Sohini Das Gupta flags the events from the Mumbai festival that will go beyond powerful literary discourses to delve into sports, art, politics and cinema
For seven years, TATA Litlive has been the ground zero for Mumbai's annual courtship with intellect and imagination. And while the highlight has been an analytical appreciation of literature, the eighth edition also strives to engage those not typically book-bound, but fraught with the contemplative curiosity that gives authors their voice. Here are eight events you can enjoy, even if you don't count yourself to be a bibliophile.
An appetizing innings
Curry VS cricket. How does that sound for a face-off? The opening ceremony at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) will be followed by senior Oxford research scholar Peter Frankopan and Shashi Tharoor locking horns over who got the better deal in this cultural exchange.
WHEN: Thursday, 16 November, 2-3pm
WHERE: TATA Theatre, NCPA
Out of Ireland, on stage
You needn't necessarily have read James Joyce's works to enjoy The Dubliner's Dilemma, a play about a publisher who rejected the seminal figure in modernist writing.
WHEN: Thursday, 16 November, 6:30-7:30pm
WHERE: Godrej Theatre, NCPA
A sturdy business
The event, called Boom Country, is a panel discussion on the new wave of Indian entrepreneurs. Worth waking up early to listen to Alan Rosling, Thomas Friedman and Dr Mukund Rajan.
WHEN: Friday, November 17, 10:30-11:30 am
WHERE: Experimental Theatre, NCPA
Sports in sepia
100 years of Indian sports involves a straight talk by Indian sports scholar Boria Majumdar, followed by a conversation with chairman and former editor-in-chief of The Hindu Group of newspapers N Ram, each aiming to trace the eclectic evolution.
WHEN: Friday, 17 November, 3:30-4:30 pm,
WHERE: Little Theatre, NCPA
That '70s Shobhaa!
No prizes for guessing that Seventy...and to hell with it is where Shobhaa De expounds on her devil-may-care reception of the 70th year of her life.
WHEN: Friday, 17 November, 5-6 pm
WHERE: Experimental Theatre, NCPA
Have you been to the bone setter's?
The event, titled In the bone setters' waiting room, trails a free-flowing conversation between author Aarathi Prasad and former editor Carol Andrade, where they deep dive into the fascinating history of Indian medicine.
WHEN: Saturday, 18 November, 10:30-11:30am
WHERE: Godrej Theatre, NCPA
Sex and science
Are you a science nerd with a dirty mind? Then there's a fair chance that The Immaculate Conception is your jam at this year's LitLive. Drawing Booker Prize judge AC Grayling and Aarathi Prasad, science advisor to the British Council, into an explosive conversation, the event will be chaired by journalist Kalpana Sharma.
WHEN: Saturday, 18 November, 5-6 pm
WHERE: Prithvi Theatre, Juhu
Moment of music
This special event promises to stir the magic of music into winter chill, with sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan delivering a live performance.
WHEN: Sunday, 19 November, 8-9 pm
WHERE: TATA Theatre, NCPA
(Please refer to the Tata Lit Live schedule for changes and updates)
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