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Mark your Calendars: Book Launches, Signings, Workshops, Author Talks & More Coming Up at Kunzum

Here’s the complete list of all events coming up at Kunzum—across our five stores.

Only through Education is Resilience Possible: Sheela Tomy Speaks on Environmental and Social Justice

Sheela Tomy’s debut novel, Valli, was shortlisted for the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature. Kunzum wanted to know more about her book and environmental activism, and bring her ideas to you, so we sat down with the author for an enlightening conversation.

I Think Strong Women Write about Strong Women in Difficult Situations: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is back, with a novel about three sisters caught up in the aftermath of India’s Independence and Partition. We sat down with her at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 to talk books, strong female characters, inspirational women writers, and more.

Celebrate Women’s Writing: Join Us for a Women Writers Fest organised by ShethePeople at Kunzum Gurgaon!

Kunzum Gurgaon is hosting a Women Writers Fest in collaboration with ShethePeople! The Fest aims to focus the dialogue on women writers who are breaking new ground in content, style, and storytelling.

Kunzum Kids’ Festival: Book Readings by Authors, Creativity Contests, Story Workshop, Fun Games, Prizes and More!

Kunzum Book Bees is organising a Kids’ Festival in collaboration with The Tale of You. Join us with your young ones to attend enrapturing book readings, learn storytelling, participate in creativity contests, and win prizes!

I Don’t Want to Feel Guilty for Not Taking Care of an Object: Award-Winning Author Ruth Ozeki on Letting Go of Things

From Chinese fortune cookies to scissors, unusual objects possess a voice in Ruth Ozeki’s latest novel, The Book of Form and Emptiness. Curious, we approached Ozeki to understand her writing process, relationship with objects, obsession with libraries and bookstores, and Buddhist approach to life.

“It’s Like a Return to a Home That I Was Never Able to Claim as My Own”: Amitabha Bagchi on the Hindi Translation of his Novel

Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2019, Half the Night is Gone is Amitabha Bagchi’s third and arguably most popular novel. The author speaks with Kunzum about the book and its new Hindi translation, his literary influences and recommended reads.