Francophonie Festival at Alliance Francaise

 

Organised every year around the 20th of March, which is the « International Francophonie day», this event is the annual rendez-vous of the lovers of French language across the world.

“Tell me ten words … that you welcome”: an invitation to travel

This new theme enhances the capacity of the French language to welcome and integrate words from elsewhere. Trade, intellectual, cultural exchanges, migration, not to mention the media and, now, digital technologies have indeed put the French in contact with other languages. From elsewhere, they have now become from here. The richness of these exchanges gave the french language much of its accents and colors. The ability of french to recharge is undoubtedly a sign of vitality and a guarantee for its future.
The ten words of this new edition therefore invite you to travel: amalgame, bravo, cibler, grigri, inuit, kermesse, kitsch, sérendipité, wiki, zénitude! They come from Flemish, Italian, Hawaiian, Arabic or Inuktitut, these words reflect the hospitality of our language. More info on “Dis-moi dix mots” website.
The Alliance Francaise de Bangalore will offer, through range of events and contests with exciting prizes to be won, the occasion to discover and share the specificities of French languages from different French-speaking countries through literature, music, games and other surprises.

Through the week, there will be a mural placed in the lobby where students and the public are invited to write/draw/express themselves around the 10 words for 2015. There will also be projections of Francophone clips in the lobby during this period.

CONTESTS: Details on the contests’ page
 

Submissions until 11th March	Click Kitsch – Photo contest onFacebook	Photo + French caption with most “likes” on Facebook wins !
Submissions until 18th March	#50WordStory – Story writing onFrançais Mathadona	Write a 50 word story on Français Mathadona, using the 10 words of Francophonie 2015
Presentation on 20th March	5 minutes to win it – Theatre contest	5 mins – 6 people – 10 words – 1 WINNER !

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

Date	Time	Event	Location
16 March	7:00 PM	Cinema : The Blackboard	Auditorium
17 March	3-5 PM	Comic Book workshop	Médiathèque
	7:00 PM	Cinema : La garde	Auditorium
18 March	all day	Games and activities	Atrium
	10.30 AM	Haïku workshop	Médiathèque
	2.00 PM	La Plume d’Or	Salle 2
	7:00 PM	Cinema : Les Choristes	Auditorium
19 March	all day	Book Sale	Atrium
	all day	Games and activities	Atrium
	3-5 PM	Lecture/ Indian culture in francophone literature	Auditorium
	7:00 PM	Cinema : Felix and Meira	Auditorium
20 March	all day	Book Sale	Atrium
	all day	Games and activities	Atrium
	all day	Campus France Quiz	Lobby
	11.00 AM	Theatre reading with Abhishek	Médiathèque
	6:30 PM	Prize distribution & Student Party!!	Auditorium
	7.30 pm	Congolese Concert	Auditorium
23 March	7:00 PM	Cinema : Moloch Tropical	Auditorium
24 March	7:00 PM	Cinema : The Virgin, the Copts and me	Auditorium

Times Lit Fest - Bangalore 2015

Schedule 

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Samskrita Carnivals – Bengaluru by Samskrita Bharati

There are multiple samskrita events planned across Bangalore for the month of January 2015 by Samskrita Bharathi.
Events :
Processions, Dramas, Speeches, Contests, Games, Exhibitions, Puppet Show, Yakshagana, Musical Recitals.
3rd Jan Samskrita Aaradhanam – Hebbala
4th Jan VaniVandanam – Vijayanagara
11th Jan samskrita chaitanyam – girinagar
18th Jan Samskrita sangamaH – Jayanagar
25th Jan samskrita samvardhanam – Malleshwaram
31st Jan Samskritotsava – Ulsoor
31st Jan Samskritaganga – Shankarapuram
24th Jan Samskrita namanam – Dasarahalli

The Times Literary Carnival Bangalore 2014

The Times of India Literary Carnival, Bangalore Edition is happening at Jayamahal Palace from 24 - 26 January 2014! The Theme: 'New Voices in the New Age'.

Encapsulating this theme, writers from India and abroad will delve on topics that are aimed at reaching out to connoiseurs, young minds and literature-heads.Be there.

