Bangalore Events — book discussion

Get ready for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate the much-anticipated release of THE BLAFT BOOK OF ANTI-CASTE SF! Join us at the bookstore on 21st December 2024 from 5 to 7 PM to meet the phenomenal visual artists and talented translators who brought this groundbreaking anthology to life! THE BLAFT BOOK OF ANTI-CASTE SF features weird, fantastic, supernatural, Dalit futurist, & magical realist fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora. From original English short stories and works in translation to stunning graphic narratives by some of the best creative minds currently reshaping our cultural landscape.  Featuring established literary...

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 us at the bookstore for a reading session and book discussion on J. Krishnamurti's YOU ARE THE WORLD. Rajan Chandy, a teacher at Rishi Valley School, will be in conversation with T.M. Veeraraghav, Executive Editor at NDTV.  The details of the event are as follows:  DATE: 15 DECEMBER, SUNDAY  TIME: 11:30 AM Since the seating is limited, please RSVP on this link to confirm your presence.  About the speakers: Rajan Chandy was a political activist in the late sixties and seventies. The questions that arose out of this experience led him to a more philosophical enquiry, and he moved to...

Join us for a book launch of GOVERNING FORESTS authored by environmental lawyer and legal scholar, Arpitha Kodiveri. Arpitha will be in conversation with Disha Ravi. In this book the author narrates her encounters with various forest-dwelling communities, and discusses many of their challenges in the face of mining and pressure for conserving forests. It examines the history of environmental laws in India, touching upon several subjects such as citizenship, the role of the State, the exclusion of the Dalit community in these forest laws, and much more.  The details of the events are as follows: DATE- 14 DECEMBER, SATURDAY TIME- 5 PMSince the...

Join us at the bookstore to tune into this conversation between Lavanya Lakshminarayan and Shrabonti Bagchi as they discuss Lavanya's latest science-fiction novel, INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF.  The event details are as follows:  DATE: 23 NOVEMBER, SATURDAY TIME: 5 PM VENUE: CHAMPACA BOOKSTORE  Since there is limited seating, we recommend you to  RSVP here to confirm your presence!  About the book Stepping off a long-haul star freighter from Earth, Saras Kaveri has one bag of clothes, her little flying robot Kili... and an invitation to compete in the galaxy's most watched, most prestigious cooking show. Interstellar MegaChef is the showcase of the planet Primus's austere, carefully synthesised...