Past Events
2025
8 September 2025
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Dostadning: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” by Margareta Magnusson.
12 August 2025
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese.
28 July 2025
The wait is over. Pre-order the much awaited “Mother Mary Comes to Me” by Arundhati Roy, Booker Prize winner. Limited-edition set, featuring: a signed copy by Arundhati Roy, a one-of-a-kind bookmark and special curated note.
8 July 2025
Literati Book Club will meet to read our favourite pieces from poetry.
27 May 2025
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck on Tuesday, 27th May, at 7:30 pm to discuss “A House for Mr. Biswas” by V.S. Naipaul.
1 May-8 May 2025
Literati Book Sale “20% OFF!” from 1st-8th May 2025(4 May closed). Do come and visit our store.
22 April 2025
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck as usual on Tuesday 22nd April at 7:30 pm to discuss “Our City That Year” by Geetanjali Shree.
17 April 2025
“The Grudges of Gajanan Godbole” Book Signing by Salil Desai.
10 March 2025
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey.
11 February 2025
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss the book “The Goa Gambit” by Anurag Tripathi followed by potluck as usual.
8 February 2025
Literati invites you to a book reading from “The Secret City” by Robin Gupta and a conversation between the author and his publisher, Ravi Singh. Followed by cocktails.
2 February 2025
“Wild Fictions” Book Signing by Amitav Ghosh.
20 January 2025
Tula Organic Clothing sale.
18 January 2025
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Who is Equal” by Saurabh Kirpal. The author will be present.
10 January 2025
Literati invites you to a reading by Tsering Namgyal Khortsa author of “Little Lhasa”.
2024
13 December 2024
Literati invites you to the book launch of “The Goa Gambit” by Anurag Tripathi. Michelle Mendonca Bambawale will moderate the event.
9 December 2024
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” by Nathan Thrall.
7 December 2024
“Poles Apart” Book Signing by the author Aditya Sondhi.
19 November 2024
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss the book “Independence” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
7 November 2024
Literati invites you to a conversation between Geetanjali Shree, author and winner of the International Booker Prize 2022 and Seema Mustafa, Journalist.
3 November 2024
Literati Birthday Celebration.
Literati will have a Book Reading by Rajyashree Dutt from the book “At Home in Two Worlds” by Maria Aurora Couto. Some of our favourite authors and book people including Isabel S.R. Vas, Venita Coelho, Rahul Alvares and Brian Mendonca will be present to sign your books and interact with you. Come and be a part of our first event to celebrate 20 years in 2025.
15 October 2024
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The House of Doors” by Tan Twan Eng.
3 September 2024
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Knife” by Salman Rushdie.
30 August 2024
Poetry reading by Amit Dahiyabadshah.
6 August 2024
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke.
25 May to 31 May 2024
Literati Bookshop Sale! 20% discount on New Books.
9 May 2024
Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “Goagram” by Bina Nayak. The book is available at Literati.
24 April 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “Paddington” (2014 UK 91 mins) directed by Paul King starring Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville.
17 April 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Lady Eve” (1941 USA 94 mins) directed by Preston Sturges, starring Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn.
12 April 2024
The Hasselblad award winner Dayanita Singh’s most recent publications will be available at Literati on Friday at 5 pm. We have her photo novel ‘Let’s See’; ‘Dancing with my Camera’ the catalogue of her retrospective with essays by Teju Cole and Kajri Jain; and her book ‘Sea of Files’ with an essay by Orha.
09 April 2024
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel.
05 April 2024
Literati invites you to the Book Launch of “Sadak” by Aradhana Seth. She will be in conversation with Dayanita Singh.
03 April 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “Like Father Like Son” (2013 Japan 120 mins) directed by Hirokazu Koreeda starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Ryota Nonomiya, Machiko Ono.
27 March 2024
Movie Screening of “Hot Fuzz” (120 mins 2007) directed by Edgar Wright starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent.
