The Jaipur Literature Festival

The Jaipur Literature Festival – always colorful, often controversial -- is the premier literary event in the country, and befitting its status, has a permanent slot on the cultural calendar, between January 24 and 28. The event, traditionally held in the spectacular Diggi Palace, features readings of their works by top Indian and international authors, workshops, debate, participatory discussions and, by way of relief from words, an array of cultural performances that light up the evenings.

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Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds, dominates the central business district of Jaipur, an incongruously attractive flashback in the midst of bustling contemporary commerce. Tradition has it that in 1799, Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh had it constructed in the shape of Krishna’s crown; its five-storey structure composed of red and pink sandstone and characterized by a honeycomb format featuring 953 latticed windows was intended to permit the royal ... more
Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds, dominates the central business district of Jaipur, an incongruously attractive flashback in the midst of bustling contemporary commerce. Tradition has it that in 1799, Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh had it constructed in the shape of Krishna’s crown; its five-storey structure composed of red and pink sandstone and characterized by a honeycomb format featuring 953 latticed windows was intended to permit the royal ladies to observe the citizens going about their daily lives while maintaining their own purdah. In keeping with its intended purpose, the Hawa Mahal seamlessly leads into the Zenana and the chambers of the harem. Best time to see it? At dawn, when the sun’s golden glow strikes it and brings out the richness of its pink and red stone. less

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