KathaVana 2013

December 12, 13 & 14, 2013
Makkala Koota, Chamarajpet,
Bangalore, Karnataka
Azim PremjiUniversity


Schedule: Day One
(December 12, 2013, Thursday)


10 am to 11 am:
Inaugural address by TS Nagabharana

11 am to 11.30 am:
Tea

11.30 am to 1.30 pm:
Panel Discussion on the History
of Children’s Literature in
Karnataka (Kannada)
Panelists: H. S. Raghavendra Rao,
L G Meera, O L Nagabhushana Swamy,
S.V. Kashyap and C N Ramachandran
12 noon to 1 pm:
Meet the Author (Kannada + English)
Mala Kumar

1.30 pm to 2.30 pm:
Lunch
2.30 pm to 4.30 pm:
Panel Discussion on Why does
Children’s Literature Matter?
(English)
Panelists: Asha Nehemiah,
Deeyali Nayar, Usha Mukunda,
Gurbachan Singh and Umesh Malhotra
2.30 pm to 4.30 pm:
Film Screening for Children
3 pm to 4 pm:
Meet the Illustrator (Kannada)
Radhika Neelakantan

All Day Events (10 am to 5 pm)

Book Exhibition of Children’s Literature:

Abhinava, Bangalore * Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, Karnataka
Funky Rainbow * Duckbill Books * Eklavya Pitara * Jyotsna
Prakashan * National Book Trust * Navakarnataka Publications *
Pratham Books * Pustaka Prakashana * Sapna Book House * Tulika

Children’s Activity Centres: Bookworm * Kathalaya

Schedule: Day Two
(December 13, 2013, Friday)

10 am to 5 pm:
Teacher Workshop on Setting
Up and Using Libraries
Effectively (English + Kannada)
Usha Mukunda

10 am to 1 pm:
Teacher Workshop on Selecting
Books and Conducting
Effective Read Alouds (English)
Sujata Noronha

10 am to 11 am:
Meet the Author (Kannada + English)
Vijaylakshmi Nagaraj

12 noon to 1 pm:
Meet the Author (English)
Revathi Suresh

1pm to 2 pm:
Lunch

2 pm to 5 pm:
Experience Sharing by Librarians
(English + Kannada)
Grow by Reading Program, Hippocampus

3 pm to 4 pm:
Meet the Illustrator (English)
Vinayak Varma

All Day Events (10 am to 5 pm)

Book Exhibition of Children’s Literature:

Abhinava, Bangalore * Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, Karnataka
Funky Rainbow * Duckbill Books * Eklavya Pitara * Jyotsna
Prakashan * National Book Trust * Navakarnataka Publications *
Pratham Books * Pustaka Prakashana * Sapna Book House * Tulika

Children’s Activity Centres: Bookworm * Hippocampus * Anavarana


Schedule: Day Three
(December 14, 2013, Saturday)

11 am to 1 pm:
Local Storytelling Forms (Kannada)
Tharikita Kala Kammata –
Bantwala, Mangalore

1pm to 2 pm:
Lunch

2 pm to 3 pm:
Meet the Author (English)
Ramgopal Vallath

3 pm to 4 pm:
Meet the Illustrator (English)
Vishaka Chanchani

4pm to 5.30 pm:
The Court Jester - Tales of
Tenali Rama (English)
Bangalore Little Theatre

6 pm to 7.30 pm:
Film Screening for Children

All Day Events (10 am to 7.30 pm)

Book Exhibition of Children’s Literature:

Abhinava, Bangalore * Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, Karnataka
Funky Rainbow * Duckbill Books * Eklavya Pitara * Jyotsna
Prakashan * National Book Trust * Navakarnataka Publications *
Pratham Books * Pustaka Prakashana * Sapna Book House * Tulika

Children’s Activity Centres: Bookworm * Anavarana

Azim Premji University

Pixel Park, B Block, PES Institute of Technology Campus, Electronic City, Hosur Road
(Beside NICE Road) Bangalore - 560 100. India. Fax: +91 80 6614 5145
Website: http://www.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
azimpremjiuniversity YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/AzimPremjiUniversity

The Prof. Barbra Naidu Prize for the Personal Essay

Bangalore Spell Bee

Kids' workshops around town

Course in Calligraphy


FunShala is introducing short term four weekends course in CALLIGRAPHY for holistic health and good handwriting through acupressure techniques.

