Excitement at Jaipur Literature Festival is shooting through the sky, the lovers of this festival are flocking in from every corner of the globe. With attractive colors of the city and the festival in particular, the visitors too have decided to dress up in brights, although some were playing with darker colors too.
On Day Two, we explored a bit more around the festival to find interesting subjects that subtly blend fashion and literature together.
Subhashish Mandal
Where are you from: New Delhi
What do you do: I am an architect
Which session are you looking forward to? I am here for the first time, enjoying the cultural vibe and also as my friend Devdutt Pattnaik is speaking so looking forward to attend that.
A book you are looking forward to read? The book City of Palaces by Sujata Massey.
Suhani
What do you do? I am a fashion blogger
What genre interests you in literature? Love stories
A book that you really liked? I Too Had A Love Story by Ravindra Singh
What brought you here? Culture and of course good books
Soumya
What do you do? I am a design student.
What brought you here? The heritage and the good vibes
What genre interests you? I love reading about fashion
Which author do you really like? Andrew Bolton
Any session that you are planning to attend? The session by Rishi Kapoor
Ghazelle Sibyl
Where are you from: Melbourne, Australia
What do you do? I am an artist (dancer)
Which session are you looking forward to attend? I love Alka Pande so I’m looking forward to hear that session.
What subject moves you? Beauty and Indian Culture
Suna Kafadar
What brought you here? This is my first time at ZEE JLF and I would like to explore the city too.
What do you really love about the festival? Great discussions and to know about history from all over the world
Which session are you looking forward to? I came with William Dalrymple so looking forward to attend his session
Pallavi Chaturvedi
What do you do? I am a style blogger & social media influencer
What genre interests you in literature? Hindi & political literature, and also reading Sufi books
Which book are you planning to buy? 1991 by Sanjaya Baru
Which sessions have you attended here? Chitra Banerjee's session was quite interesting as it talks about how to find beauty in the monotony of life
Was there any special thing that you did here? Getting a book signed for my mom and dad
Tamannna. (Photo Courtesy: Abhimanyu Rathore)
Tamannna
What do you do? I am a second year student at Delhi University
Which session are you looking forward to? The Camera in Jaipur by Rahaab Allana and Sudhir Kasliwal as I am passionate about photography
Which book are you planning to read next? Adi Parva by Amruta Patil
Sonali Patel. (Photo: Abhimanyu Rathore)
Sonali Patel
What do you do? I am a fashion student
What brought you here? Meeting new people and also interacting with strangers
What genre interests you? Mystery books
Anything special that you are looking forward to at JLF? To attend the heritage music concert in the evening probably.
(Abhimanyu Singh Rathore is a style blogger and photographer at blog at Ishtalista. 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. )
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