister Gulab Chand Kataria told a daily.&nbsp; 
 
On Friday, the Rajput Karni Sena had warned Joshi against visiting Jaipur. They had threatened that he would be welcomed with &nbsp;&quot;shoes and chappals&quot; if he dares to come to the state. The Karni Sena is miffed with Joshi for clearing Sanjay Leela Bhansali&#39;s Padmaavat 
 
At the lit fest, the CBFC chief is scheduled to speak at a session titled, &#39;Main Aur Woh: Conversations With Myself&#39;, on January 28.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;It seems Bollywood personalities are taking us very lightly,&quot; said Ajeet Singh Mamdoli, leader of Karni Sena was quoted as saying by the daily.&nbsp; 
 
&quot;Words have no impact on people like Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Prasoon Joshi. Karni Sena members will welcome them with shoes and chappals wherever we meet them. We have only shown the &#39;trailer&#39; to Bhansali, if need be, we will show him the complete film,&quot; said Mamdoli. 
 
Terming Joshi as an accomplice in the entire episode, Mamdoli alleged that the CBFC chief had played a key role in clearing the movie for release. &quot;He conspired with film producers and did not call other historians for the screening. 
 
We have made it clear that he will not be allowed to attend JLF,&quot; he said. 
 
The lit fest will begin in Jaipur from January 25th. The Karni Sena threat led to the police beefing up its security for the event to prevent any untoward incident.

On Friday, the Rajput Karni Sena had warned Joshi against visiting Jaipur.

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will be provided with zed plus security when he visits Jaipur for the Jaipur Literature Festival. "Required protection will be provided to Joshi from the state government, we are committed to maintain law and order in the state," home minister Gulab Chand Kataria told a daily. On Friday, the Rajput Karni Sena had warned Joshi against visiting Jaipur. They had threatened that he would be welcomed with "shoes and chappals" if he dares to come to the state. The Karni Sena is miffed with Joshi for clearing Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat At the lit fest, the CBFC chief is scheduled to speak at a session titled, 'Main Aur Woh: Conversations With Myself', on January 28. "It seems Bollywood personalities are taking us very lightly," said Ajeet Singh Mamdoli, leader of Karni Sena was quoted as saying by the daily. "Words have no impact on people like Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Prasoon Joshi. Karni Sena members will welcome them with shoes and chappals wherever we meet them. We have only shown the 'trailer' to Bhansali, if need be, we will show him the complete film," said Mamdoli. Terming Joshi as an accomplice in the entire episode, Mamdoli alleged that the CBFC chief had played a key role in clearing the movie for release. "He conspired with film producers and did not call other historians for the screening. We have made it clear that he will not be allowed to attend JLF," he said. The lit fest will begin in Jaipur from January 25th. The Karni Sena threat led to the police beefing up its security for the event to prevent any untoward incident.

Padmaavat row: Prasoon Joshi to get Z+ security during Jaipur Lit Festival

It was a full house that had turned up to hear Shashi Tharoor talk to poet Arundhati Subramaniam about his latest book &quot;Why am I a Hindu&quot;&nbsp;- the aisles were full, the young and the old, the Indian and International delegates had turned up for what promised to be one of the big draws on Day 3 of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival.

Tharoor said one of the immediate reasons for writing the book was the growth of &lsquo;political Hinduism&rsquo; and how Hindutva had come to the front-and-centre of the political discourse in India. &ldquo;Hindutva is like Hindu wahabism. It is high time that those of us who are better Hindus than them reclaim Hinduism.&rdquo;

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Tharoor said the book quoted liberally from Swami Vivekananda, someone he had read and flowed closely as did it have arguments from people who espoused Hindutva like Deen Dayal Updhyay and VD Savarkar. &ldquo;It became necessary to challenge the notion that the only Hinduism was the Sanghi-Bharti Hinduism. The majority in India are unapologetic about being Hindu but that doesn&rsquo;t come at the expense of belittling other faiths. It is urgent to take back Hinduism because a lot of people are expressing thoughts, condoning actions that Hindus of the ranks of Swami Vivekananda would never approve of.&rdquo;

Tharoor said that the idea of Hindus as &lsquo;seekers of truth&rsquo; appealed to his liberal tenor and says the &rsquo;simple attitude of liberalism finds itself a congenial home in Hinduism&rsquo;.