22 March 2024
Literati invites you to a Book Talk- “Gurugram” by Bina Nayak who will be in conversation with Mubina Ansari.
20 March 2024
Literati invites you to a movie screening of “The Spectacular Now” (2013 USA 95 mins) directed by James Ponsoldt, starring Miles Taylor, Shailene Woodley, Brie Larson.
13 March 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Gift” (2015 USA 104 mins), directed by Joel Edgerton, starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Joel Edgerton.
09 March 2024
Literati invites you for the signing of the book “The Blue Bar” by Damyanti Biswas.
06 Mar 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “Thank You For Smoking” (USA 2005 92 mins). Directed by Jason Reitman starring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello and Adam Brody.
05 Mar 2024
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett.
07 Feb 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “Kiss Me Deadly” (1955 USA, 106 mins.). Directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker
31 Jan 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “Starfish Pickle” based on the book written by Bina Nayak.
30 Jan 2024
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Sentence” by Louise Erdrich.
24 Jan 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “Philomena” (98 minutes 2013), starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan.
17 January 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Curse of the Cat People” (1944, USA, 70 mins.), directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise. Starring Ann Carter, Jane Randolph.
12 January 2024
Literati invites you to a Book Launch of “Becoming Goan” by Michelle Mendonça Bambawale.
10 January 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of The Odd Couple (1968, English, 105 minutes) Directed by Gene Saks, Written by Neil Simon, starring Walter Matthau, Jack Lemon, Monica Evans.
3rd January 2024
Literati invites you to a screening of "Solino" (120 mins, 2002), directed by Fatih Akin, featuring Moritz Bleibtreu, Barnaby Metschurat, Gigi Savoia, and Antonella Attili.
2023
13 December 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Milk Teeth” by Amrita Mahale.
21 November 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus.
3 November 2023
Happy 18th Birthday to Literati
3 October 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Push” by Ashley Audrain.
28th August 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
25th July 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Sliding into Revolution” by M.S. Kia. The author will join us online on the day.
19th to 27th May, except Sunday
Sale at Literati Bookshop
23 May 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng.
26th April 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “Predestination” (2014 Australia 93 mins.) directed by the Spierigs starring Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook.
19 April 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “Gimme the Loot” (2012 USA 85 mins.) directed by Adam Leon, starring Natalie Difford and Jamund Washington.
18th April 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Motion of the Body through Space” by Lionel Shriver.
12th April 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of Promised Land (2013 USA 103 mins.) directed by Gus- Van Sant starring Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand.
5th April 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “A Brilliant Young Mind” (2015 UK 106 mins) directed by Morgan Matthews, starring Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall.
29 March 2023
Literati invites you to a short theatrical performance of “Jamun ka Ped” by Theatre Flamingo-Goa.
22nd March 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “Any Day Now” (2012 USA 96 mins.) Directed by Travis Fine starring Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt.
15th March 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “Oh That’s Bhanu” (112 mins. 2020, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil (English subtitles)) a film by R.V. Ramani featuring Bhanumati Rao, Maya Krishna Rao and Tara Rao. The screening will be followed by Q & A with the director.
14th March2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Sorrowing Lies my Land” by Lambert Mascarenhas.
8th March 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of The Two Faces of January (2014 USA 96 mins.) directed by Hossein Amini starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst.
1st March 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “No” (2012 Chile 117 mins) directed by Pablo Larrain, starring Gael Garcia Benal and Pedro Peirano.
8th February 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “Shadow Dancer” (2013 British/Irish 100 min). Directed by James Marsh, starring Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough and Gillian Anderson.
7th February 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Snow Country” by Yasunari Kawabata.
1st February 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “Robot & Frank” (2012 USA 90 mins). Directed by Jake Schreier, starring Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon
25th January 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Fabulous Baker Boys” (1989 USA 115 mins), directed by Steve Kloves starring Michelle Pfeifer, Beau and Jeff Bridges.
18th January 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of Big Fish (2003 USA 120 mins) directed by Tim Burton starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Helena Bonham Carter, Jessica Lange .
