Wednesday, October 31, 2012

MUST ATTEND: MUMBAI LITFEST

MUST ATTEND: MUMBAI LITFEST

WHAT: Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
WHEN: October 31 (today) to November 4
WHERE: National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA).
EVENTS: Panel discussions, book launches, workshops, theatre performances and poetry readings
WHAT'S NEW: This year, Literature Live! has introduced a series of workshops on subjects like food and travel writing, poetry, fiction, memoirs and others. Story writing, story telling and story sketching workshops for children between 7 and 14 years.

PERSONALITIES: WRITERS:
Jeet Thayil of Narcopolis fame; Kiran Nagarkar (Ravan and Eddie); Ashok Banker of the Indian mythological epic-Ramayana fame; Shashi Tharoor, a savvy politician and prolific author; Shobhaa De, journalist, TV serial writer and author; Nilanjana Roy, columnist, blogger and author of The Wildings, Dileep Padgaonkar, journalist and author of Under her spell; Mariane Pearl of A Mighty Heart fame; and Chetan Bhagat, of Five Point Someone and 2 states.
POETS: Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, creative editor and author of Middle earth and other poetry collections; Arundhati Subramaniam, journalist and author of Sadhguru: More Than a Life.

INTERNATIONAL GUEST LIST:
Pakistani writers Mohd Hanif, Moni Mohsin; English poets Glynn Maxwell and Padel; American psychologist James Fallon and British poet Ruth Padel, the writer of The Mara Crossing .

PERFORMANCES:
Hip-hop Shakespeare by The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company; Thurber and Seth’s Animals by Naseeruddin Shah, Chris Larner’s poignant play, An Instinct for Kindness, Interpreting Tagore by Astad Deboo Dance Company; Hayavadana by Black Boxers & Industrial Theatre Co.
LOG ON: For the detailed schedule, visit www.litlive.in, or www.facebook.com/litlive.
REGISTRATION: Free and on first come first serve basis.

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