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FRIDAY, 2nd December, 2011

1030 - 1200 hrs A Shot At History (10 30 - 11 30) (BOOK LAUNCH) Mumbai launch of Abhinav Bindra's just-published memoir. The Olympic gold medalist will be in conversation with his co-author Rohit Brijnath and sports writer Harsha Bhogle. 1200 - 1330 hrs Neighbour's Envy Pakistan's biggest writers, Mohammed Hanif and Mohsin Hamid and India's hottest writer, Chetan Bhagat speak to Times Now's Arnab Goswami on whether Pakistan is beating us at literature. Is chaos the vital spur for creativity?

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Currying Favour Vikram Doctor speaks to Madhur Jaffrey on how Indian food has changed around the world in the last few decades.

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The New New Thing Aspiring authors no longer have to wait for publishers to condescend to read their work. Bestselling authors Ashwin Sanghi and Amish Tripathi talk to Editorial Director of Vintage books, Meru Gokhale about the future of self-publishing.

Tell A Story Editor of Caravan, India's only narrative journalism magazine, Jonathan Shainin conducts a non-fiction writing workshop, ably assisted by other participating authors.

1330 - 1430 hrs

LUNCH 1430 - 1600 hrs Selective Nostalgia Experiencing Tarot Sudhir Kakar, Zareer Masani and Roopa Patel in conversation with Malavika Sangghvi on demystifying Fatima Bhutto discuss memoir Tarot and understanding how its writing and the charitable much more than a fortune-telling deceptions of memory with tool, it helps you live a better life. Patrick French 1600 - 1730 hrs Bombay Boys Mumbai is a seductive muse. Four very different writers talk about how they fell for its charms. Manu Joseph, Naresh Fernandes, Gyan Prakash and Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghavi chat with Bombay girl Manjeet Kripalani The Changing Caste, Colour And Creed Of Money Old money guru Deepak Parekh and film-maker Jaideep Sahni, who has made new money his muse (Rocket Singh, Bunty aur Babli and Khosla ka Ghosla), discuss India's nouveau materialism with columnist Aakar Patel.

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FRIDAY, 2nd December, 2011
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Disability Is A State Of Mind Mark Inglis, the first doubleamputee to climb Mount Everest, and author of several motivational books will be in conversation with Mumbai's own inspirational paraplegic, Ketna Mehta. They will convince a young Mumbaikar who has lost his limbs, that life can be even better after disaster strikes. State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs will be presented to this individual as a special gesture.

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1730 - 1900 hrs The New Language Of The Movies Three cutting edge Hindi film directors talk about bringing real life, real aspirations and real despair into mainstream cinema. Zoya Akhtar, Ayan Mukherjee and Imtiaz Ali in conversation with Filmfare editor Jitesh Pillai on what inspires them, what it takes to tell a good story, and how they negotiate the constraints of Bollywood?

1930 hrs onwards

Performance, by sit down comic Cyrus Broacha, rips the mask off writers, books and litfests

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SATURDAY, 3rd December, 2011
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Jug's Bunny (1030 - 1130hrs) Humour writer Jug Suraiya talks about his recent book 'JS and The Times of My Life', his craft and his muse to Bunny, the ever-present character in his columns The Roar Of Silence What do a Mumbai bar girl, a Delhi labourer and a Bastar villager have in common? Their voices have scarcely been heard. Chroniclers Sonia Faleiro, Aman Sethi and Rahul Pandita discuss their books with Gyan Prakash

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Adventures Of Asia (1100 1200) Sangeeta Choksi's reading and craft workshop for kids

1030 - 1200 hrs Is Lyricism Dead? Madan Gopal Singh, Gulzar and Swanand Kirkire talk, recite and sing to suggest that poetry and song will never die, moderated by Mahmood Farooqui

1200 - 1330 hrs Snakes On Ladders The queen bee and king cobra of the social scene join hands to discuss if, as Arundhati Roy had famously said, India's elite has seceded into outer space. Shobhaa De and Suhel Seth refereed by Bachi Karkaria. 1330 - 1430 hrs Fathers And Daughters Kabir Bedi will have an informal chat with Fatima Bhutto about what its like to rediscover a parent as a grown-up 1430 - 1600 hrs Love In The Time Of Karela Global cookery diva Madhur Jaffrey, Michelin Chef Vikas Khanna and The Table Chef Alex Sanchez talk to Karen Anand on whether classical and contemporary cuisines are on a collision course or can they cruise happily together down the gastronomic highway

Beyond Greed Mumbai is synonymous with money and dhandha. It has created tycoons big and small. Bestselling author Rashmi Bansal, Nina Godiwala speak with three very different entrepreneurs on their stories, their struggles and their wisdom The veteran entrepreneur Jerry Rao will moderate and add his gyan.

