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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 27, 2016, 19:35:40 IST
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Times LitFest 2016
At Times Lit Fest-Delhi 2016, we bring together country's leading authors, thinkers, influencers and change-agents to talk and debate big ideas. Stay with us for live updates:
19:35 (IST) Nov 27
The sheer power of will was on display at the Times LitFest 2016 on Sunday evening. A panel discussion involving two Indian Paralympian champions became a platform for not just their own inspiration and drive, but also for what one panellist termed the 'cusp of change'.
19:26 (IST) Nov 27
My daughter met with an accident & is also a paralympian. We are the only mother and daughter duo who play together: @deepaathlete #TLFDelhi
— Times Litfest Delhi (@TimesLitFestDel) November 27, 2016
19:25 (IST) Nov 27
"When asked why @DeepaAthlete & @DevJhajharia cannot get the Khel Ratna, ministers told us 'ye rule nahi hai"- @BoriaMajumdar at #TLFDelhi
— Times Litfest Delhi (@TimesLitFestDel) November 27, 2016
18:58 (IST) Nov 27
I had decided I didn't want to be called weak. I made a wooden javelin & started practicing
Devendra Jhajharia
18:58 (IST) Nov 27
I was afraid of leaving the house after the amputation.My mother was the one who motivated me to go out again
Devendra Jhajharia
18:57 (IST) Nov 27
I'm grateful to negative & derogatory comments because they became my source of motivation: Deepa Malik
18:57 (IST) Nov 27
When I lost my legs I had two choices- either be angry or get prepared to be paralysed: Deepa Malik
18:37 (IST) Nov 27
18:23 (IST) Nov 27
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said if he were the Finance Minister, he would have advised the Prime Minister against demonetisation, and that he would have resigned if his PM had asked him to implement demonetisation.
18:14 (IST) Nov 27
Audience having a gala time with @FarOutAkhtar at #TLFDelhi pic.twitter.com/oQmiO2CSnM
— Times Litfest Delhi (@TimesLitFestDel) November 27, 2016
18:11 (IST) Nov 27
.@FarOutAkhtar performing Live at #TLFDelhi pic.twitter.com/mZAOMqxscr
— Times Litfest Delhi (@TimesLitFestDel) November 27, 2016
17:58 (IST) Nov 27
I have worked with Rajesh Khanna in many films, but I cannot pick a favourite, says Sharmila Tagore
17:35 (IST) Nov 27
Dharmendra and I got along brilliantly. We shared a birthday; not the year, just the date" jokes
Sharmila Tagore
17:34 (IST) Nov 27
What Shammi Kapoor did was unique, & no one could copy it. He was flamboyant & brilliant.- @Sharmila_Tagore at #TLFDelhi
— Times Litfest Delhi (@TimesLitFestDel) November 27, 2016
17:34 (IST) Nov 27
In those days, all leading ladies were chaperoned & wore white & were poised. I didn't fit into that: Sharmila Tagore
17:24 (IST) Nov 27
17:04 (IST) Nov 27
Corruption has been here in this country since 1947. It's not fair to point only at Congress and blame them
P Chidambaram
17:03 (IST) Nov 27
It's true that Congress has declined. This does not mean we cannot rise
P Chidambaram
16:52 (IST) Nov 27
India at 70 ranks at the bottom of every economic list: merging businesses, upcoming businesses, etc, says P Chidambaram
16:52 (IST) Nov 27
Our Judicial System has broken down.The quickly we realise that, the sooner our country can get back on track, says P Chidambaram
16:52 (IST) Nov 27
I'm proud of our mythology. We should learn the lessons that our myths teach us not blindly follow it, says P Chidambaram
16:52 (IST) Nov 27
India at 70 is more intolerant than ever. We ban everything now- jeans, books, shows, beef, what not, says P Chidambaram
16:41 (IST) Nov 27
At 70 years, one can be religious but one cannot be bound by religion. These are shackles & against progress, says P Chiambaram
16:41 (IST) Nov 27
It is a shame that after 70 years, India does not have single world class renowned University, says P Chidambaram
16:41 (IST) Nov 27
Class divisions hamper us and cause more harm to us as a democratic country, says P Chidambaram
16:41 (IST) Nov 27
We must be truly proud that at 70, we are still a fully functioning democracy, says P Chidambaram
16:40 (IST) Nov 27
We must recognise that as a country, we have been more unequal in the past 70 years, says P Chidambaram
16:04 (IST) Nov 27
15:53 (IST) Nov 27
What as a finance minister you did to improve banking structures for a cashless economy?- @sardesairajdeep asks @PChidambaram_IN. #TLFDelhi
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15:51 (IST) Nov 27
Had I been the finance minister, I would have advised PM against Demonetization or would have resigned: P Chidambaram
15:31 (IST) Nov 27
Parliament must function for opposition to put its points across: JDU's @PavanK_Varma tells @PChidambaram_IN #TLFdelhi #demonetisation
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13:20 (IST) Nov 27
Kanhaiya ends the scintillating session with a cry of 'Inqilaab Zindabaad'!
