THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Finding peace and purpose in everyday life

Akhil Gupta, Namita Devidayal
Chair: Anjali Raina

Workshop

MIGHTY METAPHORS

Conveying queerness in poetry

Workshop by Jasmine Gardosi

ATHOL FUGARD AND I

A personal journey through the works of the great South African playwright
followed by the launch of Paula Fourie's 'Inked in Bone'

Straight Talk by Paula Fourie
followed by a conversation with Ira Dubey

SHE MEANS BUSINESS

Risks and rewards for Indian women entrepreneurs

Kiran Manral, Shinjini Kumar
Chair: Anita Bhogle

LANGUAGE IS A QUEER THING

An immersive ensemble spoken-word and sonic performance

Performed by cát nguyên, Flo Cornall, Harmeet Singh Rahal, Lizzie Chan, Tashyana Handy

EK SHAYAR ISS SHEHER MEIN

A poet's love letter to his city

Gulzar, Rakhshanda Jalil
Chair: Kausar Munir

THE DAGGERS ARE OUT!

Launch of Paul Waters's 'Death At The Elephant House'
followed by a discussion on the charming trend of off-beat crime solvers

Meeti Shroff-Shah, Paul Waters
Chair: Kiran Manral

Workshop

STANZA TO PARA

Writing in different forms

Workshop by Eeva Maria al-Khazaali

FAMILY SECRETS

Launch of Leeya Mehta's 'Extinction'
followed by a discussion on novels that take us from inheritance to catharsis

Iffat Nawaz, Leeya Mehta
Chair: Shabnam Minwalla

GRIT AND GLORY

The story of Indian parasport

Arati Patil, Boria Majumdar
Chair: Hrishi K