Bangalore Events

Jeet Thayil is back with a new poetry book after 16 long years, and we're so excited to be a part of the launch!  Join us as we celebrate the launch of I'LL HAVE IT HERE with Jeet Thayil and Rahul Soni. This discussion and reading will then be followed by an interactive Q&A with the audience, and a musical performance by Yashas and Hollis!  It's going to be an evening filled with poetry, music and conversations, and since there is limited seating we recommend you book your seat right away! Here is the RSVP link.  The details of 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...

Join us at the bookstore to tune into this conversation between Nusrat Jafri and Thejaswi Shivanand as they discuss THIS LAND WE CALL HOME.  THIS LAND WE CALL HOME is Nusrat F. Jafri's debut non fiction book. It traces her maternal family history, through the lens of caste and conversions and the making of modern India. Here are the details of the event-  DATE- 9 NOVEMBER  TIME- 6 PM  VENUE- CHAMPACA BOOKSTORE Please RSVP here since there is limited seating for the event.  Read on to know more about the book and the speakers.  About the book  In this book Nusrat...

We are thrilled to be screening Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, a documentary by Arwen Curry, at our bookstore this November! Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin is a feature documentary exploring the remarkable life and legacy of the late feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin. Best known for groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy works such as A Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Dispossessed, Le Guin held her ground on the margin of “respectable” literature until the sheer excellence of her work, at long last, forced the mainstream to embrace fantastic literature. Her fascinating...

 Join Pranay Lal in conversation with Thejaswi Shivanand as they discuss INVISIBLE EMPIRE: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VIRUSES and INDICA: A DEEP NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. The details of the event are as follows:  DATE- 23 OCTOBER, 2024 TIME- 6 PM Kindly RSVP here since there will be limited seating.  About the speakers  Pranay Lal is a biochemist by training and works for a non-profit organisation on public health. He has been a caricaturist for newspapers, an animator for an advertising agency and an environmental campaigner. His first book, INDICA: A DEEP NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT...