The secret lives of Thomas Mann
Colm Toíbín in conversation with Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi

Exploring the fractures of a post-apartheid society
Damon Galgut in conversation with Salil Tripathi

The perilous pursuit of power and prosperity
Pankaj Mishra in conversation with Sonal Shah

Perpetual strangers in a new land
Dina Nayeri in conversation with Nader Fekri

Books that made me a writer
Gurnaik Johal, Neema Shah, Vauhini Vara, Harinder Sikka
Chair: Rupangi Sharma

Inauguration of Tata Literature Live! 2022
Followed by
REFRACTION
Bringing women’s stories to the fore
Geetanjali Shree in conversation with Varun Grover

Four reputed Gujarati poets recite their work
Kamal Vora, Prabodh Parikh, Pratishtha Pandya, Udayan Thakker

Presentation of children’s literature awards in Early Readers, Middle Grade, Hindi, and illustration categories

A writer’s perspective
A straight talk by Mahesh Elkunchwar

Launch of Shashi Tharoor’s Ambedkar: A Life, followed by a discussion on the lost legacy of Ambedkar
Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Raghav Bahl

Launch of Arjun Gaind’s Anatomy of a Loss, followed by a discussion on how the echoes of history shape lives
Aanchal Malhotra, Arjun Raj Gaind, Hannah Lalhlanpuii
Chair: Saskya Jain

The creative process of adapting the famous diary to comics
A straight talk by David Polonsky

Laying claim to your own stories
Jazz Money, Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
Chair : Michelle Phillip

An aerial tour of the literary peaks
Deepak Mehta speaks to Prabodh Parikh

Launch of Jerry Pinto’s The Education of Yuri, followed by a discussion on why the city is such a compulsive muse
Jerry Pinto in conversation with Madhavi Menon

Captivated by canines
Aanchal Malhotra, Manjiri Prabhu
Chair: Antoine Lewis

The importance of being me
Mallika Sarabhai, Onir
Chair: Inakshi Sobti

The rise of Noir writing
Johana Gustawsson, Sophie Hénaff
Chair: Arjun Raj Gaind

Presentation to Gieve Patel
followed by a conversation with Sampurna Chattarji

Love is a many splintered thing
Rinki Bhattacharya, Sudha Menon
Chair: Christopher Kloeble

Updating India’s laws on sexuality
Madhavi Menon, Parmesh Shahani
Chair: Bishakha Datta

A poetry recitation of brand new work
Amani Saeed, Anil Pradhan, Garfield Dsouza, Ifẹ Grillo, Megha Harish, Sanah Ahsan

A personal expedition into an uncharted land
Christopher Kloeble, Jonathan Gil Harris
Chair: Rupangi Sharma

Four multi-national poets recite their work
Jazz Money, Maryam Ala Amjadi, Rolf Hermann, Sampurna Chattarji

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Ambi Parameswaran, Hannah Lalhlanpuii, Nilanjana Bhowmick, Paul Morland
Chair: Hrishi K

A Khasi saga
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih in conversation with Peter Griffin

Setting the scene
Jerome Loubry, Kalpana Swaminathan
Chair: Manjiri Prabhu

Stories from quirky Mumbai
Pronoti Datta, Rehana Munir
Chair: Jane Borges

Launch of Ian Cardozo’s Cartoos Saab, followed by a discussion on the indomitable fighting spirit of an army man
Ian Cardozo in conversation with Ishita Thakur

The maze of the conspiracy thriller
Ashwin Sanghi in conversation with Hrishi K

Presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mahesh Elkunchwar; followed by the presenting of literary awards in fiction, non fiction, and business categories.