| Start Date: | 13 March, 2010 (Saturday) 11:00 AM |
| End Date: | 21 March, 2010 (Sunday) 07:00 PM |
| Where: |
India Habitat Centre Lodhi Road New Delhi Zipcode: 110 003 |
| Website: | http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/spri... |
| Phone: | 011 46131400 |
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Browse through your favourite Penguin books, take part in special talks and events, join us for readings, music, poetry and much more…
Penguin Books India and Visual Arts Gallery present
SPRING FEVER
with an open air library featuring Penguin India books, open daily from 11.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. from 13 to 21 March 2010 at the Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The library and events are open to all.
Special events from 7.00 p.m. onwards every evening
GREAT OFFERS ON ALL PENGUIN TITLES
PROGRAMME
SATURDAY 13 MARCH, 7.00 p.m.
Opening
Hum to Aise Hain, Bhaiya aka We Are Like That Only
The funny, the quirky, the idiosyncratic . . . the quintessentially Indian
With readings from the forthcoming Indian Essentials
SUNDAY 14 MARCH, 7.00 p.m.
Mahabharata—Kal, Aaj aur Kal
The epic that we read and the Mahabharata that’s played out in our lives every day
A conversation between Gurcharan Das, Bibek Debroy, Namita Gokhale and Shashi Tharoor
MONDAY 15 MARCH, 7.00 p.m.
The Young and the Restless
Featuring
Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robin ‘Einstein’ Varghese by Sidin Vadukut
and Penguin Metro Reads: Where Girls Dare by Bhavna Chauhan, Love Over Coffee by Amrit N. Shetty and Dreams in Prussian Blue by Paritosh Uttam
TUESDAY 16 MARCH, 7.00 p.m.
Adults Only!
Erotica down the ages
Readings of erotic passages from Penguin Classics and contemporary fiction
WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH, 7.00 p.m.
Dilli Ka Shayarana Andaz
A selection of Penguin-Yatra books and the poetry of some of Delhi’s famous poets down the ages
Readings by Ghazala Amin and Zakia Zaheer
Ghazal performance by celebrated vocalist Shanti Hiranand
THURSDAY 18 MARCH, 7.00 p.m.
Advance Booking
Sneak preview of forthcoming books
Featuring readings from
One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni; Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel; Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna and Jimmy, the Terrorist by Omair Ahmad
FRIDAY 19 MARCH, 7.00 p.m.
Thank God It’s Friday!
An evening of fun and music
SATURDAY 20 MARCH, 11.30 a.m.
Nuffin Like a Puffin
Special display of Puffin books and children’s activities
7.00 p.m.
Mere Paas Maa Hai!
Bollywood quiz open to all with a special segment Current Maare Bijuriya–Cinema Bhojpuri
SUNDAY 21 MARCH
7.00 p.m. Trickster City
Discover the uniqueness of Delhi
Readings from Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity by Sam Miller, City of Djinns by William Dalrymple and Trickster City: Writings from the Belly of the Metropolis
Dramatized readings by Mahmood Farooqui and Danish Husain from Besieged: Voices from Delhi 1857
**For these 2 events, please write to us for passes @ publicity@in.penguingroup.com
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