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JLF Day 3: It's Hinduism, Hindutva, and Shashi Tharoor everywhere

It was clear today that JLF continues to attempt to walk an increasingly difficult path, caught between its attempt to create a broadly liberal institution and an India that is not entirely hospitable

Shashi Tharoor at Jaipur Lit Fest.
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Shashi Tharoor at Jaipur Lit Fest.

Mihir S Sharma Jaipur
The third day of the Jaipur Literature Festival was, as always, packed with young people from Jaipur and beyond. But there was a distinct sense in which it was also about the development of institutions, about the achievements of past generations, and the passing of a torch.Fittingly, it seemed almost like the star of the day was former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who has a memoir out, and was surrounded by hordes wherever she went. 

In a session just before lunch, the political scientist Milan Vaishnav, the writer and Rajasthan culture advisor Malvika Singh, the economist Sukhdeo Thorat, the