Stories from growing up around the stage
A straight talk by Feisal Alkazi

Investigative journalism in India.
A straight talk by Aniruddha Bahal.

Why stories are important
For ages : 8-13
Ruskin Bond in conversation with Veer Sharma

Verses about food
For ages : 7-9

Writing ghost stories
For ages : 10-13
A workshop by Shabnam Minwalla

A journey to the mysterious libraries of the past
For ages : 9-13
Anuradha Jagalur, Shruthi Rao
Chair : Avni Arlekar

Storytelling with songs and drama
For ages : 7-9
Janaki Sabesh and Shobha Viswanath

Growing up in a small village in England
For ages : 12+
A musical theatre performance by Matthew Sharp.

Inauguration of Tata Literature Live! 2021
followed by Amitav Ghosh in conversation with Hrishi K

Surviving men
Amy K. Blakemore, Christina Sweeney-Baird
Chair: Peter Griffin

A scenic reading of a translation of Kristo Sagor’s German play Ich Lieb Dich, followed by a panel discussion
Directed by Sapan Saran
Speakers : Sunil Shanbag, Jayashree Hari Joshi, Mrunmayee Shivapurkar, Sapan Saran, Shivraj Waichal and Parna Pethe

Planting a green thought
Jonathan Drori, Pradip Krishen
Chair: Suprabha Seshan

For The Motion: Hindol Sengupta, Shubhrastha
Against The Motion: Abhinav Chandrachud, Gurmehar Kaur
Chair: Raghav Bahl

Debunking myths and misconceptions about exercise
Daniel Lieberman in conversation with Antoine Lewis

A portrait of the writer as a feminist icon
Rebecca Solnit in conversation with Menaka Guruswamy