Literature Live: Mumbai LitFest

The Mumbai LitFest is going to held at the NCPA between November 3 and 6. The organizers have got an interesting line-up of writers and events.You can view the schedule here or download a pdf version from this link. 

The most interesting events seem to be happening on Thursday and Friday. There's no way I'll be able to get to town in time after work. I'll miss both Vikram Seth and Dalrymple - tragic! There is however a discussion about English in India on Saturday with a panel that features Shobhaa De and Chetan Bhagat. That one might be a good laugh especially if Bhagat makes any of the grammatical or semantic errors that he's so well known for.  

Here are some of the events that caught my eye: 

November 3, 2011

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM  - Discussion: How To Get Published

The answer to a writer's perennial question Featuring Shobhaa De, Amish Tripathi, David Dadar andGautam Padmanabhan at Tata Theatre

6:45 PM - 7:45 PM - Performance: The Last Mughal

Inspired by William Dalrymple's Book  Featuring William Dalrymple and Vidya Shah. at Tata Theatre

November 4, 2011

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Presentation: Battleground Bombay Hot Jazz and the Cold War

How and why did Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong find themselves performing in Bombay in the 1960s.Featuring Naresh Fernandes  at Experimental Theatre

6:45 PM - 7:45 PM - Book Release: Vikram Seth's The Rivered Earth

Book Reading Featuring Vikram Seth at Experimental Theatre

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - Performance: Finkelstein's Castle

A ravishing, virtuosic and thrilling musical adventure story with a twist! A story told with a Cello Featuring by Matthew Sharp at Tata Theatre

November 5, 2011

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM - Discussion: Taking Liberties with Language

How far can the English language be streached by Indians?  Featuring Shobhaa De, Chetan Bhagat, Jerry Pinto, and Farrukh Dhondy at Experimental Theatre