We've been doing human libraries for much longer than the internet. Atta Galatta Book Club's theme for November is Memoirs, Autobiographies and Biographies. Read More..

An evening of music and conversation about the small catch-your-breath moments and unexpected poetry in songs we all love.  Chandran Sankaran is a performing musician who has developed his deep appreciation for music alongside a busy professional life, and has played more than 750 gigs in venues across continents. He will play the guitar and sing, and lead us on an exploration of music and lyrics that will cause us to smile, feel and reflect. About Chandran Sankaran: Chandran Sankaran has entertained audiences in cafes, wine bars and other music venues for some years. He plays th Read More..

From the magazine that brought you A Thousand Tomorrows, here is a new writing workshop, this time for horror! Gear up toward a scary halloween with Ghosting 101, two four-hour workshops dedicated to writing horror, conducted by State of Matter, a South Asian speculative fiction magazine. These interactive workshops will introduce writers to horror as a speculative genre, and will mostly be geared toward writing scenes and short fiction. Structure: In the first workshop (October 22, 2023), we will discuss how to evoke fear, moving from a soft thought that sticks with you, causes your Read More..

The story world has a new station called Loonypuram. A place where kings and queens, animals and birds, characters from books and cartoons all come alive. And what’s more, they each have a problem that is sillier and loonier than the other. Suitable for 1-5 years. About the Facilitator: Aparna Jaishankar has worn many hats in her life as a corporate trainer, eco awareness campaigner, dabbler of art forms, but the most soul satisfying of them all is her Storyteller’s hat. As a teller of tales, she believes in sparking young children`s imagination through rhythms, songs and Read More..

Our The Talking Turtle has picked stories that will have you tell & sing along with him and his puppet friends! A sprinkle of magic, a dash of humour, and a problem to resolve with your puppet friends! What’s the name of that Tree?: A story from the Bantu people, listen to the story of an unlikely hero who is slow but sure of his purpose & a hero in his own right! Let’s follow this story with a hilarious adaptation of the classic The Emperor’s New Clothes! Yet another unlikely hero sets the emperor right! About Shreedevi Sunil: Shreedevi Sunil is the Found Read More..

Our adaptation of Classical tales will be a favorite for all ages! The mean and hungry animals of the forest are on the look out for small critters that would make a delicious treat, but there is one tiny creature who knows how to save himself!  Listen to this fabulous story & a few more stories that show us “everyone of us can shine in our own way!”.  About Shreedevi Sunil Shreedevi Sunil is the Founder and Chief Storyteller at Talking Turtles Storytellers. Her energy is infectious, just ask her puppets!! Her puppets tell folk stories and fairytales, myths a Read More..

Scraplan is a dry waste management platform that provides an online platform for households/small businesses to sell their scrap online. With the Scraplan app, one can raise a pickup request, get a channel partner assigned and their scrap picked up in real time and get paid online immediately. As a part of Scraplan's responsible recycling, Scraplan is hosting a ‘Buy what you want, Pay what you can’ book fair that focuses on finding a new home for old and used books. As an addition to this initiative, Scraplan will donate the proceeds from this fair to children's homes th Read More..

The play 'last bench' is a journey of a child from his house. His routine and his journey to his last bench. On his journey he has a fight with traffic and the fight with the subjects and finally after his school is journey back home.  The play has elements of physical theater mime and clowning.  About Pritesh Bhandary and Bhandutvas: I am an award winning filmmaker and theatre maker. A playwright who has written around 10 plays so far. Currently exploring clowning as a form. Bhandutvas as a group was founded around a year and a half ago to explore clowning as a form Read More..

Create magical memories with your children and family with these traditional puppets from Rajasthan. 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. About Rathy: Rathy is a puppeteer, a storyteller, and a reading consultant. Trained in various forms of puppetry, she has performed in multiple literature and theatre festivals including Bangalore Lit Fest, Madurai Children’s Lit Read More..