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15 Nov 2024

3:00 PM to 4:20 PM

Tata Theatre

Poetry, Book Launch

FOR THE LOVE OF THE WORD

The Anil Dharker Session INAUGURATION OF LITERATURE LIVE! The Mumbai LitFest 2024 Followed by POETRY IS LIFE


Gulzar in conversation with Pavan K Varma

15 Nov 2024

4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

West Room 1

Workshop

WRITE TO SPEAK

Turn your narrative into a live performance


Workshop by Miles Merrill

15 Nov 2024

4:40 PM to 5:40 PM

Tata Theatre

Biography

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN

Launch of Subhash Ghai's Karma's Child, followed by a conversation on the life and legacy of the film director


Subhash Ghai in conversation with Imtiaz Ali

Presented by Kotak

15 Nov 2024

4:40 PM to 5:25 PM

Godrej Theatre

Poetry

ARZ KIYA HAI

The poetry of Mir Taqi Mir


Ranjit Hoskote in conversation with Kausar Munir

15 Nov 2024

4:40 PM to 5:25 PM

Little Theatre

Arts & Entertainment

A PROVOCATIVE PALETTE

The radical imagination of FN Souza


Janeita Singh, Kamini Sawhney

Chair: Asad Lalljee

Presented by Hikal

15 Nov 2024

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Godrej Theatre

Performance, Literary

BOOK IN FOCUS

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka A staged reading followed by an open discussion on the novella


Chaired by Hrishi K

15 Nov 2024

6:00 PM to 6:45 PM

Little Theatre

Poetry, Award

GODREJ LITERATURE LIVE! 2024 POET LAUREATE

Presentation to Arvind Krishna Mehrotra followed by a conversation with Arundhathi Subramaniam

15 Nov 2024

7:20 PM to 8:30 PM

Tata Theatre

Debate, Technology

THE GREAT DEBATE: AI IS A THREAT TO HUMANITY

For the motion: Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Sahil Kulshrestha

Against the motion: Marcus du Sautoy, Rajesh Parikh

Chair: Govindraj Ethiraj


Presented by Prime Securities Limited

15 Nov 2024

8:40 PM to 9:55 PM

Experimental Theatre

Performance

THE GODS THE GODS THE GODS

A weave of big beats, heavy basslines, soaring melodies and heart-stopping spoken word


Performed by Wright&Grainger

Supported By British Council

16 Nov 2024

10:30 AM to 11:15 AM

Godrej Theatre

Arts & Entertainment, Biography

MANY STRINGS TO HIS BOW

The uni-versatility of a virtuoso violinist


L Subramaniam in conversation with Kamala Ganesh

16 Nov 2024

10:30 AM to 11:10 AM

Little Theatre

Current Affairs

WHO IS RAISING WHOM

New hacks from new parents


Neha J Hiranandani, Ruchita Dar Shah

Chair: Sunita Wazir

16 Nov 2024

11:20 AM to 12:05 PM

Godrej Theatre

Literary, Travel

FROM JERUSALEM TO JAPAN

A traveller's quest for heavens on earth


Pico Iyer in conversation with Girish Shahane

16 Nov 2024

11:20 AM to 12:05 PM

Little Theatre

Literary, Maharashtra

THE CREATIVE ESSAY

Launch of Mahesh Elkunchwar's The Necropolis Trilogy followed by a discussion on why Marathi work should be translated to other languages


Mahesh Elkunchwar in conversation with Anahita Uberoi

16 Nov 2024

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

West Room 1

Workshop

SOWING THE SEED

Write a rivetting opening para


Workshop by David Aliaga

Supported by Embassy of Spain in India

16 Nov 2024

1:50 PM to 2:00 PM

Godrej Theatre

Reading

MYSTORY

16 Nov 2024

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Godrej Theatre

Literary, Book Launch

SOOTHSAYERS?

Launch of Lavanya Lakshminarayan's Interstellar Megachef and Gautam Bhatia's The Sentence; followed by a panel discussion on the imagined societies in Indian science fiction


Appupen, Gautam Bhatia, Lavanya Lakshminarayan

Chair: Peter Griffin

16 Nov 2024

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Little Theatre

Performance, Poetry

THE QUEER WRITERS' ROOM

A creative showcase by young LGBTQIA+ writers from South Asia 


Performed by Dia Yonzon, Mesak Takhelmayum, Rukman Ragas, Sara Haque

Performance Supported by The Queer Muslim Project, IOWA International Writing Program, United States Consulate General Mumbai

16 Nov 2024

3:15 PM to 3:55 PM

Godrej Theatre

Current Affairs

UNDERSTANDING THE ONE

Where all faiths meet


Akhil Gupta in conversation with Malavika Sangghvi

16 Nov 2024

3:15 PM to 3:55 PM

Little Theatre

Award, Literary

GODREJ LITERATURE LIVE! 2024 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Presentation to Pratibha Ray followed by a conversation with Ashwani Kumar

