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The evening will be moderated by \u003cstrong\u003eVijetha Kumar\u003c\/strong\u003e, followed by an interactive Q\u0026amp;A with the audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere are the details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8th August 2026, Saturday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6:00 PM (seating begins at 5:45 PM)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChampaca Bookstore, Vasanth Nagar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRSVP here to register.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the books: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscovery of New India \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexamines the claims made about India and the reality behind them. Through conversations, history, and true stories, the book unpacks how government decisions shape how free, safe and prosperous Indians really are. It is a political primer written and drawn as a graphic novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTouching Grass \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a collection of political comics and essays that offer an analysis of authoritarianism, the ways our democracy has been weakened and our political lives converted into fodder for social media consumption.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the authors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAakar Patel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a columnist, journalist, author, and human rights advocate who served as executive director of Amnesty International India from 2015 to 2019. He currently chairs the organization's board in India. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Hindu Rashtra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrice of the Modi Years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He authored a translation of Saadat Hasan Manto’s Urdu non-fiction \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy I Write\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Patel co-authored a report on the 2002 Gujarat riots, titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRights and Wrongs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epenpencildraw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a pseudonymous political cartoonist. Their work has been featured in Indian news media. They have worked on the books \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Anarchist Cookbook \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscovery of New India \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Aakar Patel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachita Taneja\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a political cartoonist and the creator of Sanitary Panels, a feminist webcomic that comments on society, culture and current affairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the moderator: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVijetha Kumar \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eteaches Communicative English at the Department of English, St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru. 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