Course is designed for both adults and children.

Timing :- 10:00 am to 11:30 am on Saturdays and Sundays .
Course material will be provided

Age Group: 3 to 60
Event Date: 21-Sep-2013 to 13-Oct-2013
Activities : Calligraphy

Contact  Ms. Shilpa , Contact No:91-9343721258


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Foodtribe & Desserted are having their first interactive cooking and table etiquette workshop with kids.

Easy treats will be converted to Personalized Takeaway Hampers consisitng of personalised aprons, step by step recipe sheets & all goodies cooked by the kids.

Yes parents ample to sample. Smoothie, Sandwich, cookies and Cup Cakes - All cooked by the muchkins.

Register soon for this workshop.

TIME : 11:00 AM to 1.00 PM

Age Group: 5 to 8
Event Date: 21-Sep-2013 to 21-Sep-2013
Activities : Cooking & Baking

Contact Person: Ms. Sowmya & Diksha , Contact No:91-9900032780 / 9900097681

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 Flower Arrangement Workshop



Flower Power announces Flower Arrangement Workshop !

Children get to learn different styles and methods of Flower arrangements to celebrate any occassion or celebration. What's more you carry your arrangement with you.

Mom's are invited too !

BATCH SIZE : 15
FEES : Rs.250/-

REGISTRATION DATES : 06th to 18th September,2013

Age Group: 8 to 16

Event Date: 22-Sep-2013 to 22-Sep-2013
Activities : Art & Craft

Contact Person: Ms. Elfa Shroff , Contact No:91-9632019610
Email ID: flowerpower.blr@gmail.com Visit Us: www.facebook.com/flowerpower.blr

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The Workshop will focus on using Charcoal as a medium for drawing and sketching and is for Children between 10 - 16years and costs Rs.1200.

Please bring along a Drawing-Pad and a plain notebook (compulsory).
All other materials will be provided. For registrations, please email.

Age Group: 10 to 16
Event Date: 22-Sep-2013 to 22-Sep-2013
Activities : Activity Centres,Others

Contact Person: Team Atta Galatta , Contact No:91-9632510126/80-41600677
Email ID: thebookstore@attagalatta.com Visit Us: www.facebook.com/events/332820923520949

Address: #134, KHB Colony, 5th Block,( Atta Galatta)

 

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RoadRunners is a session that helps understand the science behind the cars and their social impact.
Children will get a chance to find out about how cars work, build their own vehicle.
They will also be able to understand how today’s cars came to be and envision future cars. They will learn these through Games, Stories and Activities.

This is a free event.

Please call or email to book your seats !

Age Group: 6 to 14
Event Date: 28-Sep-2013 to 28-Sep-2013
Activities : Activity Centres,Others

Contact Person: Team Atta Galatta , Contact No:91- 9632510126 / 80-41600677

Email ID: thebookstore@attagalatta.com Visit Us: www.facebook.com/events/513996662012248/

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Baking Workshop

 
Mrs. Tarannum Khan at hide&peek for the next Four Fridays!

Get to learn from one of the most passionate baker we know, who enjoys gourmet baking as much as teaching

Session details & menu:
Junior bakers need to be 3.5-5.5 yrs.

Time: 4.30pm-5.30pm

On the menu:
13th: Pancake with Peanut Butter
20th: Orio-based plain Cheesecake
27th: Paneer Burger
4th: Pizza bites

Age Group: 3.50 to 5.50
Event Date: 13-Sep-2013 to 04-Oct-2013
Activities : Activity Centres,Cooking & Baking

Contact Person: Team Hide and Peek , Contact No:91-80-40967236/ 37
Email ID: hideandpeekindia@gmail.com Visit Us: www.facebook.com/pages/Hide-Peek-Bangalore/161600143893444

 

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15th All India Urdu Book Fair

The nine-day 15^th All India Urdu Book Fair, organised by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) in association with the Karnataka Urdu Academy, opened at Chota Maidan, Shivajinagar on Saturday Sep 14, 2013.

The famed event, earlier held in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Srinagar, etc., is being held in the IT Capital of India for the first time.

