The Fourteenth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Wednesday, October 25th to Sunday, October 29th 2023
THE POWER OF WORDS
Online : 25 - 26 Oct
On ground : 27 - 29 Oct
INVINCIBLE
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Saturday, 28th Oct -
10:30 am - 11:30 am IST -
NCPA, Little Theatre
A child of a Bangladeshi Dalit refugee family, he has pulled rickshaws in Kolkata, done menial jobs, been in jail, (where he taught himself to read and write) worked in central India’s tribal belt and is now a Trinamool Congress representative. He has written powerfully and eloquently about his life. Manoranjan Byapari talks about the hardships he faced and what kept him going. This session will be in Hindi.
Speakers
Manoranjan Byapari
Manoranjan Byapari taught himself to read and write at the age of 24 and has authored several books in Bengali, which have been translated into many languages. He is a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Saumya Roy
Saumya Roy is an independent journalist and has written a non-fiction book on waste pickers at Mumbai’s Deonar dumping grounds.
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