Between Worlds: Book Discussion moderated by Gautam Bhatia with Suchitra Sukumar, Priyamvadha Shivaji, and Srividya Tadepalli | 19 Oct 2025 | Champaca, Vasanth Nagar

Join us on 19th October, for a discussion on Between Worlds, a groundbreaking anthology of Indian science fiction and fantasy. The evening will feature a panel discussion with the editor and contributing authors, exploring the vibrant and diverse voices shaping the future of SFF writing in India.

Here are the details:
Date: 19 October 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: Champaca Bookstore, Vasanth Nagar

About the Book:

Between Worlds is the introductory Indian speculative fiction anthology of new SFF writing. Eschewing the model of commissioning stories to collect a “best of,” this anthology seeks to ask, with curiosity: what’s out there? Thoughtfully curated and shepherded by Gautam Bhatia, it showcases the vibrant and diverse voices shaping Indian speculative fiction today.

Blending the surreal with the urgent, these original stories traverse memory and identity, rebellion and love, from queer inter-species romance to interplanetary sleuthing. Alongside the fantastical, the collection confronts the very real—climate catastrophe, AI, surveillance and capitalism—offering bold, unexpected visions from the liminal spaces of Indian SF.

About the Speakers:

Gautam Bhatia is a writer, reviewer and editor based in New Delhi, India. He is the author of The Sentence, and the science fiction duology, The Wall and The Horizon, and the coordinating editor of the science fiction magazine Strange Horizons. In his other life, he is a constitutional lawyer and public commentator on civil and constitutional rights in India.

Suchitra Sukumar is a self-taught writer based in Bangalore, India. She has published short fiction in the Bombay Literary Magazine, Mean Pepper Vine and Tasavvurnama, and is currently working on a fantasy novel. She juggles her time between writing and a full-time job.

Priyamvadha Shivaji grew up on Chennai's beaches, dreaming about strange worlds beyond the horizon. She spends her time working as a human rights lawyer and policy researcher, and devouring fantasy stories along with endless bowls of Maggi and cups of cold coffee.

Srividya Tadepalli is a writer based in Chennai. She won the Deodar Prize in 2023 for her story, Funeral for a Demon.

Prashanth Srivatsa is the author of The Spice Gate, a standalone fantasy novel published by HarperCollins. The Spice Gate was a finalist for the Locus Award and a UK Sunday Times Bestseller. He lives in Bangalore with his partner and two cats.