Minister for Wakf, Haj and Minority Welfare, Qamar-ul-Islam, will formally inaugurate the book fair at 11.30 am on September 15. R. Roshan Baig, MLA, Shivajinagar, and Mohamed Ubaidulla Sharief, President, Dargah  Committee, Ajmer, will be the guests of honour.

The book fair promises to be a treat for connoisseurs of Urdu literature and culture as nearly 75 publishers from across the country, including state Urdu academies, will take part in it and offer their publications for sale on discount.

In a first for the fair, the Bangalore edition features works of calligraphy. The Hyderabad-based Urdu daily, Siasat, has put up four stalls, displaying canvas paintings, works of modern art and calligraphy on wooden items.

Among the participants is the National Institute of Open Schooling, Noida. It will exhibit information on welfare measures for the minorities.

The event will also feature the following cultural programmes:

1. Hamd, Naat, National Anthem, drama, etc.:  Sept. 15
2. Hamd, Naat, National Anthem competition for schoolchildren: Sept. 16
3. Qawwali by Chhote Azeez Nazan Qawwal and troupe: Sept. 17
4. Mushaira (gathering of poets) by Mehfil-e-Nisa, B’lore: Sept. 18
5. Drama on ‘The poetry of Deccani poet Sulaiman Khateeb’, by Zafer Mohiyuddin: Sept. 19
6. Seminar on Urdu satiric literature and Mushaira by Idara Anjuman Khush Dalan-e-Bangalore: Sept. 20
7. Ghazal recital by Akbar Yusufi and troupe, Bangalore: Sept. 21

The timings are 3.30 pm to 8.30 pm.
The fair will be open from noon to 9.00 p.m. Entry is free. For details, call +91 88022-49701, +91 99016-37363

Bangalore Literature Fest 2013

The Bangalore Literature Festival [BLF] fêtes reading and writing. Bookworms and bibliophiles are invited to bask in the winter sun in the Garden City of India and meet writers from everywhere — local, national and international — as this festival brings the world to 'Namma Bengaluru'. BLF celebrates this creative spirit of the city popular as the Garden City of India and commemorates the literary diversity it offers, bringing it in conversation with the best minds in the world of literature within and outside India.

The Venue

Crowne Plaza @ Velankani Park | Electronics City, Bangalore

Dates

27^th, 28^th and 29^th September, 2013. 

 Participation in the Bangalore Literature Festival is free and open to all! However, we do require that you do a one-time registration (valid for all three days) in advance so we know that you will be coming. Registration only entitles the holder to entry to the Festival and does not include any additional products or services. Food and beverage will be available for purchase through the day at the Festival food court. There is no accommodation available at the Festival.

Register for BLF 2013 »

Friday | September 27, 2013

TIME	LAWN 1	LAWN 2	MAKKALA KOOTA Literature for Children
10:00 – 11.30	Dollukunita – Folk Performance of Karnataka BLF 2013 Opening by Chandrashekhara Kambara, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Ramakant Rath, Ramachandra Guha, Christoph Bertrams and Vikram Sampath Launch of the Festival edition of Beantown
11.30 – 12.30	A Celebration of Love & Life – An intimate note to the sincere seeker Writing on Spirituality with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, Art of Living		Slam Poetry Workshop with Bas Botcher
12.30 – 1:30	HeLatthena kELa: Kambararondhige Sahithya Sallaapa Dr Chandrashekhara Kambara in conversation with C. Naganna	The First Book Club Varun Agarwal, Aditya Mukherjee, Lavanya Sankaran, Preeti Shenoy Moderator: Vani Mahesh
1:30 – 3:00	The Making of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: Has Indian cinema finally woken up to bio-pics? Farhan Akhtar, Prasoon Joshi and Rakeysh Mehra in conversation with Bhawana Somaaya
3:00 – 4:00	Co-existence of Commercial and Literary Writing in India - Myth or Reality? David Davidar and Kapish Mehra with Nilanjana Roy	Talking Couture - Chronicling Fashion Wendell Rodricks in conversation with Prasad Bidappa	Workshop with Janaki Murali
4:00 – 5:00	Is Bhasha being subsumed by English? Ashok Vajpeyi, U R Ananthamurthy and Ramakant Rath Moderator: K. Satchidanandan	Traversing geographies, poetically Athena Kashyap, Vibha Rani and Aurélia Lassaque Moderator: Shikha Malviya
5:00 – 6:00	Launch of Kishwar Desai's ‘The Sea of Innocence’ Endangered Gender? Madhu Kishwar, Gita Aravamudan, Kishwar Desai and Shobhaa De Moderator: Vasanthi Hariprakash	Partners in Crime and Fantasy Anita Nair, Madhulika Liddle and Nilanjana Roy Moderator: Sumeet Shetty
6:00 – 7:00	William Dalrymple Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi (1707-1857)
7:00 – 9:00	Carnatic Violin Duet by Mysore Brothers – Dr. Manjunath & Shri Nagaraj and party A Bangalore International Arts Festival presentation
	NOTE: Session participants and timing could be subject to last minute changes.