17th January 2023
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” by Shehan Karunatilaka.
13th January 2023
Literati and Mog invite you to celebrate Saeed Mirza’s new book “I Know the Psychology of Rats”. The author will be in conversation with Subhod Kerkar and Sachin Chatte.
11th January 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of “My Week with Marilyn” (2011 US 100 mins) directed by Simon Curtis starring Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh.
6th January 2023
Literati and Dark ‘N’ Light invite you to a discussion on “Sustainability, Waste and More” by Susan Mathews who will be in conversation with Dean D’cruz and Waylon D’souza and will feature “Leonia” and “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino.
4th January 2023
Literati invites you to a screening of Marvellous (90 mins UK 2014). Directed by Julian Farino, starring Toby Jones, Gemma Jones.
2022
28th December 2022
Literati invites you to a screening of Water for Elephants (110 mins USA 2011) directed by Francis Lawrence starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz.
21st December 2022
Literati invites you to a screening of Midnight in Paris (94 mins Spain 2011) directed by Woody Allen starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard.
7th December 2022
There will be a screening of A Most Wanted Man (2014 USA 120 mins). Directed by Anton Corbijn and starring Phillip Seymour, William Dafoe, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright.
30th November 2022
Screening of Bernie (104 mins 2011) directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey.
25th November 2022
Literati invites you to the book launch of Orijit Sen’s path-breaking graphic novel “River of Stories”. The author will be in conversation with Venita Coelho, Svabhu Kohli and Amruta Patil.
18th November 2022
Literati invites you to the book launch of Tanya Mendonsa’s “A Bite in Time”. The author will be in conversation with Anjali Dar Sengupta.
16th November 2022
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
3 November, 2022
Literati turns 17 today!
15th October 2022
Join Leeza Mangaldas, content creator and author, to celebrate the launch of her first book “The Sex Book”. The author will be in conversation with Aishwarya Subramanyam, journalist.
1st October 2022
Citizen's Initiative for Communal Harmony (CICH) invites you for a presentation of their report on Ram Navami Shobha Yatra and its Fallout, Goa 2022 "Small Incident Today, Bigger 05 Tomorrow". The report will be presented by Tallulah D'Silva, Amita Kanekar and Dr. Albertina Almeida.
27th September 2022
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Reading List” by Sara Nisha Adams.
29th August 2022
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Paradise” by Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 2021.
19th July 2022
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Apeirogon” by Colum McCann.
24th May 2022
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa.
18th May 2022
There will be a screening of “Big Eyes” (2014 USA 105 mins.) directed by Tim Burton starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz.
12th May 2022
Literati invites you to the book launch of “The Living Mountain” by Amitav Ghosh on Thursday 12th May at 6:30 pm The author will be in conversation with Isabel de Santa Rita Vas (writer and theatre director).
4th May 2022
Goa Book Launch Of "The Opium Toffee" By Khushwant Singh. Shweta Bajaj will be in conversation with him.
27th April 2022
Literati invites you to a screening of “No Fathers in Kashmir” (2019 India 110 mins.). The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director Ashvin Kumar.
20th April 2022
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Ides of March” (2011 USA 100 mins.)
Starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei
13th April 2022
Literati invites you to a screening of “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” (2012 UK 103 mins) directed by Lasse Hallstrom, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt.
12th April 2022
The Literati Book Club meet of 22nd March has been POSTPONED to Tuesday, 12th April, at 7:30 pm. We will be discussing “The Power and The Glory” by Graham Greene. It will in the garden and only for those who can attend physically.
6th April 2022
Literati invites you to a screening of “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012 USA 90 mins).
Directed by Wes Anderson, starring Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Tilda Swanton, Frances Mcdormand.
22nd March 2022
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss The Power And The Glory by Graham Greene. It will be held in the Literati Bookshop Garden and will be open only for those who can attend physically.
