Day 2 of Jaipur Lit Festival

The first weekend day of the Jaipur Literature Festival tends to see a much larger crowd on Saturday, Janury 21, 2012.

Author Chetan Bhagat at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

National award winning lyricist Prasoon Joshi at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

(From Left): Co-founder of Navanya publication S. Anand, India Today Editorial Director M.J. Akbar, author Joseph Lelyveld, social activist Aruna Roy and author Urvashi Butalia interact during the session 'Gandhi, Ambedkar and the Crossroads at Jantar Mantar' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

India Today Editorial Director M.J. Akbar at the session 'Gandhi, Ambedkar and the Crossroads at Jantar Mantar' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

Author Chetan Bhagat speaks at the session 'In Search of a Story' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

Day 2 of the Jaipur Literature Fest on January 21, 2012 saw a huge turnout as is the norm on the first weekend day at the festival.

The Jaipur Literature Festival saw a huge turnout on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Debating protests, their forms in India and their inclusiveness at the Jaipur Literature Festival, social activist Aruna Roy says while "mainstream Indians" are too happy to join the Jantar Mantar protest, they are least bothered about a plethora of other struggles going on in India.

In the morning session on "Gandhi, Ambedkar, and the crossroads at Jantar Mantar," Sunil Khilnani regrets the "denial of passage" to Salman Rushdie.

India Today Editorial Director M.J. Akbar and authors Joseph Lelyveld address the session on 'Gandhi, Ambedkar and the crossroads at Jantar Mantar' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

India Today Editorial Director M.J. Akbar with Author Urvashi Butalia at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Steven Pinker, the Harvard professor of cognitive psychology and author of 'The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined', with TV journalist Barkha Dutt at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Author Sumna Keshari at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Dr. Mahendra Bhanawat during the session 'Two Lives: Meera Bai and Akka Mahadevi' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Yatindra Mishra during the session 'Two Lives: Meera Bai and Akka Mahadevi' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Economist Max Rodenbeck discussed the nature of the revolutions in a special session dedicated to the Arab Spring at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Noting that Muslims face discrimination in various states, former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia Mushirul Hasan advocated for reservation to the community saying it was a legitimate demand at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Journalist Jason Burke during the session 'After Bin Laden' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Ayesha Jalal, professor of History at Tufts University, during the session 'After Bin Laden' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Kashmiri writer Siddhartha Gigoo, Bangladesh author Tahmima Anam, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, Tamil writer Charu Nivedita and Sri Lankan author Cheran discuss 'Creativity, Censorship and Dissent' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Bangladeshi author Tahmima Anam at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Kashmiri writer Siddhartha Gigoo at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Sri Lankan author Cheran at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Author Urvashi Butalia at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Girish Karnad, the acclaimed playwright, at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Managing Editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhury moderates the session 'Creativity, Censorship and Dissent' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

India Today Editorial Director M.J. Akbar with a guest at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

Bollywood lyricist and scriptwriter Gulzar signs authographs for fans at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

India Today Editorial Director M.J. Akbar addresses the audience during the session 'Gandhi, Ambedkar and the Crossroads at Jantar Mantar' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.

(From left): India Today Editorial Director M.J. Akbar, The Guardian correspondent Jason Burke, Economist reporter Max Rodenbeck and Director General of National Archives Mushirul Hasan and Managing Editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhury at the session 'After Bin Laden' at the Jaipur Literature Festival on January 21, 2012.