Saturday | September 28, 2013

TIME	LAWN 1	LAWN 2	MAKKALA KOOTA Literature for Children
10:00 – 11.00	Aao phir nazm kahein with Gulzar and Prasoon Joshi
11.00 – 12.00	Literati, Marginalia et al. - The Anatomy of Literature Festivals William Dalrymple, Anjum Katyal and Nirmala Lakshman Moderator: Vikram Sampath	NaanEruva ettharake neenEra balleya? Kannada Sahithyada Chaturmukharu Works of Great Masters of Kannada Literature Narahalli Balasubrahmanya, Dr. K S Bhagavan, Dr. B Viveka Rai and Giraddi Govindaraju Moderator: Vikram Visaji	Write Better Workshop for Young Writers with Vivek Krishnaswamy Timing and details to be confirmed shortly
12.00 – 1:00	From Screen to Page: Writing on Indian Cinema Baradwaj Rangan, Siddharth Bhatia, M. K. Raghavendra and Nasreen Munni Kabir Moderator: Sharmistha Gooptu	The Ashwin Key: Writing on Mythology Ashwin Sanghi in conversation with Deepti Talwar
1:00 – 2:00	Launch of Babar Ayaz's ‘What's wrong with Pakistan?’ The South Asian Voice: Writing for Ourselves Kanak Dixit, Farah Ghuznavi, Ashok Ferry, Babar Ayaz and Mira Hashmi Moderator: Laxmi Murthy A HIMĀL Southasian presentation	City Lights: On Urban writing Usha K. R., Nirmala Lakshman, Kishwar Desai, Anita Nair Moderator: Lavanya Sankaran	Children's Session with Gulzar & Prasoon Joshi Timing and details to be confirmed shortly
2:00 – 3:00	Solla sobagu: AaDu nuDiya sahithya sogaDu: Oral literary languages of Karnataka - Tulu, Kodava, Konkani and Beary B. M. Hanif, Dr. Chinnappa Gowda, Dr. Rekha Vasanth and Prof. Edwin J. F. D’souza Moderator: Dr. B. Viveka Rai	The Aural and the Visual: Writing on the Performing Arts Lakshmi Viswanathan, Anjum Katyal and Vikram Sampath Moderator: Madhu Nataraj	Sessions by Bookalore Details to be confirmed shortly
3:00 – 4:00	The Novel and the People: Is Indian Fiction Moving Away from Indian Reality? Govind Mishra, U. R. Ananthamurthy, Ashoka Mitran and Nabaneeta Dev Sen Moderator: K. Satchidanandan A Central Sahitya Akademi presentation	Devabhasha to Lokabhasha: Sanskrit, then and now C M Krishnasastry, Prof. Mallepuram G Venkatesh and Prof. M. B. Srinidhi Moderator: Prof. B. Mahadevan A Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan presentation	Sessions by Bookalore Details to be confirmed shortly
4:00 – 5:00	Launch of Shashi Deshpande's ‘Shadow Play’ Are we becoming a Bestseller generation? Shashi Deshpande, Shobhaa De, Ashwin Sanghi and Ian Jack Moderator: Karthika V. K.	Building bridges: Not lost in Translation Saskya Jain, Ashok Vajpeyi, Bhawana Somaaya and Dr. C. N. Ramachandran Moderator: Keerti Ramachandra	Sessions by Bookalore Details to be confirmed shortly
5:00 – 6:00	Is economic development a garb for hard Right politics?: The Gujarat Model Madhu Kishwar, Kingshuk Nag and Hartosh Singh Bal Moderator: Veeraraghav TM	Launch of Vikas Singh's ‘The Big Fix’ T20 and the young Indian cricketer - A golden honey trap? Participants to be confirmed shortly	Book Treasure Hunt by Make A Difference Timing and details to be confirmed shortly
6:00 – 7:00	Ramachandra Guha Is History literature or social science?
7:00 – 9:00	World in Verse: A celebration of life through Performance Poetry Bas Botcher, Vibha Rani, Mamta Sagar and Meena Kandasamy
	NOTE: Session participants and timing could be subject to last minute changes.

