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Shankar Mahadevan with Ashis Ghatak
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih and Rimi Nath with Anju Kishore, Kala Ramesh, Pravat Kumar Padhy and Teji Sethi
Janani Murali and Prathibha Ramaswamy, accompanied by Ila Sangeetha Dilip
Manjiri Indurkar, Monica Mody and Siddhartha Menon
Nandita Bose with Anand Thakore
Rudrakshi Bhattacharjee: Readings by Mani Rao, Shinie Antony
Hanne and Rajagopal with Aparna Jaishankar
Chaitra Shivayogimath, Deekshit Nair, Shruti BR, Vishal Myasar
Nasser
Geet Chaturvedi, Mamta Kalia and Rajesh Joshi with Sourav Roy
Ranjit Hoskote with Monica Mody
Varun Grover with Ira Sisodia
Vipul Rikhi
Chandan Sinha and Mrityunjay Kumar Singh with Akhila Krishnamurthy
O Gaanewali
Ila Arun with Ramya Vaasisht
Angshuman Kar, Anuradha Nalapat, Avrina Prabala Joslin, Sunanda Mehta and Swami Antar Nirav
Saumya Joshi with Preeti Das
Anand Thakore
Vikram Kumar
Sadhana Rao
Gautam Vegda, Maaz Bin Bilal, Mukul Kumar and Rochelle Potkar
Ravi Kiran with Akhila Krishnamurthy
Laksh Maheshwari
Jayant Kaikini
Jeet Thayil
Manjamma Jogathi and Group
Abhivyakti Singh and Karthik Venkatesh with Yumna Hari Singh
Kavish Seth, Roshan Aade and Samruddha RK
Manasi Prasad with Sandhya Mendonca
Madhu Nataraj with Keerthi Kumar, Ramya Nagaraj and Roopa Murthy
A facilitated workshop by Hanne and Rajagopal
Description: Kattaikkuttu theater is an integral part of the intangible Tamil cultural heritage. As part of the Bengaluru Poetry Festival, the Kattaikkuttu Sangam, who maintain and develop this traditional theater form, will be visiting to curate an exclusive look into this ancient artform. They make Kattaikkuttu’s embodied know-how accessible to multiple audiences to ensure that generations to come will be able to enjoy and take part in its rich story repertoire, its vigor and aesthetic beauty. This workshop will centre around getting to know Kattaikkuttu, its recent history and the ways in which performers produce 8 hours of theatre in the absence of a written script.
Language: English and Tamil
Age: 16+
Ticket Charge: Rs. 750/- per participant
A facilitated workshop by Soumya Nagaraju
Description: Step into a world where fairy tales and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) come together to create a magical, educational adventure! Our “Enchanted STEAM Adventures” workshop invites young minds to explore classic fairy tales through hands-on, interactive activities that ignite creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
Facilitator: The Little Thinkers Lab focuses on bringing STEAM education to lil’ thinkers!
Language: English and Tamil
Age: 5 and above
Ticket Charge: Rs. 1100/- per participant
A facilitated workshop by Rochelle Potkar
Description: As part of the annual Bengaluru Poetry Festival, prize-winning poet, author and screenwriter Rochelle Potkar will be conducting an exclusive session on the art of Haibun.
Language: English and Tamil
Age: 12+
Ticket Charge: Rs. 1500/- per participant
A facilitated workshop by Rohit Nand
Description: If you have listened to or read Rahat Indori or Jaun Elia and thought, I really like ghazals but what really makes them unforgettable? Why do some lines stick and become timeless? It would be so awesome to write something like this. Then this workshop just might be your starting point.Brought to you by the annual Bengaluru Poetry Festival, this ghazal appreciation and writing workshop will introduce participants to the basics of ghazals, including their history, rhyming, behr, etc. The workshop is best for poetry lovers and beginner/intermediate poets.
Language: Hindi
Ticket Charge: Rs. 750/- per participant
A facilitated workshop by Leon James
Description: Explore the poetry of music! Participants will get hands-on experience playing various exotic musical instruments. Learn how to make your own wooden Kazoo, which you can take back home. No prior experience is required! Join into the spirit of music, and participate in this fun workshop. Singers will also have an opportunity to sing to the rhythm as we play various instruments!
Language: English
Age: 16+
Ticket Charge: Rs. 500/- per participant
A facilitated workshop by MohanKanna
Description: A comprehensive workshop focused on the foundational techniques of sketching animals and bird forms, with an emphasis on watercolor application. Designed for both novice and intermediate artists seeking to refine their skills. All necessary materials are provided. Enhance your artistic capabilities under the expert guidance of Mohan Kanna!
