STARSTRUCK AT JLF

One of the pleasures of being at a grand literary jamboree like the Jaipur Literature Festival, is having celebrities, stars and Nobel laureates stroll past. Muhammad Yunus, whose The Three Zeros just came out, was spotted on the first day at the press terrace, that insufferable space where the world’s media persons seem to meet once a year. Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain happened to be onstage right then holding forth on syncretism, music and culture during a press conference. The look on Yunus face was pure joy. Clearly, even Nobel Laureates are enamoured by celebrity performers.