Mumbai events: Two festivals to bet your cash and time on

There hasnt been a year without books that have forced us to ration our sleeping hours or wake up in the middle of the night mdash your dream turning you into the protagonist of the book you were just reading So literary festivals become a medium of closure Because the opportunity to engage with authors you look up to opens up new avenues And the Tata Literature Live this week mdash the oldest literature festival in Mumbai currently in its ninth edition mdash promises more interaction and greater accessibilityWe are strongly committed to improving the quality of lives of the communities we serve The advancement of arts literature and culture is an important facet of this commitment says Harish Bhat the brand custodian of the organisationThe latest venue to be added to the festival is the twoinone space that hosts the bookstore Title Waves as well as St Pauls Institute of Communication Education SPICE in BandraAnil DharkerEach year our audiences and queues have been growing and I have been especially glad to see more young people streaming in We have also been sorry to see visitors turning away disappointed from houseful venues Also there wont be passes this year mdash visitors can register and enter festival director Anil Dharker explainsLog on to tatalitliveinDay 1 November 15Hope and healingWritten and performed by Imogen ButlerCole who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Foreign Body is a 90minute play themed around sexual assault told from the perspective of the survivor and the perpetrator The event also includes a QampA session and features an original soundtrackAt Experimental Theatre NCPATime 6 pm to 730 pmCultural currencyJoin Dr Nader Fekri James Crabtree and Srinath Raghavan in a session chaired by Ashok Ferrey on the influence of soft power in the world today Is culture the new currency Find outAt Little Theatre NCPATime 430 pm to 530 pmMore awards to be announcedCelebrate the best work of the year in fiction nonfiction business writing and childrens literature with a shortlist that includes writers Shashi Tharoor Sheela Reddy and Prayaag Akbar The Sultan Padamsee Award for playwriting in English will also be presented at the ceremonyOn November 18 6 pm to 7 pmAt Tata Theatre NCPADay 2 November 16Profits or the planetWe can all admit that we do very little thinking about the environment every day such as the impact of monocultures In this panel consisting of environmental activists Aruna Roy Rishi Aggarwal Bitu Sahgal and George Jose engage in a discussion about the current state of plants and animals as a result of the profitmaking approachAt Godrej Theatre NCPATime 1030 am to 1130 amEpic storyBali is the physical retelling of an episode that highlights the unsung heroes of the Ramayana written and directed by Nimmy Raphael It also incorporates elements of Indian wrestlingAt Prithvi Theatre JuhuTime 9 pm to 10 pmScript to successA workshop by USbased investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney will shed light on useful strategies to turn creativity into a business model by learning to write pitches that workAt Sea View Room NCPATime 11 am to 1 pmDay 3 November 17Rules at workIn the wake of the MeToo movement a discussion featuring Harnidh Kaur Kalki Koechlin Molly Crabapple Richa Kaul Padte and Sunita Wazir will address sexual harassment at the workplaceAt Godrej Theatre NCPATime 1030 am to 1130 amLiterature AIstyleA discussion titled Imagination is an algorithm with Eran Hadas Emma Byrne Henry Eliot and Deepanjana Pal will examine the possibility of the intersection between artificial intelligence and literatureAt Title Waves Bandra WestTime 1030 am to 1130 amLiving citiesListen to authors Abodh Aras Ravish Kumar and Shobha Narayan on how their cities mdash Mumbai Delhi and Bengaluru mdash inspire their work in a session chaired by journalist Carol AndradeAt SPICE Bandra WestTime 130 pm to 230 pmDay 4 November 18Writers to the bestBe part of an entertaining session with radio jockey Hrishikesh Kannan popularly known as HrishiKay who will put noted authors like Sebastian Faulks to test If the writers are unable to answer the question passes on to the audience Last year people didnt know the answer to when Humpty Dumpty made his first appearance so we made the audience member sing the Humpty Dumpty song Kannan tells us Hint Youll have to ask AliceAt Godrej Theatre NCPATime 130 pm to 230 pmMusical talesWatch Canadian artiste Anthony black perform a gripping tale titled One Discordant Violin based on a short story written by Yann Martel about war literature and music He will be accompanied by violinist Jacques Mindreau throughout the performanceAt Prithvi Theatre JuhuTime 8 pm to 9 pmCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates