Jaipur Literature Festival: A Heady Dose of Fashion and Literature

Jaipur Literature Festival 2017 was an exciting blend of literature and fashion

Inna Modja, Jigyasa Singla and Lyla at Jaipur Literature Festival (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

The Jaipur Literature Festival lies at the intersection of fashion and literature. While we were there, we tried to capture interesting subjects that subtly blend the two together. Here are some photographs from Day 5 of the festival.

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Chitesh Sharma (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Chitesh Sharma

What brings you to JLf? My keen interest in literature, I like to hear and exchange views with the speakers

A genre that you enjoy reading? Sci-fi stories

Any session that you attended? Remembering the Raj by Shashi Tharoor

Garvita Surana. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Garvita Surana

What do you do? I am a student

What brings you to JLF? Not a literature enthusiast but I love coming here again and again

Ines. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Ines

Where are you from? I was born in Brazil, brought up in Portugal and now live in London

What do you do? I am an art curator

Any session that you are planning to attend? Neil Macgregor’s talk on Shakespeare

Inna Modja. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Inna Modja

Where are you from? I am from Mali but live in Europe

What brings you to JLF? It’s an interesting blend of poetry, music and art and wonderful to see people come together every year for this festival

Any book you’re planning to buy? I bought books by Kate Tempest and books by few other poets

Jatin Dewat. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Jatin Dewat

What do you do? I am an actor and model

What brings you to JLF? It's my first time here so I wanted to explore it

Jigyasa Singla. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Jigyasa Singla

What do you do? I am a fashion designer

What brings you to JLF? I am not into literature but I love street fashion here

Any book you recently read? Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hoseini, I think every girl should read this book once

Lyla (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Lyla

What do you do? I am an artist

What brings you here? I want to spread awareness regarding menstruation

Any book that you are planning to read? I love books by Mrinal Pande

Sadhbh Moore. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Sadhbh Moore

Where are you from? I am from Ireland but I live in London

Any session you are planning to attend? I’m looking forward to hear Kate Tempest who is a renowed artist from London

Your favorite JLF moment? Last night we attended Lisa Hanningan's music concert and it was amazing

Wendy Scott. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)

Wendy Scott

Where are you from? London

What do you do? I am a journalist, stylist & anthropologist

Any book that you recently read? Perfume by Patrick Suskind

(Abhimanyu Singh Rathore is a style blogger and photographer at blog at Ishtailista. He is forever on the lookout for people with a fantastic personal style. He has a deep appreciation for colourful Indian kitsch and has been documenting street style at ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival since the last four years. )