Age: 5 and above
Ticket Charge: Rs. 700/- per participant
A facilitated workshop by Rajesh Joshi
Description: Poetry requires an act of infringement, an act of 'ullanghan'. May it be an infringement of perspective, or that of language or of form, or questioning the status quo altogether. As part of the Bengaluru Poetry Festival, stalwart Rajesh Joshi will be conducting this intimate workshop. During this workshop, poet Rajesh Joshi ji will discuss the different aspects of contemporary Hindi poetry and how to bring them into practice. Participants are encouraged to bring their previous work and receive feedback on them from the facilitator.
Language: Hindi
Age: 18+
Ticket Charge: Rs. 800/- per participant
Description: Join young squire Mikul on his adventurous quest to become a Robot Knight in the Kingdom of Binary. Follow Mikul's journey as he unlocks the magic of unplugged coding to become Sir Mikul, the legendary Robot Knight.
Genre: Story Telling
Description: Dance, jump with joy and travel with the young Khalasi who fell in love with Khakras. Crunch your way through a story celebrating Gujarat's iconic snack. 'Cos Khakra is not just a snack. It's an emotion.
Genre: Story Telling
Description: A story complete with breadcrumbs, red herrings and clues, to keep you guessing till the very end! Join us on a backwards treasure hunt with her first Bangalore-based mystery.
Genre: Author Interaction and Activity
Description: Put on your detective hat and dive into the thrilling story. Plus, grab a free coloring sheet that might just hold clues to help you solve the mystery!
Genre: Author Interaction and Activity
Description: What does it mean to be a genius? Take the first step to unlocking the genius within your minds.
Genre: Author Interaction and Activity
Description: Sing along with Shylaja aunty as she weaves a story through songs.
Genre: Musical Story Telling
Description: Paplu is a small and gentle giant. However, when his beloved villagers are in danger, he takes on a wild and wacky avatar. A rib-tickling tale of magic and masti.
Genre: Author Interaction
Description: Join KoKo, the sassiest pup you'll ever meet, on an unforgettable expedition through Bandipur National Park! .
Genre: Story and Activity
Description: Learn to jam and groove with music practioner Leon James. Hear him play the Didgeridoo!
Genre: Music and Fun
Description: What if we all had really long names! Let’s listen in to a Japanese folktale about a Spanish family of mama, papa, Juan and his elder brother. A hilarious, musical story.
Genre: Musical Story Telling
Description: Do our parents ever have tough days? What do you do when you are feeling sad? Figure out the mysteries of broken jars, bad moods and malfunctioning parents.
Genre: Author Interaction
Description: An exciting adventure into the wilds of India, with captivating Story Telling and creative art. Embark on an imaginary journey through the Sundarbans, Nilgiris and more with loud sounds and laughter!
Genre: Art and Author Interaction
Description: खट्टी-मीठी रसीली कविताओं का जादुई संसार, हर कविता में छिपा है एक अनमोल उपहार | A fun session of Hindi poems!
Genre: Poetry
Description: The fabulous Shenoy boys are back with an amazing magic show.
Genre: Magic Performance
Description: Solve cases with Zoe, be a magical superhero with Super Scruffy, hear stories with Gettikutti, and even write poetry!.
Genre: Author Interaction and Activity
Description: Travel into the Thar desert through the songs and stories of this wonderful land.
Genre: Story Telling
Description: Learn about ten Indian languages ― out of the thousand-odd languages spoken in India. A B C of a fun kind!
Genre: Author Interaction
Description: A fun, interactive quiz with many, many prizes.
Genre: Quiz
Description: Sa Re Ga Ma in hopscotch. Sing classical ragas while counting and hopping.
Genre: Singalong
Description: A little monkey for you to meet.
Genre: Story Telling
Description: Calling cool ghouls & ghosts! Ghoulastic fun with Papa bhoot, Mummy pret and dosts.
Genre: Author Interaction
Description: Trace the adventures of child spy Laxmi through the jungles of Burma during World War II, while she gathered intel about the British for Subhash Chandra Bose's INA. Laxmi's grand daughter Pratima will launch the book written by Savie Karnel.
Genre: Author Interaction
Description: An interactive short theatre session to delve into the stories behind our names and explore the profound connection between identity and self-awareness.
Genre: Theatre Games and Fun
Description: What does home mean to you? What are the things that help you anchor? What catches your eye? Touches your heart?
Genre: Author Interaction
Description: Pick up your activity worksheet to learn a cute way to channel doodling/sketching and journaling.
Genre: Sketching / Doodling
Description: Learn to jam and groove with music practioner Leon James. Hear him play the Didgeridoo!
Genre: Music and Fun
Description: Let's draw flora and fauna.
Genre: Art Activity
Description: The fabulous Shenoy boys are back with an amazing magic show.
Genre: Magic Performance
