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IN PHOTOS: Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest gets underway in the city

IN PHOTOS: Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest gets underway in the city

The 14th edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest has returned and Mumbaikars have been able to attend it online from October 25 and on-ground since October 27 as it hosts many great authors and speakers

28 October,2023 10:52 PM IST | Editor
IN PHOTOS: Love Marathi literature? This Borivali bookshop has diverse offerings

IN PHOTOS: Love Marathi literature? This Borivali bookshop has diverse offerings

Over the last 23 years, the Ambekars – Arvind, Arti and Anant have been busy catering to Marathi literature enthusiasts in the Mumbai suburb with their vast knowledge and a sizeable collection to keep them going

21 October,2023 03:53 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
'Angoor' to 'Jaane Jaan', 20 Hindi movies based on books

'Angoor' to 'Jaane Jaan', 20 Hindi movies based on books

One of the most popular source of inspiration for movies remain literature. A piece of poetry to a full-fledged novel can often inspire grand movies. In the west, popular cult movies like Harry Potter, Lord Of The Rings and series like Game of Thrones are all adapted from books. Here's looking at 20 Hindi movies that have been based on books

21 September,2023 04:40 PM IST | Athulya Nambiar
How this Bandra bookstall is keeping the tradition of newspaper reading alive

How this Bandra bookstall is keeping the tradition of newspaper reading alive

Serving as a prime news aggregator of Bandra, Ajit Shelar’s book stall disseminates news via daily newspapers and film-focused magazines. Evolving over a span of seven decades, his store has transformed into the very medium through which the latest filmy and worldly stories reach the local residents.

28 August,2023 02:48 PM IST | Ainie Rizvi
IN PHOTOS: What is it like to write in Franz Kafka’s home?

IN PHOTOS: What is it like to write in Franz Kafka’s home?

A city that boasts of over 200 libraries and one of Europe’s highest concentrations of bookshops, earned the title of UNESCO City of Literature in 2014. It offers residency stays to foreign writers and translators, which are instituted by organisations and private platforms belonging to Prague’s literary landscape

05 July,2023 05:22 PM IST | Ainie Rizvi
Queer artist liactuallee explores alternate worlds with crochet and embroidery

Queer artist liactuallee explores alternate worlds with crochet and embroidery

The artworks by liactuallee are currently on display at Method art gallery in Bandra and showcases a unique world of colourful organisms taking over the world that disrupt borders and adapt to survive in the toxic environments created by human activity

15 June,2023 11:06 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
IN PHOTOS: Lesser known facts about Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary

IN PHOTOS: Lesser known facts about Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary

Each one of us has grown up reading as well as reciting the literature produced by one of India’s famous poets, writers and social reformers, Rabindranath Tagore. On the 162nd birth anniversary of this Nobel Laureate, here are some lesser facts on the life of this finest poet

09 May,2023 02:51 PM IST | Aakanksha Ahire
Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 comes to a close with history, culture, poetry

Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 comes to a close with history, culture, poetry

Five days of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 come to an end with some early morning music but not without some thought-provoking subjects that saw the likes of Chigozie Obioma, Saurabh Kirpal and Gaur Gopal Das take the stage. The 16th edition ended with some poetry and an interesting debate

24 January,2023 10:04 AM IST
JLF 2023: Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and others enthrall people on Day 4

JLF 2023: Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and others enthrall people on Day 4

The fourth day of Jaipur Literature Festival saw hundreds of attendees taking their seats at the various sessions held at the Hotel Clarks Amer in the Pink City. They not only engaged in discussions about caste but also music and history as various scholars and authors took to the stage to talk about things they believe in and love the most

23 January,2023 02:16 AM IST | Jaipur
JLF 2023: Shehan Karunatilaka, Onir talk gender and identity on the third day

JLF 2023: Shehan Karunatilaka, Onir talk gender and identity on the third day

Like the first two days, the third was no different as many people visited the festival to listen to some of the most prolific speakers including Sri Lankan writer and 2022 Booker prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka and Onir along with Indian poet Anamika and Amish Tripathi to name a few

22 January,2023 09:06 AM IST

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