21st February 2022
Literati invites you to the Goa Book Launch of “The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy” by Dr. Kafeel Khan who will be in conversation with Nandita Haksar.
17th February 2022
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Nutmeg’s Curse” by Amitav Ghosh.
2021
13th December 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Sisterhood of Swans” by Selma Carvalho, published by Speaking Tiger. There will also be a Q & A with the author On-line.
17th November 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss "On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong.
11th October 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Devil’s Daughter” By Vidhie Mukerjea.
15th September 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Country is Going to the Dogs” by Anurag Mathur.
17th August 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss A Bookshop in Paris by Ellen Feldman.
19th July 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss Klara and The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro.
8th June 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Normal People” by Sally Rooney.
11th May 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig.
13th April 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “A Manual for Cleaning Women” by Lucia Berlin.
2nd March 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Twilight In Delhi” by Ahmed Ali.
27th January 2021
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens.
2020
22nd December 2020
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee.
3rd November 2020
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Girl in White Cotton” by Avni Doshi.
29th September 2020
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Wide Sargasso Sea” by Jean Rhys.
25th August 2020
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Year of the Weeds” by Siddhartha Sarma. There will be an online interaction with the author.
28th July 2020
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared” by Jonas Jonasson.
30th June 2020
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Girl Meets Boy” by Ali Smith.
9th June 2020
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Fourth Passenger” by Mini Nair.
12th May 2020
Literati Book Club will have its first virtual meeting to discuss “Educated” by Tara Westover.
7th April 2020
The next Book Club will meet to discuss “Educated” by Tara Westover.
12th March 2020.
Literati invites you to a screening of “Citizenfour” (112 mins. 2014) directed by Laura Poitras, starring Glenn Greenwald and Bill Binney.
5th March 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of “Live Flesh” (96 mins. Spain 1997) directed by Pedro Almodovar, starring Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
3rd March 2020
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Bombay Balchao” by Jane Borges.
27th February 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Fallen Idol” (92 mins 1949) directed by Carol Reed based on a Graham Greene novel.
20th February 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of “Ana” (104 mins 2020 Puerto Rico) directed by Charles Mcdougall starring Andy Garcia, Dafne Keene.
14th February 2020
Valentine's Day Special at Literati: Discussion of 2 books by Kalpana Sharma – “Single by Choice” & “The Silence and the Storm”. She will be in conversation with Shaila Shah.
13th February 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Skeleton Twins” (90 mins. 2014) directed by Craig Johnson, starring Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson.
6th February 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of “Lilting” (90 mins. UK 2014) directed by Hong Khaou, starring Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-pei and Andrew Leung.
4th February 2020
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Jasmine Days” by Benyamin.
31st January 2020
Literati invites you to the release of the book "Zakir Hussain Maquette" by Dayanita Singh. The author will be in conversation with Beth Citron(curator). Nony Singh (the Archivist) will release the book.
30th Jan 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of “F For Fake” (88 mins. 1974) directed by Orson Welles, starring Orson Welles, Elmyr de Hory, Oja Kodar.
23rd January 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of “Sullivan’s Travels” (1941 USA 90 mins.) directed by Preston Sturges starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake.
19th January 2020
“BeBook Charity Fete and Jumble Sale 2020” with live music and games. Clothes and accessories, home décor and furniture, toys and books, food, drinks and more. All day full of fun! Come join us and support the cause.
16th January 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of “Official Secrets” (108 mins. USA 2019) starring Kiera Knightley, Matt Smith, Mathew Goode.
13th January 2020
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “You Beneath Your Skin” by Damyanti Biswas.
9th January 2020
Literati invites you to a screening of Fabulous Fashionistas (2013 UK 48 mins.) directed by Sue Bourne. There will be a Q & A with the director after the screening.
2019
19th December 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “BlacKkKlansman” (130 mins. 2018) directed by Spike Lee, starring John David Washington and Adam Driver.
13th December 2019
Westland Publication invites you to a reading and discussion on "Whisper in the Wind" by Venita Coelho. The author will be in conversation with Sujata Noronha.
