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<b>Sunil Sethi:</b> JLF's decisive decade

Despite criticism and controversies, 'JLF At Ten' is a tour de force to contend with

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Sunil Sethi
Barring a couple of years in recent times, I have attended nearly every edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) since its inception. What was a modest, unfocussed and slightly impromptu literary gathering was pulled up from its bootstraps and propelled forward by two writers of wide-ranging enthusiasms: Nam-ita Gokhale, engaged in Hindi and bhasha literatures, and William Dalrymple, an enduring link between Indian stories and international audience. This unlikely duo was enjoined by a crucial third: The unflappable, omnipresent Sanjoy Roy — he of the inimitable long white tresses and friendly access — who runs the 100-strong Teamwork Arts,
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