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.