JLF 2023: Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and others enthrall people on Day 4

Suraj Yengde, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia delve into caste, history and music during their sessions 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"} ] }]

As Indian anti-caste scholar Sumit Samos took to the stage in the last few days, he has also been joined by Suraj Yengde, another scholar on the subject of caste. Yengde started the day with an early 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"} ] }]

Elsewhere at the festival, Indian-American author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, known for ‘The Palace of Illusions’ and ‘The Forest of Enchantments’ took to the stage to discuss her latest book 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"} ] }]

Daisy Rockwell, the 2021 Booker Prize winner for her translation of Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Ret Samadhi’ into ‘Tomb of Sand’, was in conversation with Mita Kapur, Chuden Kabimo, Sheela Tomy, Aru 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 clock struck 3 pm, legendary Indian flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia took to the stage to speak about his life in a session with Sathya Saran, author of ‘Breath of Gold: Hariprasad Chaura 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"} ] }]

Historian and author Rana Safvi discussed her book ‘Tears of the Begum’ with Vidya Shah in the session titled ‘Tears of the Begum: Begumat ke Aansoo’. Safvi delved into the book that was trans 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