by Debra Nicholson | Aug 31, 2016 | Writing
I have been invited to be a blogger for Teamwork Arts, an entertainment company that produces the Jaipur Literature Festival as well as many other arts events, bringing India to the world, and the world to India. Here’s my first post, “Surprised by...
by Debra Nicholson | Aug 26, 2016 | Jaipur Literature Festival, Publications, Writing
I’ve been invited to blog for the Jaipur Literature Festival @ Boulder. You can find my blog posts about LGBT protections, “The Rainbow Parade,” and Her Majesty the Royal Queen Mother of Bhutan at https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/boulder/blog/...
by Debra Nicholson | Jan 30, 2016 | Travel, Writing
January 29, 2016 The Authors Lounge at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2016 On the fifth and last day of the Jaipur Literature Festival, I stood to the side of a doorway leading into the inner sanctum of the Authors Lounge. From this vantage point, I had observed...
A trip to India in November-December 2014 so completely stunned Debra Nicholson that she vowed to return as soon as possible. Following her nearly six months’ second trip to India, from December 2015-May 2016, which included a camel safari in the Thar Desert, volunteering at the Jaipur Literature Festival, a two-month train tour around the perimeter of the country, and Bollywood dance and Hindi classes in Delhi, she continues to post on her blog, The Laughing Camel, about her adventures.