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With heavyweights like Ayesha Jalal, Mohsin Hamid, Shobhaa De and Lyse Doucet in attendance, the Lahore Literature Festival is set to get literary hearts racing. Held at the Alhamra, the three-day event brings together authors, journalists, artists, critics, and editors for stirring conversations and thoughtful reflection.
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Aaand:
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As sessions conclude crowds gather for two performances: Nescafé Basement Gigs and Poor Rich Boy.
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Overheard at LLF:
"Yahan aa ke lag raha hai ke ye parha likha Punjab hai."
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Shafqat Mehmood talks about LLF:
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Joe Sacco smiles (not quite) for the camera:
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Quote from Selina Rashid:
"I sat in the budding writers' session and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It had some excellent panellists and it was quite insightful."
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A second opinion:
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Spotted: Salima Hashmi
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Gems from Kishwar Naheed:
“These days there’s a new writer around… I don’t know what she writes… she stays in ‘purdah’ like Razia Butt… her name is Umera Ahmed.”
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Zulfikar Ghose says during the session A Formidable Trilogy: The Incredible Brazilian
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Spotted Moni Mohsin on her phone:
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Zulfikar Ghose with Muneeza Shamsie during the session A Formidable Trilogy: The Incredible Brazilian
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Manzoor Hussain singing outside in the garden
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Crowd outside Naseeruddin Shah's session
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Naseeruddin Shah's session is packed:
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Laila Bokhari during the session 'No Permanent Friends or Enemies':
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Author Mohsin Hamid says:
A few fans came up to me at the Karachi Literature Festival and handed me a letter saying we loved Moth Smoke and all the sex it had but were disappointed Reluctant Fundamentalist didn’t so please keep us in mind when you write your next novel.
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Overheard at LLF:
Man watching Mohsin Hamid's live streaming: "Ye tou wohi hai.."
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"You can cheer for different cricket teams but still belong together" -- Author Mohsin Hamid
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Projector displaying selfies sent to LLF
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"Geopolitics has changed my personal life. I feel like an outsider now in my own country since coming back from New York": Mohsin Hamid
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Mohsin Hamid during the session A Lahori Writer’s Dispatches
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"Yes, we can smile for Dawn.com. We can even stick our tongues out," says Musharraf Ali Farooqui
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Crowd outside Hall 2
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Aakar Patel while speaking about glorifying underworld in Bollywood:
“The romance of violence is there in all film industries. The average person is attracted to the strong macho lawless characters. But I hope this won’t and isn’t changing society as a whole.”
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Panelists from the session Cityscapes: Writing and Living in Global Cities
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Meanwhile, some disappointments:
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“Anyone who doesn’t know Shobhaa De shouldn’t be sitting here”, says F S Aijazuddin.
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(L-R) Shobhaa De, Aitzaz Ahsan and Rahul Singh
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Happening now in the session 'Politics, Pluralism and Khushwant Singh’s Punjab':
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Happening now - on Urdu vs English writing:
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Speaking about an emerging literary community, Waqas Naeem from Desi Writers’ Lounge says:
“We started out as an Orkut community in 2006 with about 12 people but within a year it grew bigger. There were short stories and poems mainly with people critiquing other people’s work. We also have offline activities like book clubs and online writing workshops.”
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The Trials of Writing a First Novel seems to be a popular session right now
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Spotted: Bilal Tanweer gets ready to take the stage at 2:30pm
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Rafi Theatre stall spotted at LLF
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Sadaan Peerzada shares his thoughts:
"I think it’s very important for Pakistan to have all these activities. The government especially has to open their eyes and see us differently. [Young people] need to have more references. People will not even remember how a concert was, they will not even know how to buy a ticket, it’s been eight years since I’ve seen a concert, and it’s only these festivals, these three to four good, big festivals."
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A guest from India talks about Romila Thapar's lecture:
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We chat with Saba Imtiaz, author of Karachi, You’re Killing Me:
“It’s really different for me to be here because I’m here as a panelist while at the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) I go as a journalist. There is a huge selection of authors here and it’s inspiring. Everything is really relevant especially in relation to how we are to write.
I have no particular inspirations as a writer but I love the works of Ibne Insha, Patras Bukhari and Moni Mohsin - apart from that, it is day-to-day society that inspires my writing and I love satire."
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From Romila Thapar's lecture:
"The subcontinent knew of no concept of religious minorities or majorities until the British did a census."
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Romila Thapar gets a standing ovation as she concludes the keynote address
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Overheard at LLF:
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Looks like there's some lighting issue at LLF today:
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Kamila Shamsie on the keynote address:
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How many book lovers does it take to cross the road?
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Heavy traffic outside the Alhamra right now. Walking might get you there faster...
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The stage is set to receive keynote speakers:
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Ayesha Jalal and Romila Thapar kick off the lit fest at 11.30am. Get there early to avoid a delay with security:
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And it begins to rain. Book lovers, choose your shoes accordingly:
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BBC presenter and LLF 2015 panelist Lyse Doucet is up and excited
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It's early yet but some people are already raring to go. Cloudy, overcast skies frame the Alhamra:
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Can't decide who you want to see speak this year? View this year's LLF schedule here.
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