12th December 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Hours” (119 mins 2002) directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore.
5th December 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Danish Girl” (118 mins 2015) directed by Tom Hooper starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander & Amber Heard.
2nd December 2019
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman.
30th November 2019
There will be a Book Reading of “You Beneath Your Skin” By Damyanti Biswas.
14th November 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Savages” (2007 USA 110 mins.) directed by Tamara Jenkins starring Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Alexander Payne.
7th November 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Big Lebowski” (1998 USA 112 mins) directed by the Coen Brothers. Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Julianne Moore.
31st October 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Cathy Come Home” (1966 UK 75 mins.) directed by Ken Loach, starring Carol White and Ray Brooks.
Literati Annual Diwali Sale from 25/10/2019 to 30/10/2019! 15% Discount on all New Books! First Time, Special 50% Discount on Selected Books!
24th October 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Carnage” (75 mins. 2011) directed by Roman Polanski starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and John C Reilly.
14th October 2019
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones.
10th October 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Broken Embraces” (2009 Spain 120 mins) directed by Pedro Almodovar. Starring Penelope Cruz, Blanca Portillo.
3rd October 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Can You Ever Forgive Me” (104 mins. USA 2018) directed by Marielle Heller, starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard Grant.
26th September 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “My Blueberry Nights” (2007 USA 90 mins.) directed by Wong Kar-Wai, starring Nora Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz.
19th September 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Florence Foster Jenkins” (2016 UK 106 mins) directed by Stephen Frears, starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.
17th September 2019
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles.
12th September 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” (91 mins. 2012) directed by Alison Klayman, featuring Ai Weiwei.
5th September 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “My Beautiful Laundrette” (1985 UK 93 mins.) directed by Stephen Frears, written by Hanif Kureshi, starring Daniel Day Lewis, Saeed Jaffrey.
29th August 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Two Bits” (80 mins. USA 1995) directed by James Foley, starring Al Pacino and Jerry Barone.
22nd August 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “I Heart Huckabees” (2004 USA 106 mins) directed by David Russell, starring Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law.
8th August 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas” (96 mins UK 2008) directed by Mark Herman, starring Asa Butterfield and Vera Farmiga.
6th August 2019
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Bitter Wormwood” by Easterine Kire.
1st August 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Short Term 12” (2013 USA 96 mins) directed by Destin Cretton, starring Brie Larson, Rami Malek and John Gallagher Jr.
25th July 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “It's A Free World” (2007 USA 93 mins) directed by Ken Loach, starring Kiersten Wareing and Juliet Ellis.
18th July 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Cafe Society” (96 mins USA 2016) directed by Woody Allen starring Jeanie Berlin, Steve Carell, Blake Lively, Kristen Stewart.
11th July 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Tie Me Up Tie Me Down” (1989 Spain 96 mins) directed by Pedro Almodovar, starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril.
16th May 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Commitments” (110 mins Ireland 1991) directed by Alan Parker based on the novel by Roddy Doyle starring Robert Atkins, Michael Aherne.
9th May 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Chinese Coffee” (96 mins USA 2000) directed by Al Pacino, starring Al Pacino and Jerry Orbach.
7th May 2019
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Book of Chocolate Saints” by Jeet Thayil.
2nd May 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Predestination” (97 mins Australia 2014) directed by Spierig brothers, starring Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook.
25th April 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “In America” (100 mins 2003) directed by Jim Sheridan, starring Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton.
18th April 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Green Book” (122 mins 2018) directed by Peter Farrelly, starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.
11th April 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “A Star is Born” (111 mins 1937) directed by William Wellman, starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March.
10th to 22nd April 2019
Literati Summer Sale. 20% Discount on all New Books. Second Hand books for Rs.50/- each.
Added Attraction…Sale of Costume Jewellery!
4th April 2019
Literati invites you to a Screening of “The Happy Prince” (100 mins 2018) directed by and starring Rupert Everett and Colin Firth.