Tales From The Crypt (1400 - 1500hrs) Altaf Tyrewala and other writers from the forthcoming book BOMBAY NOIR, read out chilling tales about the city and its ever present dark side.

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SATURDAY, 3rd December, 2011
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Karachi Noir (1600 - 1500 hrs) (BOOK LAUNCH) Mohammed Hanif in conversation with Anurag Kashyap about his new book 'Our Lady of Alice Bhatti'

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Rip, soak and let it hang (Workshop) Make your own paper and write your own book with Neeta Premchand The Sufi Way (1830 - 2000 hrs) Madan Gopal Singh sings and recites while Ranjit Hoskote reads out Lalla Ded's poetry

1600 - 1730 hrs Balls To It All Sourav Ganguly, Shehan Karunatilaka, Deep Dasgupta and Anuja Chauhan give three different takes on why cricket has lost its charm to the best umpire in the business, Boria Majumdar 1730 - 1900 hrs Thinly Spread Rujuta Diwekar in conversation with Dabboo Ratnani The fitness expert talks to celebrity photographer DR, on how not to lose your mind (but lose some weight!) And why we, as a society, are so obsessed with staying thin when we are actually naturally pleasantly plump. 1900 hrs onwards

Literature From The Newsroom If journalism is literature in a hurry, what happens when journalists have to slow down to tackle narrative non-fiction? Three young journalists, Samanth Subramanian, Rahul Pandita and Geeta Anand, talk about their work and the process of transitioning into writing books to Jonathan Shainin, editor of Caravan magazine

Performance by Raghu Dixit

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SUNDAY, 4th December, 2011
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Pie Dish To Petri Dish New Age chef Abhijit Saha gives a presentation on the science of molecular gastronomy

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Be An Art Detective (Workshop) By Mamta Mangaldas and Saker Mistri A unique workshop combining story-telling and an art activity from the children's book; The Kidnapping of Amir Hamza - based on Emperor Akbar's favourite tale; the Hamzanama.

1030 - 1200 hrs The Idea Of India: Fact And Fiction The perception the world has of India, the vision we have of ourselves, and the reality. Can the idea of India really be defined? Or does each one see the elephant as something else. Cerebral heavyweights Patrick French , M,J, Akbar and Jerry Rao in conversation with Swapan Dasgupta on the many Indias and whether they can meet.

1200 - 1330 hrs Under The Speaking Tree Arun Shourie questions the existence of God in a soulsearching debate with a global spiritual guru, Jaya Row

Lust Caution (1200 - 1300) (BOOK LAUNCH) Meenal Baghel in conversation with Manu Joseph on the Mumbai launch of her book, 'Death in Mumbai', a riveting true story about the Maria Susairaj murder story and why love and death often go together

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SUNDAY, 4th December, 2011
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Expressive Calligraphy Workshop (1400 - 1600 hrs) Achyut Palav, master of modern calligraphy, will demonstrate a jugalbandi of music and calligraphy for art students. 1330 - 1430 hrs In Bed Together (1330 - 1430hrs) (BOOK LAUNCH) Vinod Mehta in conversation with Tarun Tejpal on the Mumbai launch of his book 'Lucknow Boy'. They will discuss, among other things, how journalists and politicians cohabit. 1430 - 1600 hrs Sex And The City: Vikram Chandra, Meenal Baghel, Altaf Tyrewala and Anuja Chauhan discuss stories of love, longing and loss with Namita Devidayal 1600 - 1730 hrs A Fish And A Bicycle Body language guru Allan Pease and straight-talking relationships aunty Bachi Karkaria explore the convoluted grammar of the man-woman thing 1730 - 1900 hrs I Liked The Film Better So many books have found their way into celluloid. But they then become an entirely different experience, get another avatar completely. Anurag Kashyap, Hussain Zaidi, Jai Arjun Singh, Sooni Taraporevala and Anuvab Pal, directors and authors talk on the rigours of film adaptation. First Cut William Dalrymple reads excerts from his unpublished new book on the Great Afghan War

South Asian Quartet Shehan Karunatilaka, Fatima Bhutto, Rahul Bhattacharya and Vikram Chandra in conversation wtih Chiki Sarkar There is wonderful writing coming out of south Asia. How do these writers interact with one another? Why has south Asia become the beloved of the international literary scene?