Also read:<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/conversations-from-the-sidelines-of-zee-jlf-2018-the-best-way-to-deal-with-poverty-is-to-forget-the-poor-30886"> Conversations from the sidelines of ZeeJLF 2018: &#39;The best way to deal with poverty is to forget poor&#39;</a>

&ldquo;Why am I a Hindu? Because I was born one. If you are a Hindu, for the most part, you don&rsquo;t have to think why you are one. Hinduism isn&rsquo;t a faith of black and whites - it is a faith open to questioning.&rdquo; As a 14-year-old growing up in a middle-class family in India, Tharoor says he would see his father perform daily prayers but was never asked to join in. &ldquo;Faith was seen as something between you and your idea of your maker.&rdquo;

Referring to Swami Vivekananda&rsquo;s speech in 1899 at Chicago&rsquo;s World Parliament of Religions, Tharoor said he felt as a Hindu, acceptance is a higher virtue than tolerance. Swami Vivekananda had said: I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true.

&ldquo;Tolerance seems like a virtue but is patronising. It suggests I know what is right but I will indulge in your right to be wrong. Acceptance, on the other hand, suggests &lsquo;I will accept your truth and you accept mine&rsquo;&hellip;&rdquo; Tharoor said.

The two-time Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, who has written 16 works of fiction and non-fiction and served as the United Nations for over 30 years said he was conscious of the fact that &ldquo;inevitably you can&rsquo;t get away from the political implications of a member of Parliament publishing this book.&rdquo;

Expressing concern at recent violent protests by fringe groups over Sanjay Leela Bhansali&rsquo;s &quot;Padmaavat&quot;, Tharoor said: &ldquo;If people are going to burn effigies and attack buses of school children just to prevent somebody from expressing his creative freedom, that is something to worry about. If people are willing to immolate themselves for a film they haven&rsquo;t seen, there is something wrong with society.&rdquo;

Tharoor said that the idea of Hindus as ‘seekers of truth’ appealed to his liberal tenor and says the ’simple attitude of liberalism finds itself a congenial home in Hinduism’.

It was a full house that had turned up to hear Shashi Tharoor talk to poet Arundhati Subramaniam about his latest book "Why am I a Hindu" - the aisles were full, the young and the old, the Indian and International delegates had turned up for what promised to be one of the big draws on Day 3 of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival. Tharoor said one of the immediate reasons for writing the book was the growth of ‘political Hinduism’ and how Hindutva had come to the front-and-centre of the political discourse in India. “Hindutva is like Hindu wahabism. It is high time that those of us who are better Hindus than them reclaim Hinduism.” Also read: 'Padmaavat' protests scare film-maker Vishal Bhardwaj, urges government to act Tharoor said the book quoted liberally from Swami Vivekananda, someone he had read and flowed closely as did it have arguments from people who espoused Hindutva like Deen Dayal Updhyay and VD Savarkar. “It became necessary to challenge the notion that the only Hinduism was the Sanghi-Bharti Hinduism. The majority in India are unapologetic about being Hindu but that doesn’t come at the expense of belittling other faiths. It is urgent to take back Hinduism because a lot of people are expressing thoughts, condoning actions that Hindus of the ranks of Swami Vivekananda would never approve of.” Tharoor said that the idea of Hindus as ‘seekers of truth’ appealed to his liberal tenor and says the ’simple attitude of liberalism finds itself a congenial home in Hinduism’. Also read: Conversations from the sidelines of ZeeJLF 2018: 'The best way to deal with poverty is to forget poor' “Why am I a Hindu? Because I was born one. If you are a Hindu, for the most part, you don’t have to think why you are one. Hinduism isn’t a faith of black and whites - it is a faith open to questioning.” As a 14-year-old growing up in a middle-class family in India, Tharoor says he would see his father perform daily prayers but was never asked to join in. “Faith was seen as something between you and your idea of your maker.” Referring to Swami Vivekananda’s speech in 1899 at Chicago’s World Parliament of Religions, Tharoor said he felt as a Hindu, acceptance is a higher virtue than tolerance. Swami Vivekananda had said: I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. “Tolerance seems like a virtue but is patronising. It suggests I know what is right but I will indulge in your right to be wrong. Acceptance, on the other hand, suggests ‘I will accept your truth and you accept mine’…” Tharoor said. The two-time Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, who has written 16 works of fiction and non-fiction and served as the United Nations for over 30 years said he was conscious of the fact that “inevitably you can’t get away from the political implications of a member of Parliament publishing this book.” Expressing concern at recent violent protests by fringe groups over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s "Padmaavat", Tharoor said: “If people are going to burn effigies and attack buses of school children just to prevent somebody from expressing his creative freedom, that is something to worry about. If people are willing to immolate themselves for a film they haven’t seen, there is something wrong with society.”

At ZeeJLF 2018, Shashi Tharoor explains what drove him to write 'Why am I a Hindu'

The much-awaited annual Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) began on Thursday, however, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who was supposed to inaugurate the literary extravaganza, failed to turn up.&nbsp;

The festival will witness over 350 speakers on fiction and nonfiction topics to journalism and travel writing over the course of five days at the iconic Diggi Palace and will go on until January 29.&nbsp;

The event was inaugurated by former Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva and British-born American essayist and novelist Pico Iyer.

