A theatrical adaptation of Saadat Hasan Manto’s story Shahid – Saaz is a sharp satirical look at the post partition era when people were swayed with the idea of sacrifice and martyrdom even as they struggled to adapt to a new national identity. The immense loss of life and property resulted in poor migrants living at the mercy of charity. And yet few shrewd businessmen profited from this, painting their profiteering with the colors of supreme sacrifice and martyrdom. Set in 1948 the story is about the journey of one such Punjabi migrant from Kathiawad, Gujarat in India to Lahore in Read More..

Welcome to Anjuman, an open-mic of Hindi-Urdu poetry, which has been organized continuously since 2011 in Bengaluru. Participation in the program is free and open for all. If you have interest in Hindi-Urdu poems, you can join in as a listener. If you want to read your work, you are most welcome.   Read More..

Read A Kitaab is an unbiased community of Readers, Booklovers, writers and artists. We strive to provide the community an ecosystem with an online library, book discussions, author meet, book of the month, monthly meets, newsletters & much more... We love kids for who we have a kids book club. Read A Kitaab is a calm & comfort space to be yourself, to discuss books and life with no bars on age/gender/ethnicity/political views etc. Read More..

What about some Filter Coffee and Unfiltered conversations on a fine Sunday morning? Listeners Circle is an initiative to facilitate listening without judgment, hence giving a safe space for anyone to speak their heart out without the fear of judgment. We at Listeners Circle are committed to building a community where there are no unsaid words, held back emotions and buried feelings because of the fear of being judged. After 50+ Editions of Tell your Story, Listeners Circle relaunching a lighter format - Coffee and Conversations! Coffee lightens us up. Coffee gives us clarity. Coff Read More..

A Thousand Tomorrows is a four-hour workshop dedicated to writing science fiction, the literature of ideas, conducted by State of Matter, a South Asian speculative fiction magazine.   This interactive workshop will introduce writers to science fiction as a speculative genre, and will mostly be geared toward writing scenes and short fiction.   Structure: Broadly, the workshop will cover the basics of planning a story and making it believable. We shall begin with questions of theme and conceit and focus on planning a piece. Then, we shall engage with the brick-and-mortar el Read More..

Goal Setting is one of the most important and yet emotionally difficult tasks facing most modern professionals in today's world. Almost all of us would have set New Year Goals and Resolutions. Yet by June and July, they seem like a distant memory.  While some have never tried to list down their goals, many have taken those initial steps, but in the hustle and bustle of life and competing requirements of work, relationships and mental health, we are left wondering if goal setting makes any sense.  Even people who were motivated once after setting far reaching goals, often be Read More..

Meet Paro, the little mudskipper, trying to find her way home through the vast Sundarbans. Will she get back to her family safely? Join us at Atta Galatta for a fun, interactive event with the author and illustrator of Karadi Tales's newest book, Paro of the Sundarbans! Free Entry For children ages 6+ and Parents Read More..

John Waters is an underground filmmaker whose films are known to disgust and repulse. But don't worry, were playing one of his more mainstream efforts Cry-Baby, in which “Cry-Baby" Walker, a drape, and Allison, a square, disturb Baltimore society by breaking the subculture taboos and falling in love. The film shows what the young couple has to overcome to be together and how their actions affect the rest of the town. Read More..

Dr. Roopa Satish is a wildlife veterinarian for over 13 years. Her book is full of heartwarming stories about her personal experiences with animals ranging from the Slender Loris to the Spectacled Cobra, and is a veritable treasure of information regarding wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.    Her co-author Anitha Murthy is a writer.    The event will include a book reading followed by a Q and A session with the authors.   Read More..

Hello from the Team at The Listeners Collective! We hope you are safe and well. We are excited to announce ‘Warmly, Us’, an offline, monthly space open to anyone to unwind, peppering the weekend with the possibility of connecting in groups and finding your people. These spaces are intended to create pauses in the fast-paced city lives, allowing you to nurture community, connect with people, discover the possibility of newness, with a break from your routines.  

This month we are shaking things up a little! We have planned a science-fantasy short f Read More..