Literature Talks This Week in Bengaluru worth going out for.

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Book Launch | ‘The Big Book of Kashmiri Literature’ by Onaiza Drabu

Book Launch | ‘The Big Book of Kashmiri Literature’ by Onaiza Drabu One-time only

Sat, Sep 12 · 6:00 PM

Vasanth Nagar

Explore centuries of Kashmiri voices through fresh translations at this intimate bookshop gathering. Anthropologist Onaiza Drabu discusses her anthology with poet Sohini Basak, tracing how literature carries lived experience across languages.

Launch | Cities in Fiction: A Database of Literary Landscapes

Launch | Cities in Fiction: A Database of Literary Landscapes One-time only

Sun, Sep 13 · 6:00 PM

Vasanth Nagar

Literary mapping evening

Ag Book Club

Ag Book Club One-time only

Sat, Sep 12 · 3:00 PM

Indiranagar

Reader show-and-tell

SUNDAY SOULFUL SAADHANA

SUNDAY SOULFUL SAADHANA

Sun, Sep 13 · 11:30 AM

Gunjur

Mantra meditation & spiritual discourse

She Speaks: A Storytelling Circle

She Speaks: A Storytelling Circle

Sun, Sep 13 · 6:00 PM

EPIP Zone

Women sharing personal stories

ISKCON Sunday Bhagwad Gita Program

ISKCON Sunday Bhagwad Gita Program

Sun, Sep 13 · 11:30 AM

Whitefield

Devotional chanting & philosophy

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The Sea Has the Answers

The Sea Has the Answers One-time only

Sat, Sep 12 · 1:00 PM

Indiranagar

Author talk & conversation

Queer Quiet Hours

Queer Quiet Hours One-time only

Sun, Sep 13 · 2:00 PM

Indiranagar

Chill creative hangout

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