The Fourteenth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Wednesday, October 25th to Sunday, October 29th 2023

Online : 25 - 26 Oct
On ground : 27 - 29 Oct

FESTIVAL NEWS

  • Attack On Salman Rushdie

    We join the global condemnation of the vicious attack on Sir Salman Rushdie. We wish him a full and speedy recovery.

    Civilisation is where the mind can be without fear,…

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  • Tata Literature Live! 2021 Draws To A Close

    Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai International Litfest 2021 was a grand virtual festival that showcased 145 speakers, in 9 languages, from 17 countries and 4 continents, and had a…

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  • Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards for 2021 Announced

    The prestigious Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards for 2021 were announced tonight, at the grand finale of the Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest, being held from November 18th…

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  • Tata Literature Live! 2021 Workshop Registrations Now Open

    Day and Date: Thursday 18 th Nov – Sunday 21 st Nov.2021
    Time : Between 11am-5.00 pm IST

    -Workshops are a mix of instruction and practice. Of learning a new skill…

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  • Tata Literature Live! Announces Literary Awards Shortlists for 2021

    The short lists for the prestigious Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards were announced today. The Awards are presented at the Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest each year. They…

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  • Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards Longlist for 2021 Announced

    Each year, the Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest confers literary awards for Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Business books published during the year, to recognise and encourage literary talent across…

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  • Be a speaker at Tata Literature Live! 2021

    Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest presents yet another opportunity to be creative. Come participate in our online contest and get a chance to be part of one of…

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  • Adil Jussawalla will be Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest Poet Laureate for 2021

    Accepting the Poet Laureateship for Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2021, Adil Jussawalla said: “It’s an honour to be named Poet Laureate of the Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest. Poetry is the oldest, most quintessential, and often most accessible form of human literary expression, and I am pleased to know that the Mumbai Litfest gives its practitioners a well-respected platform every year.”

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  • Anita Desai Recognised for Lifetime Achievement by Tata Literature Live!

    Anita Desai, one of India’s best-known authors nationally and internationally, has been conferred with the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021. A household literary name in India,…

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  • A Stellar Line Up Of Brilliant Minds at Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2021

    Online from 18- 21 November

    Mumbai, 20 October 2021: Mumbai’s acclaimed Literature Festival, Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest will continue its tradition of presenting leading personalities from among the…

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  • In Memoriam

    Farewell Shashi Baliga and Anil Dharker.

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  • Statement from Festival Director

    I founded the Mumbai International Literary Festival in 2010, and in the decade since then, Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest...

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  • Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards Shortlists Announced

    The shortlists for the five prestigious literary awards conferred by Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest in the Fiction, Non-Fiction and Business categories were announced today.

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  • Ruskin Bond To Be Presented With Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award

    Ruskin Bond, one of India’s most cherished authors, has been conferred the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2020. Mr. Bond has a substantial body of work -…

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  • Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest 2020 Announces Javed Akhtar As Poet Laureate

    Nationally and internationally renowned poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has been announced as the Poet Laureate of the 11th Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020.

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  • Longlists Announced For Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards For 2020

    Announcing the longlists of the Tata Literature Live! Awards in the fields of fiction, non-fiction & business.

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  • Global Reach For Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2020

    Mumbai’s celebrated Literature Festival, Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest will continue in full swing for its 11th year, in a virtual format due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Festival, which will also incorporate an entertaining Children’s Festival for two days, will be held for an entire week this time, following an overwhelming response from invitees.

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