Muqtalif, which means different is formed by three very different people who have found a way to remember some musicians and songs that mustn’t gather dust on the pages! These are songs that are meant to celebrate the heartaches and the bad decisions and the glorious mistakes that now can’t be unmade. Life in its entire package includes colours of gloom that are either kept inside old diaries or stacked above old furniture in the attic, it is our attempt to clean the dust off the old diary and feel the now yellowed pages and smell the air that once was new. We try t Read More..

Nisha Abdulla will present a rehearsed reading of Abhishek Majumdar’s An Arrangement of Shoes, which won the TOTO in 2010, at Atta Galatta (178, 5th Main, 9th Cross, 1st Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru 560038) on Saturday, 25 November 2023 at 6.00 p.m.  This is the final of three play readings which form part of a series of events that connect to young artists whose work TFA has encouraged and validated over the last 20 years. About the Play: A one-woman monologue which looks at the lives of Indian Muslims through the lens of twin sisters Rukhsar and Nisar, from the time of I Read More..

You are invited to the second of three rehearsed readings of plays that have won the TOTO for Creative Writing in earlier years. With inputs from the playwright, Vivek Vijayakumaran will read Swetanshu Bora’s Pagdi, which won the TOTO in 2013.  The performance will take place at Atta Galatta (178, 5th Main, 9th Cross, 1st Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru 560038) on Friday, 24 November 2023 at 7.00 p.m. These readings form part of a series of events that connect to young artists whose work TFA has encouraged and validated over the last 20 years. About the Play: Pagdi explores t Read More..

An Evening of Magic is a most amazing magic show presented by `Nakul Shenoy & Friends`, featuring top entertainers and magic acts. Curated and hosted by the internationally-acclaimed mentalist Nakul Shenoy, each event in this series brings unique acts and performances by nationally and internationally acclaimed magicians, alongside some of the most notable up-and-coming stars of magic. This is an evening that is truly magical, and one you will want to experience many times over. Read More..

The Write Step is a writers’ support group that hopes to foster and grow a community of writers who meet once a month to talk about the myriad aspects of writing. Writers in the making who haven’t published or written yet are most welcome. The aim is to devise a support group that sparks creativity. While each meeting will be around a certain predefined subject matter pertaining to the craft, there will be time set aside for the group to address individual queries. Read More..

Welcome to the book launch of ‘Of Spins, Sixes and Surprises’, which will aim to highlight memorable moments in Indian cricket featured in the book, in an interactive format. The book will be introduced to the audience by way of a quiz based on exciting events in Indian cricket history. This will be in a written format comprising of 5 rounds with 5 questions in each round. Each team will have 2 members, and the top 2 teams will win exciting prizes! Warm up for the World Cup Final with an exciting cricket quiz by the authors of ‘Of Spins, Sixes and Surprises’! Abou Read More..

It's indeed the season of sports. From football to hockey to marathons to tennis, there are tales of sports people and events that inspire us.  For this meet up, we shall share such tales from history, folklore and current times. If you have a 10-minute tale to share, do write to Bangalorestorytellingsociety@gmail.com. If you would like to just listen as an audience, arrive at Atta Galatta by 5.30 pm About BSS: Bangalore Storytelling Society (BSS), a registered body, formed in 2013, is dedicated to reviving, promoting, nurturing the art of oral storytelling and popularizing i Read More..

The BWW Short Story Community This month we will discuss Bombay This from The Red Carpet by Lavanya Sankaran. Come, meet the author at the discussion too! What this is: This is a ticketed, curated literary and community event, presented by Bhumika Anand from the Bangalore Writers Workshop, where we will do a deep-dive analysis and discussion of a short story. You get to join a reading community where you will get to read a pre-chosen short story a month. You get to examine the story in terms of its literary merit, yes, but also in terms of writing craft and context, which will b Read More..

From Chennai to Kanyakumari to Madurai to each and corner of the Tamil Land lies tales that are rooted in the soil. From Rajas and Ranis to personal relationships and adultery, the tales have something for every audience. Inspired from Folktales and Folk myths across the land, the performance storytelling in Tamil will be smattered with folk songs, lullabies and riddles that are ingrained in the culture. Over the 60 minutes, the audience will travel through the tales into forgotten dynasties, unheard flowers, unspoken narratives that retains the flavour of the soil and people. Read More..