I can't believe the number of festivals I attended in 2008. It started with the Jaipur Literary Festival in January, followed by a small festival at Howard University, Washington, DC, in Feb. In May, I went to the Hay-on-Wye Festival in Wales, and in June, to Aspen Summer Words in Colorado (where they had a special year on India). Then came the Brooklyn Book Festival and theLiterary Sojourn in Steamboat Springs, Colorado (both in Sep). In October, I participated in the New Yorker Festival (see entry below) and in November, the South Asian Literary and Theater Arts Festival SALTAF at the Smithsonian. Wow! They were all great, but naturally, the Brooklyn Festival wins, because of the opportunity to show my Bollywood dancing (see entry below).