Jaipur Literature Festival comes to Toronto
Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 22:50:57 +0000
For the first time ever, Toronto’s Distillery District is set to recreate the spirit of Jaipur’s annual literary carnival bringing a heady mix of writers, thinkers, poets and storytellers. From September 27-29, 2019, Teamwork Arts, producers of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), bring to Canada a celebration of literature and the power of dialogue, with globally-celebrated authors and thinkers taking part in a range of stimulating panel and debates.
Uniting internationally-acclaimed authors on a single stage, JLF Toronto will provide world renowned writers with a unique platform to participate in cross-cultural conversations on an array of topics, including the arts, politics, environment, economics, gender issues, and more. The program is filled with readings, discussions, outdoor performances, art installations, culinary offerings, and an exciting and colorful street festival. Access to the outdoor street festival at the Distillery District will be free of charge though some events will be ticketed.
The Festival, in keeping with JLF’s international programming vision, will reinforce South Asia’s unique literary heritage, while infusing it with flavors true to the proud literary legacy of Canada. The Jaipur Literature Festival in India is often called “the greatest literary show on Earth” and has, since its conception, transformed itself into a global literary phenomenon, hosting 2,000 guest speakers and welcoming over one million book-lovers from the world over.
Numerous Canadian authors have been featured at the Festival in the past in Jaipur, including Margaret Atwood, Yann Martel, Michael Ondaatje, Manjushree Thapa, and Rupi Kaur, to name a few.
Says Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada, “Delighted to know that the most democratic and diverse literary festival on the planet, will come to the most diverse city in the world!”
To learn more about the event programming and speakers, visit the Festival’s website.