13:20 (IST) Nov 27
Kanhaiya repeats his famous slogan 'Azadi' at TLFDelhi with the crowd chanting along
13:17 (IST) Nov 27
'Agar Modern education ki baat kar rahe ho toh Ambani ke bete ko humare college mein padhaaiye. wo hogi equality.'- @kanhaiyajnusu #TLFDelhi
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13:12 (IST) Nov 27
'Sirf Naare lagaane se ya chillane se desh ki badlaav nai aa sakta'- @BahugunaSaket at #TLFDelhi
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13:01 (IST) Nov 27
'Is JNU an anti-national university?'- asks @sanjeevbjp to @kanhaiyajnusu #TLFDelhi
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12:21 (IST) Nov 27
'Politics mein hume chunaav jeetne ke liye nai jaana chahiye balki Samaaj badalne ke liye jaana chahiye'- @kanhaiyajnusu at #TLFDelhi #Day2
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12:20 (IST) Nov 27
Students should join politics: Kanhaiya says in a debate of students' politics in #LitFest
20:20 (IST) Nov 26
Glimpse of "India@70: A historian's report card" #TLFDelhi pic.twitter.com/RhAtr4Xr72
— Times Litfest Delhi (@TimesLitFestDel) November 26, 2016
20:19 (IST) Nov 26
The shadow of the 26/11 terror attacks loomed over the conversation between journalists -author Barkha Dutt and Raghu Karnad, with Dutt describing 2008 as a turning point exposing the gaps in government and media.
20:18 (IST) Nov 26
Funding of political parties and the recent demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes took center stage at the TLF Delhi session featuring former comptroller and auditor general of India Vinod Rai, and journalist Josy Joseph
20:09 (IST) Nov 26
We haven't done enough to promote cultural tolerance. They look at Adivasis as Hindus lost in the forest: Ramachandra Guha
20:05 (IST) Nov 26
We haven't done enough to promote cultural tolerance. They look at Adivasis as Hindus lost in the forest: Ramachandra Guha
20:00 (IST) Nov 26
A patriot is someone who loves his country. A nationalist is someone who hates another's country: Ramachandra Guha
19:56 (IST) Nov 26
You have to go beyond click activism. http://change.org is not the answer: Ramachandra Guha on technical revolution in India
19:47 (IST) Nov 26
Democracy is about averting disaster, not achieving perfection: Ramachandra Guha
19:36 (IST) Nov 26
I would like Mr. Narendra Modi to take more decisions without consulting the BJP party president: Ramachandra Guha
19:35 (IST) Nov 26
The Aam Aadmi has one khaas aadmi says @Ram_Guha on Arvind Kejriwal & flawed democracy at #TLFDelhi
— Times Litfest Delhi (@TimesLitFestDel) November 26, 2016
19:31 (IST) Nov 26
Before Indira Gandhi, we didn't have collided bureaucracy & now the govt. even wants to take over the Supreme Court: Ramachandra Guha
19:30 (IST) Nov 26
We are more free than when the British left us but less free than what our constitutional founder hoped us to be: Ramachandra Guha
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