Iyer, who delivered the keynote address, hailed the role of literature, particularly in the present times, when &quot;poets are being eclipsed by novelists and novelists by multimedia devices&quot;.Literature has become more indispensable than ever. In the time of travel bans, literature has become more important because it is not respectful of boundaries,&quot; he said.

Iyer went on to say that it was literature that had the power to make the world a better place, and not &quot;wars and drone attacks&quot;.

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Writer and festival co-director William Dalrymple said in an era of &quot;quick fix pleasures of Netflix&quot;, people still had appetite for serious fiction.

&quot;What differentiates JLF from other literature festivals is that we are completely free and open to all. Anyone can walk in... for five days, we set up a mini university,&quot; he said.

Author and co-director Namita Gokhale said while the festival has shown tremendous growth over the years, the organizers have made sure to maintain the spontaneity and democratic spirit that remains the hallmark of the event.

Meanwhile, security has also been beefed up at JLF following threats from the Rajput group Karni Sena against Padmaavat, said Sanjoy K. Roy, managing director of Teamworks Arts, which organises JLF.

Mahipal Singh, the president of the fringe group, has warned that they will be protesting against the presence of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon Joshi at the festival.

JLF has become one of the biggest festivals across the board which will represent over &nbsp;15 Indian and 20 international languages this year.

Roy said knowledge and culture was the only way to transform society, and that dissent, within a constitutional framework, was essential to the fabric of democracy.

&quot;It is important to understand the importance of culture and create platforms for dissent. As long as the dissent is within the constitutional framework, it&#39;s fine... fringe groups may not agree with the words a writer writes, or a film that a filmmaker makes or a painting that a painter makes,&quot; Roy said.

Further, special events will also be organised at the Amber Fort and Hawa Mahal to celebrate the rich culture and architectural heritage of the Pink City.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was supposed to inaugurate the literary extravaganza today

The much-awaited annual Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) began on Thursday, however, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who was supposed to inaugurate the literary extravaganza, failed to turn up. The festival will witness over 350 speakers on fiction and nonfiction topics to journalism and travel writing over the course of five days at the iconic Diggi Palace and will go on until January 29. The event was inaugurated by former Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva and British-born American essayist and novelist Pico Iyer. Iyer, who delivered the keynote address, hailed the role of literature, particularly in the present times, when "poets are being eclipsed by novelists and novelists by multimedia devices".Literature has become more indispensable than ever. In the time of travel bans, literature has become more important because it is not respectful of boundaries," he said. Iyer went on to say that it was literature that had the power to make the world a better place, and not "wars and drone attacks". Our words and ideas can take us a little bit past simplicities and remind us that ultimately we can change the world by changing how we dream of it × Writer and festival co-director William Dalrymple said in an era of "quick fix pleasures of Netflix", people still had appetite for serious fiction. "What differentiates JLF from other literature festivals is that we are completely free and open to all. Anyone can walk in... for five days, we set up a mini university," he said. Author and co-director Namita Gokhale said while the festival has shown tremendous growth over the years, the organizers have made sure to maintain the spontaneity and democratic spirit that remains the hallmark of the event. Meanwhile, security has also been beefed up at JLF following threats from the Rajput group Karni Sena against Padmaavat, said Sanjoy K. Roy, managing director of Teamworks Arts, which organises JLF. Mahipal Singh, the president of the fringe group, has warned that they will be protesting against the presence of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon Joshi at the festival. JLF has become one of the biggest festivals across the board which will represent over 15 Indian and 20 international languages this year. Roy said knowledge and culture was the only way to transform society, and that dissent, within a constitutional framework, was essential to the fabric of democracy. "It is important to understand the importance of culture and create platforms for dissent. As long as the dissent is within the constitutional framework, it's fine... fringe groups may not agree with the words a writer writes, or a film that a filmmaker makes or a painting that a painter makes," Roy said. Further, special events will also be organised at the Amber Fort and Hawa Mahal to celebrate the rich culture and architectural heritage of the Pink City.

Jaipur Literature Festival kicks off, CM Vasundhara Raje fails to turn up

&ldquo;Donald Trump is not my idea of a joke,&rdquo; said the legendary playwright and screenwriter Sir David Hare at the 10th edition of Zee Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF). His statement set the tone for the festival, an annual juggernaut of the global literary world. Zee JLF was inaugurated at Diggi Palace in Jaipur by the chief minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje Scindia on 19th January.

