Bangalore Events — author interviews

Join us for an exciting evening with Gautam Bhatia and Aakar Patel as they discuss Gautam Bhatia's latest book THE SENTENCE. The SENTENCE tells the story of Jagat, an anarchist politician who goes down in history for becoming a martyr and preventing civil war.  A little more about the book:  An impoverished young man, Jagat, is found guilty of murder. For his crime, he is sentenced to the highest form of punishment—the sleep of death for a century, with the promise of revival should his innocence ever be proven.But his act sparks violence in the great city of Peruma, with...

Join us to celebrate Unmana's debut novel CHIKKAMMA TOURS (PVT.) and Radhika Swarup's THE NEW NEW DELHI BOOK CLUB. While CHIKKAMMA TOURS (PVT.) LTD is a queer bibliomystery set in Bangalore, THE NEW NEW DELHI BOOK CLUB paints a vivid portrait of a community in lockdown. Both the books are about the act of reading (be it solitary or in a community) and offer a delightful treat for bibliophiles. The authors will be in conversation with Radhika Timbadia. Here are the details of the event- DATE- 12 DECEMBER, THURSDAY TIME- 6 PM Since the seating is limited, please RSVP here...

 Join Pranay Lal in conversation with Thejaswi Shivanand as they discuss INVISIBLE EMPIRE: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VIRUSES and INDICA: A DEEP NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. The details of the event are as follows:  DATE- 23 OCTOBER, 2024 TIME- 6 PM Kindly RSVP here since there will be limited seating.  About the speakers  Pranay Lal is a biochemist by training and works for a non-profit organisation on public health. He has been a caricaturist for newspapers, an animator for an advertising agency and an environmental campaigner. His first book, INDICA: A DEEP NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT...

The Book of Emperors by Ashwitha Jayakumar and Nikhil Gulati is an illustrated book of history that animates the lives and times of the Mughal Emperors, and we're thrilled to have the authors discussing this book at our bookstore! Ashwitha and Nikhil will be in conversation with Vikramajit Ram.  Drop by for this exciting book discussion and get a chance to meet the speakers in person on the 29th of September! Here are the details of the event:  DATE- 29TH SEPTEMBER, SUNDAY TIME- 12 PM- 1 PM  VENUE- CHAMPACA BOOKSTORE  RSVP here since there will be limited seating.  About the speakers: ...

Join us at the bookstore to tune into this conversation between Prayaag Akbar and Jeet Thayil as they discuss Prayaag's latest novel, MOTHER INDIA.  The details of the event are as follows:  DATE: 7 SEPTEMBER  DAY: SATURDAY TIME: 5:30 PM MOTHER INDIA is the story of two young people living in contemporary Delhi. Plodding away to make a decent living despite a middling education, Mayank is employed in a right-wing content creator’s dingy basement studio. Nisha, recently moved to the city from her small town in the hills, works as a salesgirl for expensive Japanese chocolate in an upscale mall....