Bangalore Events
The Majesties – Conversation with Tiffany Tsao
On Saturday, 12 December, 2020 at 4 pm IST, Champaca Bookstore is hosting writer and translator, Tiffany Tsao, who will speak to us about her latest novel, The Majesties. Get your copy of the book from Champaca, and watch the event streamed live on our Youtube channel. Tiffany Tsao is a writer and literary translator. She has authored three novels, the most recent one being The Majesties (Pushkin Press, 2020). Her translations from Indonesian to English include Norman Erikson Pasaribu’s poetry collection Sergius Seeks Bacchus and Dee Lestari’s novel Paper Boats. She spent her formative years in Singapore and Indonesia before...
Reading for Change – SDG 7 with Rinchin and Shripad Dharmadhikary
In our fifth Reading for Change event, we explore Rinchin’s I Will Save My Land as an entry point to SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy. I Will Save My Land is a picture book that tells the story of a young girl, Mati, who is determined to save her and her family’s plot of land from the impending development of a coal mine. Join the discussion with your questions and reflections on December 5, 2020 at 6:30 pm IST. Join author Rinchin and Shripad Dharmadhikary, an activist, researcher, and coordinator of the Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, in conversation about I Will Save My Land...
Book Launch – In Conversation with Gautam Bhatia about The Wall
On the 12th of November, at 7pm, we'll be talking to author Gautam Bhatia about his debut speculative fiction novel, The Wall. Get your copy of the book, and RSVP for the event. The city of Sumer is a world without a horizon, bound by a wall that encloses it entirely. The novel follows Mithila and her friends, as they search for meaning: who built the Wall? Why does it exist? And can they imagine a world without it?Gautam Bhatia is a science fiction writer, reviewer, and editor with the award-winning Strange Horizons magazine. The Wall is his debut novel, and...
Reading For Change — SDG 4 with S. Giridhar and Uma Mahadevan
The fourth Reading for Change event takes S. Giridhar’s Ordinary People, Extraordinary Teachers as an entry point to SDG 4 Quality Education. Drawing from S. Giridhar’s personal experience with the Azim Premji Foundation, the book tells the stories of government school teachers across India, dedicated to improving the lives of the children in their care.
Join author S. Giridhar and Uma Mahadevan (Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj to the GoK) in conversation about Ordinary People, Extraordinary Teachers and SDG 4, using the book as an entry point to discuss the importance and the challenges of creating a space for quality education. Read the book and join the discussion with your thoughts, reflections and questions.
Boys From Good Families — Author Usha K R in conversation with Keerti Ramachandra
Join us on the 23rd of October, Friday, for a conversation with author Usha KR, about her book Boys From Good Families published by Speaking Tiger. She will be in conversation with Keerti Ramachandra, translator and editor.
Boys From Good Families is a powerful, evocative story of love, ambition, the old city of Bangalore and the new city of Bengaluru. Get your copy of the book here, and RSVP for the Zoom link.