28th March 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Pride” (120 mins 2014) directed by Matthew Warchus, starring Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton.
15th March 2019
Literati invites you to a book signing by Jeet Thayil author of “Narcopolis” & “The Book of Chocolate Saints”.
14th March 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “All About My Mother” (93 mins Spain 1999) directed by Pedro Almodovar, starring Antonia San Juan, Cecilia Roth and Penelope Cruz.
11th March 2019
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “The Twice Born” by Aatish Taseer.
7th March 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Glengarry Glen Ross” (100mins 1992) directed by James Foley starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey.
2nd March 2019
The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective invites you to the Goa book launch of Urvashi Bahuguna's "Terrarium". The poet will be in conversation with Diviya Kapur, Wendell Rodricks and Apurva Asrani.
28th February 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Ballad of Jack and Rose” (112 mins 2005) directed by Rebecca Miller starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Camilla Belle.
25th February 2019
Literati invites you to a book reading of “Chup” by Dr Deepa Narayan. The Author will be in Conversation with Kurt Bento and Diviya Kapur.
21st February 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Lady Macbeth” (2016 UK 90mins) directed by William Oldroyd based on the short story by Nikolai Leskov, starring Florence Pugh and Cosmo Jarvis.
14th February 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Divorce, Italian Style” (105 mins Italy 1961) directed by Pietro Germi starring Marcello Mastroianni and Daniela Rocca.
9th February 2019
Literati and Dayanita Singh, invite you to a book preview of “Hold Nothing Dear”. The author Alaknanda Nag and Book Designer Asmita Parelkar will be in conversation with Anshika Varma(curator).
7th February 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Muriel’s Wedding” (1994 Australia 104 mins) directed by P J Hogan, starring Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths.
31st January 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Anomalisa” (90 mins 2015) Directed by Charlie Kauffman.
29th January 2019
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Song Sung Blue” by Savia Viegas. The author will be present.
24th January 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “GETT: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” (2015 Israel 115 mins). Directed by Shlomi Elkabetz, Ronit Elkabetz.
20th January 2019
“BeBook Charity Fete and Jumble Sale 2019” with live music and face painting. Clothes and accessories, home décor and furniture, toys and books, food, drinks and more. All day full of fun. Come join us and support the cause.
17th January 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “An Affair to Remember” (110 mins USA 1957) directed by Leo McCarey starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.
10th January 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “Colette” (111 mins 2018) directed by Wash Westmoreland starring Keira Knightley and Domnic West.
4th January 2019
Westland Publication and Literati Bookshop invite you to a discussion on "Shades of Saffron" by Saba Naqvi. The author will be in conversation with Pushkar Sinha, Director of International Centre Goa. Moderated by journalist Devika Sequiera.
3rd January 2019
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Imitation Game” (114 mins 2014) directed by Morten Tyldum, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley.
2018
20th December 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Mona Lisa” (99 mins. 1986), directed by Neil Jordan starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson and Michael Caine.
13th December 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Black Orpheus” (107 mins Brazil 1959) directed by Marcel Camus, starring Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira.
12th December 2018
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “All The Lives We Never Lived” by Anuradha Roy.
5th December 2018
Literati and Paper Project invite you for the launch of the book "The Fisher of Perch" by Tanya Mendonsa who will be in conversation with Venita Coelho.
29th November 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Educating Rita” (106 mins 1983) directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters.
22nd November 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of the Award-winning film “5 Broken Cameras” (94 mins 2012) directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi.
15th November 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Florida Project” (2017, USA, 115 mins) directed by Sean Baker, starring Brooklynn Prince and Willem Dafoe.
13th November 2018
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss Slade House by David Mitchell.
8th November 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Shootist” (96 mins. USA 1976) directed by Don Seigel, starring John Wayne, Lauren Bacall and James Stewart.
30th October-5th November 2018.
Literati Diwali Sale from Tuesday 30th October 2018 to Monday 5th November 2018.
