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 …
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 …
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.