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 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..

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..

Nature Journaling is collecting and organizing observations, questions, connections, and explanations on the pages of a notebook .One need not be an artist , writer or a naturalist to begin. These skills can be learnt by anyone, and one can develop them with deliberate practice. In this session kids will learn 3 basic easy tips & tricks to get started with nature journaling. About Shruti Jha: Meet Shruti Jha, a nature enthusiast and founder of Green Panther. She passionately curates engaging activities for kids, nurturing their love for nature. Shruti believes in the importance of 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..

Enjoy cupcakes and chocolate milk with Priya Kuriyan, an Indian comic book writer, illustrator, and animation filmmaker. Join us as she brings her imaginative world alive! The session will be for 45 minutes.  Suitable for 5+ About Priya Kurien: Priya Kuriyan is a Children's book writer-illustrator and comics maker and chronic doodler. She has directed educational films for the Sesame street show (India) and the Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) and has illustrated numerous children's books for various Indian publishers.  She lives and works in the city of B Read More..

What’s the weirdest food combination you’ve ever eaten? Would you consider toast with jam and ketchup?Do you have an awful food eating moment- slimy bhindi curry perhaps? Join award-winning author, Natasha Sharma as she cooks up some rib-tickling memories that are sweet and spicy inspirations for her 25th book, Biji’s In The Kitchen.  Suitable for 5+  About Natasha Sharma: Natasha Sharma is an award-winning children’s book author, whose childhood had crazy episodes, featuring dogs, rabbits, ducks, guinea pigs, horses, buffaloes, and the occasional squ Read More..

Stories are for one, stories are for all. Join Lavanya Prasad, an electrical engineer turned professional storyteller and the founder of the 10 year old storytelling organization Talescope, as she takes you through some light hearted folktales from around the world. Sing, dance and roll on the floor laughing your heart out this Nov 4th only in Bookalatta by Attagalatta. Suitable for 5+ About Lavanya Prasad: Lavanya Prasad is an electrical engineer turned professional storyteller and believes that she makes better and long lasting connections using stories than electrical wires.Her Org Read More..