1. Awards

An honour to beat
World-renowned poet Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (left) will be honoured as the Godrej Poet Laureate of the festival, followed by a conversation with poet Arundhathi Subramaniam.
ON November 15; 6 pm onwards 
AT Little Theatre, NCPA

Playwrights to the fore
Catch the winners of the Sultan Padamsee Playwriting awards as they perform excerpts, and discuss their work.
ON November 17; 3.35 pm onwards 
AT Godrej Theatre, NCPA

The grand finale
From the Best Book of the Year to Best First Book, catch the latest arrival to the city’s literati at the final awards presentation of the literature 
festival.
ON November 17; 7.15 pm onwards 
AT Experimental Theatre, NCPA

2. Sessions

A poet sings along
Catch the reclusive but charming Gulzar in conversation on the subject of ‘Poetry is life’ at the inaugural session of the festival.
ON November 15; 3 pm onwards
AT Tata Theatre, NCPA  

Introduction to a radical
Art lovers cannot miss this introduction to the life and works of the late Indian modernist FN Souza as art critic Janeita Singh, former MAP Bengaluru director Kamini Sawhney and Asad Lalljee, CEO, Avid Learning.
ON November 15; 4.40 pm onwards 
AT Little Theatre, NCPA

Bow to the master
Do not miss violinist L Subramaniam as he drops into the city for a rare conversation about his virtuoso talent.
ON November 16; 10.30 am onwards 
AT Godrej Theatre, NCPA

A wanderer in the city
This conversation between author Pico Iyer and Shobhaa De will brighten up your weekend.  
ON November 16; 5.10 pm onwards 
AT Tata Theatre, NCPA

Talking India
Historian William Dalrymple will pick up the conversation on the expansive influence of ancient India, in the context of his latest book, The Golden Road.
ON November 16; 6.20 pm onwards
AT Tata Theatre, NCPA

From field to desk
You will not get a better chance to catch the reticent former World Cup winning-allrounder Mohinder Amarnath than at the preview of his upcoming book, Fearless.
ON November 17; 12.30 pm
AT Experimental Theatre, NCPA

Nature’s first
The festival concludes with a rare but spectacular appearance by one of the world’s foremost anthropologists and primatologists, Dr Jane Goodall, as she delivers the closing address.
ON November 17; 6 pm onwards
AT Tata Theatre, NCPA

3. Performances

Beats and bops
Drop in to catch this performance by UK-based duo Wright & Grainger that brings heavy basslines, melodies and spoken word poetry to the fore.
ON November 15; 8.40 pm
AT Experimental Theatre

Voices of power
This presentation from LGBTQiA+ writers from South Asia, including performances by Dia Yonzon, Mesak Takhelmayum, Rukman Ragas and Sara Haque adds to a growing presence of the community in the literary sphere.
ON November 16; 2 pm onwards
AT Little Theatre

Orpheus retold
The duo of Wright & Grainger brings a touch of the classical to the proceedings with a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus through music and spoken word.
ON November 16; 4 pm
AT Tata Garden, NCPA

A medley of languages
If you are in the mood for a unique linguistic adventure, catch this performance of Slovenian poetry in Marathi and English by Brane Mozetic, Gregor Podlogar, Hemant Divate, Manya Joshi, Sanjeev Khandekar and Veronika Dintinjana.
ON November 16; 7.25 pm onwards 
AT Little Theatre, NCPA