Sunday | September 29, 2013

TIME	LAWN 1	LAWN 2	MAKKALA KOOTA Literature for Children
10:00 – 11.00	Thoughts that Breathe: Words that Burn: A morning of poetry Ashok Vajpeyi, K. Satchidanandan and Nabanita Dev Sen Moderator: Mamta Sagar	Launch of Abbas Khider's ‘Der falsche Inder’ International Ink: Getting published in Europe Ian Jack, Tilman Rammstedt, Aurélia Lassaque and Abbas Khider Moderator: Karthika V. K.
11.00 – 12.00	Session details and participating authors to be announced shortly	Playwrights at Work Dharmakirti Sumant, Vibha Rani, Swar Thounaojam and Christopher Kloebel Moderator: Evan Hastings	Sessions by Pratham Books Details to be confirmed shortly
12.00 – 1:00	Punjab: A History from Aurangzeb to Mountbatten Rajmohan Gandhi in conversation with Sunil Sethi	In the shadow of the gun: Literature from conflict zones Farooq Shaheen, Babar Ayaz, Jahnavi Barua and Meena Kandasamy Moderator: Amandeep Sandhu	Sessions by Pratham Books Details to be confirmed shortly
1:00 – 2:00	Kannada mooladha maruvyaakhyaana: The history & antiquity of Kannada Dr. Venkatachala Shastry, Dr. M. M. Kalburgi and Dr. Padekal Vishnu Bhat Moderator: Dr. Shrinivas Murthy	Rewriting the Rules of Romance and Reminiscence Satyajit Sarna, Nighat Gandhi, Nilanjan Choudhury and Shoba Narayan Moderator: Nandita Bose
2:00 – 3:00	Launch of Boria Majumdar's ‘Sporting Times’ Is Corruption a way of life in Indian Sport? Participating author names will be confirmed shortly	Voices of India: Young Literateurs of Bhasha Arindam Borkataki, Dharmakirti Sumant, Vempalli Gangadhara and Farooq Shaheen Moderator: Jayant Kodkani A Central Sahitya Akademi Presentation	Sessions by Amar Chitra Katha Details to be confirmed shortly
3:00 – 4:00	Naadhadha Nadiyondhu naDedhaanga: Kavi Samaya Celebrating Kannada poetry Nisar Ahmed, Venkatesh Murthy and Siddalingaiah Moderator: Asha Devi	Launch of Ravi Subramanian's ‘Bankerupt’ Edge of Darkness: On Thrillers and Chillers Ravi Subramanian and Piyush Jha in conversation with Eshwar Sundaresan	Sessions by Amar Chitra Katha Details to be confirmed shortly
4:00 – 5:00	India from the Outside Abbas Khider and Ian Jack in conversation with Sunil Sethi	69 Shades of Grey: Scripting Erotica Sheba Karim, Ashok Ferry and Minal Hajratwala Moderator: Harish Bijoor	Stories with The Storywallahs Details to be confirmed shortly
5:00 – 6:00	Mera kuchh saman, tumhare paas pada hai Gulzar in conversation with Bhawana Somaaya		Stories with The Storywallahs Details to be confirmed shortly
6:00 – 6:45	All this Longing: Songs and Poetry Shabnam Virmani & Vipul Rikhi
	NOTE: Session participants and timing could be subject to last minute changes.