Monday, 16 November 2020

11th Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest

 

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

The most anticipated literature event of the year has finally arrived! Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest – is back in full swing for its 11th year, all in a virtual format.  The week-long schedule started on Monday, 16th and will go on till Sunday, 22nd November 2020. The fest will include Indian & International speakers from around the world taking part in a host of conversations, panel discussions, debates, performances and other special events - all celebrating literature.

The festival will host over 80 sessions with over 150 writers, poets, intellectuals and opinion leaders which is free to attend for all without any registration. Tune into Tata Literature Live’s website and YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages for more details.

The Little Festival:

This year, the festival also announces the 2nd edition of #TheLittleFestival, a 2 day lineup of sessions exclusively for children packed with Indian & international children’s authors & storytellers on the 17th & 18th of November. 

THE LITTLE FESTIVAL

Date

Time

Session

Details

Venue

November 17, 2020

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Osiris’s Coffin : De-coding Heiroglyphics

Join Geetanjali Shetty as she unravels the history of inventions and mystery of this Egyptian ruler.

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November 17, 2020

10:45 am - 11:15 am

Pug marks on your page : Stories The Pet Tiger

An enchanting telling of the story, The Pet Tiger by theatre artist Neha Singh.

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November 17, 2020

11:15 am - 11:45 am

Quirky Tales

Storytelling from The Swan Car of Nabha.

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November 17, 2020

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Blindfolded: Stories ka Pitaara, Reloaded!

Listen to Chetan Sharma’s  stories, blindfolded,  as he strums up your imagination through your other senses.

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November 17, 2020

12.15 pm - 1.15 pm

Magical Beasts And Where To Find Them : Workshop On Creating Mythical Creatures

Anurima Roy creates a world of mythical creatures the kind you’d find in the pages of Narnia, Harry Potter, etc.

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November 17, 2020

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

The lesser known characters from The Mahabharat

Author Arshia Sattar acquaints you with them, as she talks to Tariecka Sinh.

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November 17, 2020

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

It Could Be Verse : Extempore Poetry

UK based author and poet, Sophia Thakur turns people into poems in a rap and rhythm kind of way.

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November 17, 2020

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

The Snow Queen (Performance)

A musical re-telling of the iconic Hans Christian Andersen tale.

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SESSIONS

Date

Time

Session

Details

Venue

November 17, 2020

6.30 - 7.30 pm

Panel Discussion – Tokyo 2021

India’s new Olympic and Paralympic dawn? A panel discussion with Manasi Joshi, Nalin Mehta, Pullela Gopichand and Boria Majumdar as the chair.

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November 17, 2020

7:45 pm - 8:45 pm

Business & Economy – Emergency Room

 

How to rescue India’s economy.
A panel discussion with Jayati Ghosh and Raghuram Rajan with Govindraj Ethiraj as the chair.

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November 17, 2020

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Science & Medical – Poker Face

Beating the odds of life: Maria Konnikova in conversation with Girish Shahane.

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