In 2013, when Ashis Nandy talked about the prevalence of corruption among scheduled castes and Dalits at the Jaipur Literature Festival, he not only caused furore all over India but also got nearly ...

Social and political theorist Ashis Nandy made a quiet exit from Jaipur Literature Festival on Sunday, a day after his remark that people from backward, tribal and scheduled caste categories were ...

Jaipur: Jaipur Literature Festival organiser Sanjoy Roy's arrest over the alleged castetist remarks by sociologist Ashis Nandy has been stayed by the Rajasthan High Court. An FIR was filed against Mr ...

The controversy around Ashis Nandy’s casual remarks at the Jaipur Literature Festival did not address a number of important questions of public concern. The frenzied ‘Save Nandy’ campaign that ...

As I wandered into the Jaipur Literary Festival I wondered what might provoke protests this year. After a day of listening to talks, including one on freedom of expression, by various eminent ...