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

Stopping climate change one meal at a time
George Monbiot in conversation with Bahar Dutt

The future of investigative journalism
John Pilger in conversation with Geeta Seshu

How demographics underpin global transformations
Paul Morland in conversation with Rukmini S.

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

Big tech and the loss of human agency
Dave Eggers in conversation with Malavika Jayaram

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

How to navigate ethical conundrums
Susan Liautaud in conversation with Robin Bannerjee

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

Why the market, state and society need to work together
Harish Bhat, Rohini Nilekani
Chair: Aarti Wig

The missing voices of women from our epics
An Indian Chamber Opera performed by Bindhumalini & MD Pallavi
For ages 12+

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

For The Motion: Anirudh Suri, Shashi Tharoor
Against The Motion: Sanjay Jha, Antoinette Lattouf
Chair: Raghav Bahl

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

How to plot your own success story
Ambi Parameswaran in conversation with R. Gopalakrishnan

The crisis in global farming
Thomas Zacharias, Gabrielle Chan
Chair: Luca Bernardini

Save the Words!
An Immersive Experience by Crow
For ages 15+

Writing new poetry wherever you are
A workshop by Jazz Money

Overcoming the systemic failures of the Indian state
M Rajshekhar, Naushad Forbes
Chair: Anuradha SenGupta

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

Overcoming writer’s block
A workshop by Adi Pocha

Launch of Manoj Joshi’s In Hard Times followed by a discussion on India’s place in the new world order
Ian Cardozo, Manoj Joshi
Chair: Pravin Sawhney

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

A leap into the unfamiliar
A workshop by Rolf Hermann

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

The marvellous world of India’s coastal inhabitants
Sejal Mehta, Sarang Naik
Chair: Shubhangi Swarup

How Indian businesses can become more innovative
Naushad Forbes, Poornima Dore
Chair: Shinjini Kumar

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 extraordinary life of a radical
Gita Ramaswamy in conversation with Supriya Nair

Finding what to write a poem about
A workshop by Garfield Dsouza

Illustrations of the everyday
A workshop by David Polonsky

Launch of Sundeep Waslekar’s A World Without War, followed by a discussion on how technology can be used for peace rather than war
Anirudh Suri, Sundeep Waslekar
Chair : Saikat Datta

The pioneering business communties that built the city
Sifra Lentin, Nadir Godrej
Chair: Simin Patel

Tuberculosis in India
Radheshyam Jadhav, Vidya Krishnan
Chair: Kalpana Sharma

Scars of the past, informing the stories of the present
Mamang Dai, Saskya Jain
Chair: Anita Vacharajani

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

Launch of Jerry Pinto’s Citizen Gallery, followed by a discussion on how a family led an art revolution
Jerry Pinto, Shireen Gandhy
Chair: Deepanjana Pal

Inspired by the works of Pier Paolo Pasolini
A dance performance by Italian company Compagnia Artemis Danza
For ages 12+

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

Using statistics to understand contemporary India
Rukmini S. in conversation with Sumana Ramanan

Presentation to Gieve Patel
followed by a conversation with Sampurna Chattarji

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

India’s unrequited love affair with the beautiful game
Gaurav Gala, Neel Shah, Paul Masefield
Chair: Tara Sharma Saluja

Save the Words!
An Immersive Experience by Crow
For ages 15+

Presentation to Nandita Haksar
followed by a conversation with Naresh Fernandes

The power of great mentors
Akash Khurana, Shubika Bilkha, TR Doongaji
Chair: Sunita Wazir

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

Launch of Pravin Sawhney’s The Last War, followed by a discussion on the testy relationship between India and China
Manoj Joshi, Pravin Sawhney
Chair: Probal DasGupta

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

Carving roles in crime fiction
A workshop by Johana Gustawsson

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

Dramatised readings from the shortlisted plays

A Khasi saga
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih in conversation with Peter Griffin

Power, culture, and the Indian kings
Anirudh Kanisetti, Manu S. Pillai
Chair: Rashmi Poddar

Threading the narrative
A workshop by Gabrielle Chan

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

The price of being an Indian superwoman
Arundhati Bhattacharya, Nilanjana Bhowmick, Taran Khan
Chair: Gayatri Rangachari Shah

Gerald Aungier and the founding of Bombay
Jane Ohlmeyer

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

A life of hitting the high notes
Usha Uthup, Srishti Jha
Chair: Kunal S. Vijjaykar

Based on real life testimonies & poems of steel workers
A performance by Italian creators Instabili Vaganti
For ages 15+

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

Talking back to bigots
Antoinette Lattouf in conversation with Dilip D’Souza

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