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9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literary Festival in Thimphu, Bhutan WHAT? Mountain Echoes Literary Festival WHEN? August 23rd – 25th, 2018 WHERE? Thimphu, Bhutan This August, Bhutan beckons all as the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival returns with its 9th edition. An initiative of the India-Bhutan Foundation and India’s leading literary agency, Siyahi, the festival will be held from August 23rd – 25th in the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu. Presented by the Jaypee Group and powered by the Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan, the Festival is known for bringing together literary stalwarts from across the world in the lap of the Himalayas. This year’s edition of the Festival will celebrate 50 years of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan and will pay tribute to the rich cultural ties between the two nations. As each year, the three-day festival will celebrate Untouched Beauty, Unexplored Ideas and Unstoppable Voices from the heart of the Himalayas. The

Live Viacom18 and Jazz Addicts create a unique jazz tour property - “Jus’ Jazz” WHAT? “Jus’ Jazz” in Mumbai and Bangalore WHEN in Mumbai? Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 7.30 pm onwards WHERE in Mumbai ? Royal Opera House, Mumbai WHEN in Bangalore? Thursday and Friday, August 23 & 24, 2018, 7.30 onwards WHERE in Bangalore? Windmills Craftworks, Bangalore After making their mark in the live music scene of India with many genres such as EDM, Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Folk and more across varied entertainment IPs, Live Viacom18, and Jazz Addicts now come together to create a sublime jazz tour property in the country called Jus’ Jazz. This property aims to bring to the Indian audiences the finest world-class mainstream and classical jazz from around the world. Jazz Addicts, founded by Pradip Bhatia and Apurva Agarwal, is an association of jazz enthusiasts who have several times in the past brought blue-ribbon jazz to the Indian stage. Live Viacom18 and Jazz Addicts have joined hands