You are warmly invited to join us for a conversation on the book The Colonial Constitution by Rhodes Scholar Arghya Sengupta who will be in conversation with Raag Yadava, Advocate. Arghya is Research Director at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. He is also an alumnus of the National Law School of India University and the University of Oxford. The session will include a special performance by Krishnendra Samarth, a disciple of vid. Bharathi Prathap. Read More..

Bangalore for Palestine cordially invites you to a screening of “The Present”, a 2020 short film directed by Farah Nabulsi and co-written by Nabulsi and Hind Shoufani. The film is about a father and daughter in the Palestinian enclaves of Israeli-occupied West Bank trying to buy a wedding anniversary gift. It premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Film. It subsequently won awards at the Cleveland International Film Festival, the Brooklyn Film Festival, and the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films. Read More..

Indian Mythology is full of answers to the many whys of our culture. Join Lavanya Prasad and Meenu Sivaramakrishnan, as they explore and bring forth the marvellous stories from the Indian Mythology through music, dance and theatre. The month of January in India is synonymous with the "thanksgiving" in the west of the world. Curious?  Then you should definitely not miss this session where we bring in hilarious, thought provoking tales from the Indian Mythology that tells us why! Not only this, be prepared to answer a quick quiz on India and Harvest Month. Let Read More..

Love me with the frailty of January dreams,  wear me like a skin.  Share your poetry with Anushri Nanavati, the writer of the poetry collection, “Birds, Bones, & Melancholia.” Anushri will be happy to share in return a few poems from her collection, which in the words of Salman Akhtar are “liquid, sensual, and searingly close to the restless embers of emotions.” Read More..

Embrace your inner silliness with some fun mime and drama-based activities! Explore how your voice, sounds, expression and movement are used to create a short performance piece. Read More..

Come, join this one-of-a-kind workshop, aimed at introducing children to the art of storytelling! Ever wondered how to create catchy characters, pacy plots and unforgettable endings? Find out all that - and more! -  by attending this interactive session with critically acclaimed author Jahnavi Barua. Read More..

How would you feel if you turned into the opposite gender? What happens when your favorite saree flies away? Katputhlis and hand puppets will tell their stories and take you to their land of magic, love, and wonder. Come watch the puppets come alive with stories and dance. This event is an interactive Puppetry Storytelling session with storyteller Rathy. Read More..

Every puppy has a story, every dog has a jolly good tale. Come with your child or the child in you to listen to tales of the canine from Vikram`s special bag of many many real life tales. Vikram began rescuing and rehabilitating puppies from his school days in Chennai. Once he was hiding behind a moving lorry to check on a group of puppies. What happened when the driver caught him? Come on the 30th to Atta Galatta for some jolly good doggy tales.  Read More..

Welcome to this exciting talk with the author of "Dinakarnondige Danakara", "Olleya Devva" and "Odihoda Huduga" which won the Bala Sahitya Puraskar – it’s a must not miss for kids! Read More..

Join Nikhila Anil, a children’s book illustrator, on her colorful journey to fill young hearts with joy, a mission to paint smiles with every stroke, with a brush of joy, and a splash of imagination. Through her art, she sprinkles magic on pages, turning words into whimsical worlds, and she will be introducing children to the magic of character sketching in this session! Read More..