Like any Indian metropolis Mumbai is a mosaic of people drawn from different parts of the country. In the big picture, the stories of smaller, though no less important, communities like the Goan Catholics are often overlooked. Two authors discuss why they chose to turn the spotlight on the neighbourhoods of Cavel and Orlem and how they brought them alive through their characters and setting.
Jane Borges is a Mumbai-based journalist, who writes on books, heritage and urban planning, and the author of the novel Bombay Balchão.
More InfoLindsay Pereira is a journalist and editor. His first novel, Gods and Ends, was published in March 2021.
More InfoMalishka Mendonsa hosts the award winning radio show, Red FM’s Morning No. 1.
More InfoInauguration 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
Planting a green thought
Jonathan Drori, Pradip Krishen
Chair: Suprabha Seshan