Bangalore Events — book launch

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....

Join Rohan Chakravarty and Menaka Raman as they discuss Rohan's latest novel SEA ICE? NOW YOU DON'T! This is the third anthology of the multi-award winning series Green humour comics. From penguins balancing their nests on thin ice to tigers basking in their own glamour whilst worrying about their future, from ghazal-loving bats to whales dumping marine plastic waste right back at us, in SEA ICE? NOW YOU DON'T! you meet an array of wild animals with their own list of concerns, and their own brand of humour. The comics will take you from the high skies to geothermal mines...

Join Sheela Tomy, Ministhy S. and Arul Mani as they discuss DO NOT ASK THE RIVER HER NAME, award-winning author Sheela Tomy's latest novel. DO NOT ASK THE RIVER HER NAME touches on the Israel-Palestine conflict with a deep dive into the rich history and culture of the region; it sheds light on the plight of women in India leaving home in search of work, and ultimately it talks about finding hope through grief. Themes of displacement, migration, and humanity and love, run through the poignant novel.   Kindly RSVP here as there is limited seating.  About the speakers  Sheela...

Join us at the bookstore to tune into this conversation between Avtar Singh and Sumana Mukherjee as they discuss Avtar Singh's latest book INTO THE FOREST a book that cover themes of crime, loneliness and life in a German town.   About the speakersAvtar Singh is an author and editor. His recent fiction credits include the short story ‘A Scandal in Punjab’ in The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction (2024), and ‘The Corpse Bearer’ in Subnivean.org (shortlisted for the Subnivean prize 2023). His recent non-fiction credits include work in Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, Nikkei Asian Review, India Today and...