Bangalore Events — book discussion

​Join Shahnaz Habib in conversation with Rohini Mohan as they discuss AIRPLANE MODE: A PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE HISTORY OF TRAVEL.  The details of the event are as follows-  DAY- Thursday DATE- 30TH January 2025 TIME- 6 PM The seating will be limited. We request you to RSVP here to confirm your presence.  About the book This witty personal and cultural history of travel from the perspective of a Third World–raised woman of colour asks: What does it mean to be a joyous traveller when we live in the ruins of colonialism, capitalism and climate change? The conditions of travel have long been dictated by...

Join us at the bookstore for a conversation with Pradeep Damodaran and Subir Dey. They will be discussing Pradeep's latest book IN PURSUIT OF FREEDOM.  Pradeep Damodaran travels the length and breadth of the country, to places that played an important role in the Independence movement. A genre-bending book, IN PURSUIT OF FREEDOM touches upon several critical issues—religion, economic disparity, gender, environment, politics—as it blends travelogue, history and current affairs. The event details are as follows:  DATE- 18th January 2025  TIME- 5 PM RSVP here to confirm your presence.  About the speakers  Pradeep Damodaran is the author of the critically acclaimed...

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...