16 Nov 2024

4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

West Room 1

Workshop

MOVING TO THE BEAT

Performing slam poetry


Workshop by Joanna Yang

16 Nov 2024

4:00 PM to 5:05 PM

Tata Garden

Performance

ORPHEUS

A re-telling of the Greek myth through music and spoken word


Performed by Wright&Grainger

Performance Partner Kotak

Supported by British Council

16 Nov 2024

4:10 PM to 4:55 PM

Godrej Theatre

Literary, Mumbai

TALES FROM TWO CITIES

Offbeat stories from Mumbai & Pune


Farrukh Dhondy, Murzban Shroff

Chair: Fiona Fernandez

16 Nov 2024

4:10 PM to 4:55 PM

Little Theatre

Poetry

REBEL, DEVOTEE, GODDESS

Indian women and how they sang to the divine


Arundhathi Subramaniam in conversation with Mustansir Dalvi

16 Nov 2024

5:10 PM to 6:10 PM

Tata Theatre

Travel, Literary

WANDERER STILL

Capturing the world in words


Pico Iyer in conversation with Shobhaa De

Presented by Kotak

16 Nov 2024

5:10 PM to 5:55 PM

Little Theatre

Literary, Current Affairs

PHRASES FROM THE FRONT

How conflict bleeds into language


Ostap Slyvynsky in conversation with Jerry Pinto

Presented by Hay Festival, LVIV Book Forum, Open Society Foundations

16 Nov 2024

6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

West Room 1

Workshop

LYRICAL ESSAYS

Words and verse


Workshop by Kazim Ali

16 Nov 2024

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Experimental Garden

Poetry

POETRY IN THE PARK

Diverse verses and resonant voices


A poetry open mic hosted by Poets of Mumbai

16 Nov 2024

6:20 PM to 7:10 PM

Tata Theatre

History, Straight Talk

INDOSPHERE

Ancient India's expansive influence


Straight talk by William Dalrymple

Presented by Blue Star

16 Nov 2024

6:15 PM to 7:00 PM

Godrej Theatre

Current Affairs, History, Maharashtra

COOKING UP A STORM

Traditional recipes from the Mahar and Mang communities


Bhushan Korgaonkar, Shahu Patole

Chair: Shubhra Chatterji

16 Nov 2024

6:15 PM to 7:00 PM

Little Theatre

Biography

EARTH WHISPERERS

Personal encounters with the great outdoors


Leslie Carol Roberts, Sudhakar Solomonraj

Chair: Shubhangi Swarup

16 Nov 2024

7:25 PM to 8:25 PM

Tata Theatre

Arts & Entertainment, Book Launch, Biography

Celebrating Women: The Shashi Baliga Memorial Session MY MEDLEY

Launch of Ila Arun's Parde Ke Peechhey, followed by a conversation full of quotes, notes, and anecdotes


Anjula Bedi, Ila Arun, Vidya Balan

Chair: Gaurav Sharma

16 Nov 2024

7:25 PM to 8:25 PM

Little Theatre

Poetry

LIRIKA COMES TO TOWN

Performance of Slovenian poetry in Marathi and English


Performed by Brane Mozetič, Gregor Podlogar, Hemant Divate, Manya Joshi, Sanjeev Khandekar, Veronika Dintinjana

16 Nov 2024

7:15 PM to 8:45 PM

Experimental Theatre

Performance

AXIOM OF CHOICE

A play that explores free will, war, and mathematics


Performed by Claire Gilbert Ltd.

17 Nov 2024

11:30 AM to 12:15 PM

Godrej Theatre

Award, Current Affairs

ROTARY WRITING FOR PEACE AWARD

Presentation to Urvashi Butalia followed by a conversation with Sameera Khan

17 Nov 2024

11:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Little Theatre

Business & Economics, Book Launch

COLOSSAL STRIDES

Launch of Behold The Leviathan, followed by a conversation with the authors about the real reasons why corporate India is sprinting ahead


Nandita Rajhansa, Saurabh Mukherjea

Chair: Paula Mariwala

17 Nov 2024

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

West Room 1

Workshop

POET AS INTERLOCUTOR

Finding poetry in conversations


Workshop by Ostap Slyvynsky

Supported by Hay Festival Global, LVIV Book Forum, Open Society Foundations

17 Nov 2024

12:20 PM to 12:30 PM

Experimental Theatre

Reading

MYSTORY

17 Nov 2024

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Experimental Theatre

Biography, Book Launch

BRING IT ON

Launch of Mohinder & Rajender Amarnath's Fearless, followed by stories of India's most courageous cricketer


