Diversity is the essence of Jaipur literature festival

Will he or won't he put in an appearance? Rumours about Salman Rushdie's presence at this year's Jaipur literature festival (JLF) are flying thick and fast following initial reports of a “scheduling” problem after the Vice-Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh's Darul Uloom Deoband seminary re-raked up the old controversy over The Satanic Verses . It is quite possible that Mr. Rushdie, the magician that he is, suddenly pops up like a rabbit from his own hat to confound his critics and admirers.

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