A novel look at history
Salman Rushdie in conversation with Tishani Doshi

Presented by: Godrej

The theatre of resistance in Palestine
Isabella Hammad in conversation with Girish Shahane

When words take me home
Elif Shafak in conversation with Salil Tripathi

How special economic zones undermine democracy
Quinn Slobodian in conversation with Pallavi Aiyar

Exploring grief through fiction and poetry
Siân Hughes in conversation with Jerry Pinto

INAUGURATION OF TATA LITERATURE LIVE! 2023
Followed by
IN PRAISE OF THE PHRASE
Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Mehdi Hasan

Characters trapped in the turmoil of our times
Anjum Hasan, Vivek Shanbhag
Chair: Michelle Philip

How AI is impacting the creative process. Marcus du Sautoy, Shashi Tharoor, Chair: Parvez Diwan

Session sponsor: Blue Star

Presentation of children’s literature awards in Early Readers, Middle Grade, Hindi, Young Adult and Illustration categories

The Infinite Library is a travelling Virtual Reality installation, produced by the Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi, that reimagines the future of libraries as interactive spaces that engage visitors through multi-sensory forms of story-telling. Immerse yourself along the in a new way of looking at libraries guided by the Infinite library at the St Pauls …

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Writing for young adults
Fiona Fernandez, Zai Whitaker
Chair: Payal Kapadia
Presented by: Godrej

An object theatre performance based on Italo Calvino’s stories

Performance Presented by: Istituto Italiano Di Cultura, Mumbai as part of the Week of the Italian Language in the World

Stories of loss, pain, and redemption
Briohny Doyle, Gavin McCrea, Iffat Nawaz
Chair: Arjun Raj Gaind

Demystifying math and medicine
Karan Rajan, Marcus du Sautoy
Chair: Anuvab Pal

Launch of Anuja Chauhan’s THE FAST AND THE DEAD followed by a discussion on detective fiction
Anuja Chauhan, Michel Bussi
Chair: Zac O’Yeah

The dilemma of being a translator
Arunava Sinha, Srinath Perur
Chair: Vidya Vencatesan

A visceral outdoor performance merging storytelling, mythology, dance and pottery
Performed by Vidya Thirunarayan
Directed by Tim Supple
Performance Partner: Godrej

Books that made me a writer
Briohny Doyle, Elena Medel, Tenzin Tsundue
Chair: Michelle Philip
Presented by: Godrej

A musical celebration of PG Wodehouse & Broadway
Performed by Hal Cazalet & Simon Beck

Performance Partner: Kotak

Presentation to Mamang Dai
followed by a conversation with Anjum Hasan

A musical celebration of PG Wodehouse & Broadway
Performed by Hal Cazalet & Simon Beck

Performance Partner: Kotak

The Lit Quiz
Anuvab Pal, Arjun Raj Gaind, Fiona Fernandez, Nilakantan RS
Quiz Master: Hrishi K

The city as liberator and oppressor
Elena Medel, Tejaswini Apte-Rahm
Chair: Adrian Terron

Celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Italo Calvino
A reading of Italo Calvino’s stories by Denzil Smith, Meher Acharia-Dar, Ranjit Hoskote and Quasar

Performance presented by: Istituto Italiano Di Cultura, Mumbai as part of the Week of the Italian Language in the World

The Infinite Library is a travelling Virtual Reality installation, produced by the Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi, that reimagines the future of libraries as interactive spaces that engage visitors through multi-sensory forms of story-telling. Immerse yourself along the in a new way of looking at libraries guided by the Infinite library at the St Pauls …

Continue reading “The Infinite Library”

A nation’s past reflected in family trauma
Iffat Nawaz, Shabnam Minwalla
Chair: Jane Borges
Presented by: Godrej

A musical celebration of PG Wodehouse & Broadway
Performed by Hal Cazalet & Simon Beck

Performance Partner: Kotak

Writing fiction that transcends genres
Pip Adam, Tomer Gardi
Chair: Jerry Pinto

An aerial tour of the literary peaks
Mithra Venkatraj, Uma Rama Rao
Chair: Srinath Perur

A glimpse of North Karnataka through its ordinary people and their characteristics
Straight talk by Sudha Murty followed by a conversation with Ishita Thakur
Presented by: Kotak

A literary exploration into women’s search for the self
Smriti Ravindra in conversation with Shobhaa Dé
Presented by: Kotak

A visceral outdoor performance merging storytelling, mythology, dance and pottery
Performed by Vidya Thirunarayan, Directed by Tim Supple
Presented by: Godrej

Presentation to C S Lakshmi
followed by a conversation with Arunava Sinha

THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING by Milan Kundera
Anthony Sattin, Anuja Chauhan, Shabnam Minwalla, Sam Miller
Chair: Hrishi K
Presented by: Godrej

Follow the clues from page to screen
Michel Bussi, Piyush Jha
Chair: Sohini Chattopadhyay

Presented by Institute Français en Inde

An object theatre performance based on Italo Calvino’s stories

Performance Presented by: Istituto Italiano Di Cultura, Mumbai

Release of Manav Kaul’s A BIRD ON MY WINDOWSILL
followed by a discussion on switching seamlessly from plays to novels to poetry
Manav Kaul in conversation with Khushboo Mattoo
Presented by: Kotak

Forging a path for the next generation
Meeran Chadha Borwankar, Shobhaa Dé
Chair: Faye D’Souza
Presented by: Godrej

Anuvab Pal live on stage, followed by the presentation of literary awards in fiction, non fiction, and business categories.