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
Planting a green thought
Jonathan Drori, Pradip Krishen
Chair: Suprabha Seshan
How I became a writer
A straight talk by Peter Stamm
What’s next for Indian fiction?
Amish and Ashwin Sanghi in conversation
Blurring the lines between reality and imagination
Salman Rushdie in conversation with Salil Tripathi
Presentation to Anita Desai followed by a conversation with Kiran Desai
An insider’s view of two catholic neighbourhoods in Mumbai
Jane Borges, Lindsay Pereira
Chair : Malishka Mendonsa
The gripping world of crime fiction
Gauri Sinh, Novoneel Chakraborty
Chair : Tanushree Podder
Capturing grace and beauty in stories of courage
Graeme C. Simsion, Heather Morris
Chair : Nandita Bose
Family dynamics of love and loss
Anne Enright in conversation with Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
Diving deeper into what really happened through literary non-fiction
Sonia Faleiro in conversation with Sumana Ramanan
Ravan & Eddie
Abodh Aras, Karthika VK, Kunal Vijayakar, Sooni Taraporevala
Chair: Hrishi K
From Marathi to English
Jerry Pinto, Keerti Ramachandra
Chair: Jayashree Hari Joshi
Making a movie into a book
Devashish Makhija in conversation with Vikram Oza
Gen Y’s struggles to find fulfilling work and love
Hilary Leichter, Vivan Marwaha
Chair: Aparna Piramal Raje
Presentation to Adil Jussawalla, followed by a reading of specially composed tribute poems, and a conversation between the Poet Laureate and Arundhathi Subramanian.
A multi-generational family saga from Vietnam
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai in conversation with Supriya Nair
Drawing a poetic roadmap toward redemption
Ranjit Hoskote in conversation with Mutansir Dalvi
The joys of writing historical fiction
Irwin Allan Sealy in conversation with Rashmi Palkhivala
Suspense du jour
David Baldacci in conversation with Ravi Subramanian
Books that made me a writer
Manjiri Indurkar, Meera Rajagopalan, Sandeep Raina
Chair : Rupangi Sharma
The funny thing about truth
Nick Hornby in conversation with Anuvab Pal
Five reputable Marathi poets recite their poems
Hemant Divate, Kalpana Dudhal, Manya Joshi, Pradnya Daya Pawar, Prafull Shiledar
The launch of Pride, Prejudice, & Punditry: The Essential Shashi Tharoor followed by
Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Keshava Guha
Growing up in conflict-ridden Kashmir
Farah Bashir in conversation with Leela Jacinto
A new generation of Indian-American novelists is opening fresh vistas
Karan Mahajan, Sanjena Sathian
Chair : Sonal Shah
Literary conventions be damned
Marlon James in conversation with Shalini Puri
Presentation of literary awards in fiction, non fiction, and business categories.