JLF 2023: Shehan Karunatilaka, Onir talk gender and identity on the third day

Shehan Karunatilaka and Onir speak about their latest books, the inspiration and how it came about. Photo Courtesy: Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 Lifestyle [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

As the day starts and ends with music of different genres, on yet another musical morning, Indian contemporary pianist and composer Anirudh Varma took to the stage with his classical quintet to greet Lifestyle [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Among other sessions at the same time, Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka, who is also a 2022 Booker Prize, was in conversation with Nandini Nair about his award-winning book ‘The Seven Moons of Lifestyle [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The third day also saw Hindi author Anamika return for a session on ‘Ek Hindi Anek Hindi’ with Geetanjali Shree, Nand Bhardwaj, Sanjiv Chadha and Pushpesh Pant in conversation with Yatindra Mishra Lifestyle [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

It was followed by another engaging session on gender, identity and living as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community in India. Indian filmmaker Onir known for films such as ‘My Brother... Nikhil’ and Lifestyle [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Indian author Amish Tripathi returned to India after three years to discuss his latest book 'War of Lanka' in a session titled 'War of Lanka' with Kiran Manral at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023. Lifestyle [ { "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "500ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }] Next Gallery