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18 sessions
Mon26
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
1

Robin Hoods to a Man For All Seasons

KaLaM Hub
Narayani Basu, Indranath Mukherjee, Kanishka Gupta

Unknown tales from the freedom struggle to unsung foreign policy makers of the 1950s. Narayani Basu and Indranath Mukherjee in conversation with Kanis...

Literature
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM
1

The Republic of Poetry

KaLaM Hub
Abhijeet Gogoi, Prafull Shiledar, Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay, Kadambari Kaul

Readings by Abhijeet Gogoi, Prafull Shiledar, Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay and Kadambari Kaul

Literature
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1

Printing A Republic

KaLaM Lawns
Jyotsna Mohan, Sanjoy Hazarika, Shreevatsa Nevatia

Jyotsna Mohan and Sanjoy Hazarika on chronicling the republic in black and white. In conversation with Shreevatsa Nevatia

Literature
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1

Railsong

KaLaM Hub
Rahul Bhattacharya, Sandip Roy

Rahul Bhattacharya on his new novel. In conversation with Sandip Roy

Literature
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
1

Tumhari Auqaat Kya Hai

KaLaM Lawns
Piyush Mishra, Mir Afsar Ali

Piyush Mishra discusses his book with Mir Afsar Ali

Literature
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

KaLaM Lawns
Kiran Desai, Shahana Chatterjee

Kiran Desai discusses her new novel with Shahana Chatterjee

Literature
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
1

Across Genre, Languages and Decades

KaLaM Lawns
Kunal Basu, Pinaki De, Rituparna Roy

Kunal Basu discusses past and future books with Pinaki De and Rituparna Roy

Literature
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1

My Dear Kabul

KaLaM Hub
Lucy Hannah, Marie Bamyani, Payal Mohanka

Lucy Hannah on the stories of Afghanistan through the eyes of displaced women. Video uplink with Marie Bamyani. In conversation with Payal Mohanka

Literature
2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
1

Is There Anybody Out There?

KaLaM Lawns
Sanjoy K. Roy, Aruna Chakravarti, Vikram Iyengar

Sanjoy K. Roy and Aruna Chakravarti on ghosts, spooks and the unknown. In conversation with Vikram Iyengar

Literature
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
1

Family Albums

KaLaM Hub
Bhawana Somaaya, Jonathan Gil Harris, K Mohanchandran

Bhawana Somaaya and Jonathan Gil Harris on how personal histories and world history shape the destiny of families. In conversation with K Mohanchandra...

Literature
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
1

Silverware On The Indian Bookshelf

KaLaM Lawns
Ankhi Mukherjee, Daisy Rockwell, Kanishka Gupta, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Sandip Roy

Ankhi Mukherjee, Daisy Rockwell, Kanishka Gupta and Upamanyu Chatterjee on the importance of literature awards and the elusive literature Nobel. In co...

Literature
3:40 PM - 4:40 PM
1

For Home, Family And Nation

KaLaM Hub
Aparajita Dasgupta, Debnita Chakravarti

Aparajita Dasgupta discusses the lives of women in Bengal through a period of social and political flux. In conversation with Debnita Chakravarti

Literature
4:20 PM - 5:20 PM
1

Lightning Kid

KaLaM Lawns
Viswanathan Anand, Anupam Roy

Viswanathan Anand discusses his new book and life lessons gleaned from the chessboard. In conversation with Anupam Roy

Literature
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
1

The First 25 Years

KaLaM Lawns
Jhumpa Lahiri, Kiran Desai, Anindita Ghose

Jhumpa Lahiri and Kiran Desai on completing 25 years of writing and being chroniclers of the quarter century. In conversation with Anindita Ghose

Literature
5:50 PM - 6:50 PM
2

New York, New York

KaLaM Lawns
Prabal Gurung, Deborah Baker, Dan Morrison, Ankita Mukherji

Prabal Gurung, Deborah Baker and Dan Morrison on the city as muse, home, aggravation and hope. In conversation with Ankita Mukherji

Literature

Journeying Into Oneself

KaLaM Hub
Namita Devidayal, Aritra Sarkar, Jonquil Cooper, Priyambada Jayakumar

Namita Devidayal, Aritra Sarkar and Jonquil Cooper discuss their journey, journals and serendipity. In conversation with Priyambada Jayakumar

Literature
6:40 PM - 7:40 PM
1

The End of the West is not the End of The World

KaLaM Lawns
Amitav Ghosh, Salil Tripathi, Rana Dasgupta, Ankita Mukherji

Amitav Ghosh, Salil Tripathi and Rana Dasgupta discuss what a changing world order means for the arts. In conversation with Ankita Mukherji

Literature
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
1

AfterWords

KaLaM Lawns
Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash

KaLaM Finale: Sarod recital by Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash. Accompanied by Satyajit Talwalkar and Anubrata Chatterjee on tabla

Literature

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