Kolkata Literary Meet

20/05/2026

Congratulations to Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, for their Booker International Prize 2026 win. Taiwan Travelogue beat a stellar shortlist to win the award.

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, pulled off an ‘incredible double feat’ in succeeding as ‘both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel’

19/05/2026

Happy Birthday to the evergreen, Mr. Bond! 🥳

On his birthday, we celebrate the storyteller whose words continue to spark wonder, imagination and a love for reading across generations. ✨

On this special day, we to 2016, when Ruskin Bond and Jayant Kripalani came together at the Kolkata Literary Meet for - Reading and a Child’s Imagination: Ruskin Bond on the fine art of writing for children. ✍️📚

Some storytellers write books, others quietly become a part of our childhoods forever. And somehow, even after all these years, his stories still feel like home. 🤍

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09/05/2026

On Rabindranath Tagore’s 165th birth anniversary, we look back at a memorable evening from January 23, 2016, when Soumitra Chatterjee and Mukhomukhi brought Tagore’s ‘Boshtomi’ to the stage at the Indian Museum.

Presented by the Kolkata Literary Meet, this adaptation of a Rabindranath Tagore short story remains a beautiful reminder of how his words continue to live on through performance, literature, and art. ✨

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30/04/2026

This is dedicated to a meaningful session at the Kolkata Literary Meet 2019 where icons like Soumitra Chatterjee, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, and Anik Dutta came together in conversation with Sangeeta Datta, revisiting the moments when Bangla cinema truly wowed the world. 📽️

The session also marked the launch of ‘100 Essential Films’, a celebration of stories that shaped cinematic history. A reminder of how deeply our cinema travels, resonates, and endures.

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26/04/2026

A lovely curtain raiser evening of ‘The Farewell Letter’ - a stage reading in English of Rabindranath Tagore’s Shesher Kobita’ at Byloom that was in collaboration with the Exide Kolkata Literary Meet.

We revisited the story through readings and a conversation and we were so grateful to everyone who came and made it extra special. 🙏

26/04/2026

Raghu Rai (1942-2026), seen here at the 2015 edition of the Kolkata Literary Meet, in conversation with Malavika Karlekar.
It was a wonderful and warm conversation on photography, Rai’s life and much else. One of my lasting memories of that session is how even intrepid photographers became fans on the side of the stage and focussed on getting photos with him rather than of him.
Raghu Rai chronicled India and Kolkata in particular, creating a body of haunting memorable images of a nation’s flashpoints.
His shots of Kolkata’s streets to those of Satyajit Ray at work and Mother Teresa at the Missionaries of Charity are memorable and evidence of how special our city was to him. Travel well sir, Om Shanti

26/04/2026

Raghu Rai (1942-2026), seen here at the 2015 edition of the Kolkata Literary Meet, in conversation with Malavika Karlekar.
It was a wonderful and warm conversation on photography, Rai’s life and much else. One of my lasting memories of that session is how even intrepid photographers became fans on the side of the stage and focussed on getting photos with him rather than of him.
Raghu Rai chronicled India and Kolkata in particular, creating a body of haunting memorable images of a nation’s flashpoints.
His shots of Kolkata’s streets to those of Satyajit Ray at work and Mother Teresa at the Missionaries of Charity are memorable and evidence of how special our city was to him. Travel well sir, Om Shanti

12/04/2026

Harinder Baweja, a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism and a trailblazer who opened doors for women in on-ground conflict reporting, came together with Aritra Sarkar for a warm and candid conversation that gently moved beyond the headlines.

The evening began with a high-tea at the Makaibari Bungalow bringing people together in a relaxed setting before the conversation took centre stage.

27/03/2026

Harinder Baweja, a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism and known for breaking newsroom barriers by leading women into on-ground conflict reporting, will be in conversation with Aritra Sarkar from the ABP group for a candid, no-filter conversation that goes beyond headlines.

The evening will be preceded by high-tea at the Makaibari Bungalow at Taj Bengal Kolkata on the 7th of April, 2026. To attend this event, RSVP your names to [email protected].

18/03/2026

Jeet and Malavika Banerjee didn’t just reject the phrase “kichhu hobe na”, they worked against it, every single day!

Through vision, effort and alot of determination, ‘The City Of Joy’ echoed back that same belief.

Today, Gameplan stands tall - a testament to what their belief and relentless hard work have built. A story that continues to grow with time.

Dive into their story here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DV5skSyj7D4/?img_index=1 (Credits - Calcutta Times)

13/03/2026

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: Kiran Desai discusses her new novel with Shahana Chatterjee.

Please click on the link below to watch the full session on our YoutUbe channel.

Kiran Desai discusses her new novel with Shahana Chatterjee.