Bangalore Events — book workshops

Ever read a Shakespeare play and felt quite lost?Find the language is too dense? The meaning and the hype impossible to see? Then this workshop is for you!Join us for an interactive session that demystifies the Bard’s work and makes it come alive — not as high art, but as the gripping, witty, and dramatic entertainment it was always meant to be!  Here are all the Event Details:Date: 24th January, SaturdayTime: 10 am to 1 pmVenue: Champaca Bookstore, IndiranagarFee: INR 750Age Group: 13 years and above What to expect? Through fun, practical exercises, we’ll explore:- Verse & the Iambic Pentameter: How rhythm shapes meaning...

Champaca is excited to host Book Screenings, a workshop that brings together books and films to think about how stories build the places we inhabit. Three cities, one afternoon of watching, reading and talking about how medium shapes meaning. About the workshop Book Screenings pairs three books with three films to explore the same place through different lenses. Over the course of the session, we will move between page and screen to ask how writers and filmmakers choose to show a city, a neighbourhood, a life.We will screen clips, read short excerpts and discuss how narrative choices, framing, sound and silence...

What happens when you tumble down a hill and land on a mystery? Join us for a special book reading and comic-making workshop around Botanist and the Vanishing Orchid, a comic inspired by true events in the forests of Tamil Nadu. Based on the story of a botanist who accidentally makes a discovery, this session begins with a live reading of the comic, followed by a hands-on workshop where participants complete a comic of their own. With some panels already illustrated and others left blank, you get to imagine the characters, twist the plot, and decide how the tale ends!...

In a world increasingly populated by and filtered through screens, the book is a source of unending comfort and joy: a physical, enduring presence that holds stories, art, and memories within its pages, and takes on a life of its own. Every old book, scrap of paper, and discarded box has potential—and this process of restoration and recycling celebrates imperfection, demystifies scarcity, and infuses sentiment into every step. We are thrilled to present an exciting workshop on book-making and book restoration with master bookbinder David Timethy, on 31 August 2025 at Champaca Indiranagar!  Join us for a chance to slow...

We’re thrilled to bring back our picture book course for adults - WORLDS FOR EVERYONE! after a wonderful response last year! Starting this June, this interactive, discussion-led course will invite participants to engage deeply with 12–16 Indian and international picture books. Together, we’ll explore their themes, forms, and narratives, and reflect on what they open up for us as readers. Here are the details-  1. Read and discuss  12-16 Indian and international picture books. 2. Deconstruct form, theme, and content through interactive sessions. 3. Space for reflection and sharing personal responses. 4. Certificate on completion. The last date to apply is 7...