This panel discussion will explore the life and time of Muthulakshmi Reddy, a pioneer of Modern India, who campaigned to get rid of the practice of wet nurses, fought for girls’ education and widow remarriage, equal property rights for women, education reform, and rural healthcare for women. She also had a successful career as a specialist in gynaecology and obstetrics and founded the Cancer Institute in Adyar, Chennai, which has grown to be an iconic hospital for cancer treatment throughout Asia. Several of these themes are explored in the book “Muthulakshmi Reddy: A Trailblazer i Read More..

Atta Galatta and Niyogi Books warmly invite you to the launch of Niyogi Books’ latest children’s imprint, Perky Parrot! The Carrot Soup by author and chef Sadaf Husain, Solar System in Verse by Biman Nath, Living in Dreamtime by Usha, and Wayel Kati by Linthoi Chanu – all books published under the Perky Parrot Imprint – will be launched as part of the event. Theatre troupe Bhandutvas will perform two entertaining plays for children, and author Biman Nath will conduct a space workshop and quiz. Come to Atta Galatta with your families for an evening of festive fun! Read More..

Join us at Atta Galatta on 6th April at 11 AM to discuss the life of one of India’s most famous and felicitated Bharatanatyam dancers, Rukmini Devi Arundale, and to launch the book written about her by V. R. Devika. The author will be in conversation with Dr. Vaishali K. S., Senior Professor, Department of English, Jnana Bharathi, Bangalore University. Read More..

Verghese Kurien, the ‘Milkman of India’ was a spearhead of the White Revolution, orchestrating a grid of small-scale cooperatives to make India a self-sufficient producer of milk in the 1970s. The resounding success of the initiative revolutionised the system of dairy management in the country, along with bringing about systemic changes in rural social milieus, industries and developmental policies. This book charts Kurien’s journey as a precocious, misfit engineer in Anand, Gujarat, at the beginning of his career to his extraordinary achievements in dairy and agro-management Read More..