Jaipur: Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Jaipur on Friday to participate in the Jaipur Literature Festival, which began on Thursday. The five-day event, held at Hotel Clarks Amer, will run until February 3, bringing together global leaders from literature, politics, science, and the arts for a vibrant exchange of ideas.

One of the highlights of the festival will be a special session titled "My Mother, Myself," featuring Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty, and her mother, Sudha Murty, a renowned author and Rajya Sabha MP. The session is scheduled for Saturday from 10:00 am to 10:50 am and promises to offer personal insights into their relationship and experiences.

Sudha Murty, the wife of Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy, has made significant contributions to literature and social work.

This year’s Jaipur Literature Festival marks the 18th edition of the event, which boasts a remarkable lineup of over 300 prominent figures, including Nobel laureates, Booker Prize winners, journalists, policymakers, and acclaimed writers.

Prominent participants in the festival include economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, actor Amol Palekar, former bureaucrat Amitabh Kant, U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, poet Javed Akhtar, actor Rahul Bose, and writers Yuvan Aves, Shahu Patole, and Kallol Bhattacharjee.