The entrance to Diggi Palace was lined with tributes to the world of literature and arts in the form of installations, live music and dance performances, and digital broadcasts on big TV screens. A primer of sorts for the participants on the upcoming five days of the festival. The first day of Zee JLF began with a ceremonial play of drums and horns by Rajasthani folk musicians led by Nathoo Lal Solanki. After their rousing performance, the award-winning Shillong Chamber Choir came onstage with poetic keynotes delivered by two stalwarts, Gulzar and Anne Waldman, in keeping with the festival&rsquo;s &lsquo;East meets the West&rsquo; ethos. Waldman&rsquo;s animated recitation with its outro insisting upon pushing back the darkness enthralled the jam-packed front lawns.

The first day saw engaging discussions on a variety of issues ranging from yoga to Brexit, from China&rsquo;s one-child policy to intersections of theatre and cinema, from Sanskrit in the Mughal courts to reporting from conflict areas, and several others. When Sir David Hare said that he found out his gift of writing only accidentally, the audience gasped in disbelief. There was a roar from the audience when Nassim Nicholas Taleb, polymath author of Black Swan and Anti-Fragile, said, &ldquo;People are fed up with serial incompetence. There is a rebellion against the expert problem.&quot;&nbsp;Sadhguru of the Isha Foundation pondered on the existential crisis faced by humanity and said, &quot;Human intellect is firing like never before. This is why people are suffering. They have to think for themselves, not rely on scripture or a guru.&quot;

One of the highlights of the festival this year is that it is 100% cashless, in keeping with the Indian government&rsquo;s thrust on going digital. The book store, the merchandise, crafts bazaar, and the eateries at the festival venue accept payments only through the participant ID cards which can be recharged with desired amount of money. Many festival goers, however, have complained of inconvenience owing to technical glitches. Some foreign visitors were annoyed that their cards were not accepted and there was a cap on currency exchange. Though, vendors and organisers have assured that systems will work smoothly during the next four days.

After the pack-up at Diggi Palace, the festival moved to Clarks Amer for the music stage. Each year artistes from across the world come to perform at the festival. Every evening of the festival there is an eclectic mix of song, dance, and instrumental performances. Rajasthan&#39;s Josh and Neeraj Arya&rsquo;s Kabir Caf&eacute; enthralled the audience with their fusion music.

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The first day of the Zee Jaipur Lit Festival began with ceremonial play of drums by Rajasthani folk musicians led by Nathoo Lal Solanki

“Donald Trump is not my idea of a joke,” said the legendary playwright and screenwriter Sir David Hare at the 10th edition of Zee Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF). His statement set the tone for the festival, an annual juggernaut of the global literary world. Zee JLF was inaugurated at Diggi Palace in Jaipur by the chief minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje Scindia on 19th January. The entrance to Diggi Palace was lined with tributes to the world of literature and arts in the form of installations, live music and dance performances, and digital broadcasts on big TV screens. A primer of sorts for the participants on the upcoming five days of the festival. The first day of Zee JLF began with a ceremonial play of drums and horns by Rajasthani folk musicians led by Nathoo Lal Solanki. After their rousing performance, the award-winning Shillong Chamber Choir came onstage with poetic keynotes delivered by two stalwarts, Gulzar and Anne Waldman, in keeping with the festival’s ‘East meets the West’ ethos. Waldman’s animated recitation with its outro insisting upon pushing back the darkness enthralled the jam-packed front lawns. The first day saw engaging discussions on a variety of issues ranging from yoga to Brexit, from China’s one-child policy to intersections of theatre and cinema, from Sanskrit in the Mughal courts to reporting from conflict areas, and several others. When Sir David Hare said that he found out his gift of writing only accidentally, the audience gasped in disbelief. There was a roar from the audience when Nassim Nicholas Taleb, polymath author of Black Swan and Anti-Fragile, said, “People are fed up with serial incompetence. There is a rebellion against the expert problem." Sadhguru of the Isha Foundation pondered on the existential crisis faced by humanity and said, "Human intellect is firing like never before. This is why people are suffering. They have to think for themselves, not rely on scripture or a guru." One of the highlights of the festival this year is that it is 100% cashless, in keeping with the Indian government’s thrust on going digital. The book store, the merchandise, crafts bazaar, and the eateries at the festival venue accept payments only through the participant ID cards which can be recharged with desired amount of money. Many festival goers, however, have complained of inconvenience owing to technical glitches. Some foreign visitors were annoyed that their cards were not accepted and there was a cap on currency exchange. Though, vendors and organisers have assured that systems will work smoothly during the next four days. After the pack-up at Diggi Palace, the festival moved to Clarks Amer for the music stage. Each year artistes from across the world come to perform at the festival. Every evening of the festival there is an eclectic mix of song, dance, and instrumental performances. Rajasthan's Josh and Neeraj Arya’s Kabir Café enthralled the audience with their fusion music. (WION)

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