The Jaipur Literature Festival Comes to New York This September

This September, Teamwork Arts, producers of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, often dubbed "the greatest literary show on Earth", bring an iconic event - JLF at New York - featuring internationally acclaimed authors and thinkers. JLF at New York runs from September 19-20 with a range of provocative panels and debates to discuss the issues that shape our thoughts and perspectives at the Asia Society.

JLF at New York will be held in association with Asia Society and Museum, an educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context, and the Consulate General of India. This will be the first time that Asia Society will host the festival in NYC. The event is in partnership with the South Asia Institute at Columbia University.

JLF at New York is a part of the larger umbrella of JLF in the USA, which also includes JLF at Houston on September 14-15 and ZEE JLF at Boulder on September 21-23. The New York event will present a rich showcase of South Asia's literary and oral heritage, with internationally acclaimed authors and thinkers taking part in a range of provocative panels and debates about ideas and issues that resonate with our times. The Festival will be host to authors from around the world, as well as local literary figures.

Participating speakers include, Alia Malek, Gauri Viswanathan, James Shapiro, Kanishk Tharoor, Kayhan Irani, Martin Puchner, Molly Emma Aitken, Namita Gokhale, Navina Haidar, Navtej Sarna, Preti Taneja, Ross Perlin, Ruchira Gupta, Sandeep Jauhar, Sharad Paul, Shashi Tharoor, Tunku Varadarajan, William Dalrymple, and Zila Khan.

During the Festival writers inspire each other, and the audience has the opportunity to listen in on conversations about relevant topics; genuine discussions rather than a book reading or performance.

Program highlights include a musical performance by Indian Sufi singer Zila Khan; vigorous panel discussions centering around the history, culture, religion, foreign policy, and the great passion for cricket in India; the jewel of India, the Kohinoor and its history shrouded in mystery; Harvard Literature professor taking audiences through the role that stories and literature have played in creating the world we have today; the intelligence of tradition with Molly Emma Aitken and Navina Najat Haidar, talks around the Bard of Avon, and Shakespeare's greatest and most evocative work. A session engaging with writers and journalists of bilinguality, mother languages, lost lullabies, and the joy of communicating the "Babylonian bedlam" of New York City.

Specific talks include:

• Imagining Our Worlds, inaugural address by Namita Gokhale, William Dalrymple, Navtej Sarna and Sanjoy K. Roy

• Medical Narratives: The Pulse of the Story with Sandeep Jauhar and Sharad Paul

• India Sutra: Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Tunku Varadarajan
• Navtej Sarna and Willam Dalrymple on the mystery of the Kohinoor diamond
• Shakespeare: The Year of Lear with James Shapiro and Preti Taneja in conversation, introduction by Gauri Viswanathan
• The Written World: Martin Puchner introduced by William Dalrymple
• The Intelligence of Tradition: Molly Emma Aitken and Navina Haidar in conversation with William Dalrymple

Asia Society is located 725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street) New York, New York 10021. Tickets are required: https://asiasociety.org/new-york. More info at: https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/new-york/

About Teamwork Arts

For over 25 years, Teamwork Arts has taken India to the world and brought the world to India. In countries such as Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Israel, Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, UK, and USA, Teamwork Arts produces over 25 highly acclaimed performing arts, visual arts and literary festivals across more than 40 cities.

Teamwork Arts produces one of the world's largest free literary gatherings, the annual ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, international festivals Shared History in South Africa, Eye on India in the United States of America, India by the Bay in Hong Kong, and many more. Website: http://www.teamworkarts.com

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