Mohinder Amarnath, Rajender Amarnath

Chair: Hrishi K

17 Nov 2024

12:20 PM to 12:30 PM

Godrej Theatre

Reading

MYSTORY

17 Nov 2024

12:30 PM to 1:15 PM

Little Theatre

Literary

FRESH INK

What's novel in fiction


Chandrahas Choudhury, David Aliaga, Maddalena Vaglio Tanet

Chair: Michelle Philip

17 Nov 2024

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Tata Theatre

Biography, Maharashtra

SALAAM JAYAWANT DALVI

Commemorating the 100th birth anniversary of a playwright, novelist, and author


Pradeep Velankar, Shailesh Datar, Suhas Joshi, Swati Chitnis

Chair: Rajeev Naik

17 Nov 2024

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM

West Room 1

Workshop

PINNING THE LOCATION

The language of place in creative nonfiction


Workshop by Darius Stewart

17 Nov 2024

2:05 PM to 2:15 PM

Experimental Theatre

Reading

MYSTORY

17 Nov 2024

2:15 PM to 3:15 PM

Experimental Theatre

History

ECHOES OF EMPIRE

The blueprint from Ireland to India


Jane Ohlmeyer, William Dalrymple

Chair: Dinyar Patel

17 Nov 2024

2:15 PM to 3:15 PM

Little Theatre

Poetry, Performance

A MOSAIC OF ME

A spoken word performance by diverse first-time poets


Chaired by Joanna Yang

17 Nov 2024

3:35 PM to 4:35 PM

Godrej Theatre

Performance, Award

SULTAN PADAMSEE PLAYWRITING AWARD

Performed excerpts from this year's shortlist, followed by a discussion with the playwrights


Bettina Gracias, Meera Sitaraman, Parashar Kulkarni, Ram Ganesh Kamatham

Chair: Ayesha Sayani

17 Nov 2024

3:35 PM to 4:35 PM

Little Theatre

Poetry

FINE LINES

Poems from around the world


Darius Stewart, Joanna Yang, Kazim Ali, Ostap Slyvynsky, Rob Waters

17 Nov 2024

4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

West Room 1

Workshop

BIG STORIES FOR SMALL READERS

Writing for children


Workshop by Maddalena Vaglio Tanet

Supported by Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai

17 Nov 2024

4:00 PM to 5:05 PM

Tata Garden

Performance

ORPHEUS

A re-telling of the Greek myth through music and spoken word 


Performed by Wright & Grainger

Performance Partner Kotak

Supported by British Council

17 Nov 2024

4:45 PM to 4:55 PM

Godrej Theatre

Reading

MYSTORY

17 Nov 2024

4:55 PM to 5:40 PM

Godrej Theatre

Literary, Mumbai

CRIME & TIME AGAIN

Stories of love, terror and revenge


Hussain Zaidi in conversation with Rupangi Sharma

17 Nov 2024

4:45 PM to 4:55 PM

Little Theatre

Reading

MYSTORY

17 Nov 2024

4:55 PM to 5:40 PM

Little Theatre

Maharashtra

PILGRIMS & POETS

Launch of Henning Stegmüller's Once Upon a Time in India followed by a conversation about a poet, an Indologist, and the people of Maharashtra


Henning Stegmüller, Vijaya Chitre

Chair: Savitri Medhatul

17 Nov 2024

4:55 PM to 5:40 PM

Tata Theatre

Literary

CHANGING LANES

The fascination with fiction


Huma Qureshi, Prajakta Koli

Chair: Tarana Raja

Presented by Kotak

17 Nov 2024

6:00 PM to 6:45 PM

Tata Theatre

Current Affairs

LITERATURE LIVE! 2024 CLOSING ADDRESS

A celebration of the extraordinary life and work of Dr. Jane Goodall followed by REASONS FOR HOPE


Straight talk by Dr. Jane Goodall

17 Nov 2024

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Experimental Garden

Poetry

POETRY IN THE PARK

Diverse verses and resonant voices


A poetry open mic hosted by Poets of Mumbai

17 Nov 2024

6:55 PM to 7:05 PM

Godrej Theatre

Reading

MYSTORY

17 Nov 2024

7:15 PM to 8:15 PM

Godrej Theatre

Performance

THE METAMORPHOSIS

A performed reading of Franz Kafka's seminal novella


Performed by Readings in the Shed

Performance supported by Goethe Institut Max Mueller Bhavan

17 Nov 2024

7:15 PM to 8:15 PM

Experimental Theatre

Award

GODREJ LITERATURE LIVE! 2024 AWARDS

Presentation of literary awards in fiction, non-fiction, business and playwriting categories

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