20% Off on all New Books. All Second Hand Books @ Rs.50/-.
25th October 2018
To celebrate PRIDE 2018, Literati, in collaboration with Goa Rainbow Trust, invites you to an evening of cinema .At 6 pm there will be a screening of “Four Faced Liar” (2010 USA 97 mins.) directed by Jacob Chase, starring Marja-Lewis Ryan and Emily Peck. At 8pm there will be a screening of “Love Simon” (2018 USA 109 mins.) directed by Greg Berlanti starring Nick Robinson and Josh Duhamel.
18th October 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Birdman” (119 mins. 2014) directed by Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, starring Michael Keaton and Edward Norton.
11th October 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Rear Window” (114 mins. USA 1954) directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
9th October 2018
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “1984” by George Orwell.
4th October 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Goodbye Christopher Robin” (107 mins. 2017) based on A. A. Milne’s story, directed by Simon Curtis, starring Margot Robbie, Domhnall Gleeson.
27th September 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Amelie” (2001 France 116 mins.) directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet starring Audrey Tautou with English sub-titles.
20th September 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Barefoot in the Park” (1967 USA 106 mins.). Directed by Gene Saks, screenplay by Neil Simons, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda.
6th September 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Waltz with Bashir” (90 mins. 2008 Israel), an animated war documentary film written and directed by Ari Folman.
4th September 2018
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrick Backman.
30th August 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (2001 USA 91 mins.) directed by and starring John Mitchell and Michael Pitt.
23 August 2018
“The Drop” (2014 USA 106 mins) directed by Michael R Roskam; Written by Dennis Lehane; Starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini.
16th August 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Howl” (2010 USA 85 mins). The film is written and directed by Rob Epstein and stars James Franco as Ginsberg.
9th August 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Carol” (2015 USA 118 mins) based on ‘’The Price of Salt’’ by Patricia Highsmith. directed by Todd Haynes, starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara.
2nd August 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Like Crazy” (2011 USA 90 mins) directed by Drake Doremus, starring Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones and Jennifer Lawrence.
30th July 2018
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “The story of a Brief Marriage” by Anuk Arudpragasam.
26th July 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “La Isla Minima” (Marshland) 2014 Spain 102 mins) directed by Alberto Rodriguez and Rafael Cobos.
19th July 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Another Year” (2010 UK 120 mins) directed by Mike Leigh starring Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight & Oliver Maltman.
12th July 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Chungking Express” (1994 Hong Kong 98 mins) directed by Wong Kar-Wai.
5th July 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Ace in the Hole” (1951 USA 112 mins) directed by Billy Wilder, starring Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling and Porter Hall.
17th May 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Baiser Volés” (90 mins France 1968) directed by Francois Truffaut.
15th May 2018
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “An Artist of the Floating World” by Kazuo Ishiguro.
10th May 2018
“The Gathering Storm” (2002 UK 105 mins) directed by Richard Loncraine, starring Albert Finney and Vanessa Redgrave.
5th May 2018
Amaryllis, an imprint of Manjul Publishing House and Literatiinvite you to the launch of “Status Single”. Wendell Rodricks will be in conversation with author Sreemoyee Piu Kundu.
3rd May 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “To Die For” (101 mins 1995) directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillion, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck.
26th April 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Three Billboards” (115 mins 2017 USA) directed by Martin McDonagh, starring Frances McDormand.
20th April to 30th April 2018(Sundays Closed)
Literati Annual Summer Sale. 15%Discount on All New Books. Second Hand Books for Rs 50/-
19th April 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Oslo, August 31” (88 mins 2012 Norway).
17th April 2018
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “A Horse Walks Into A Bar” by David Grossman.
12th April 2018.
Literati invites you to a screening of “Get Out” (104 mins 2017) directed by Jordan Peele, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams.
5th April 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Some Like it Hot” (120 mins 1959) directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis.
29th March 2018.
Literati invites you to a screening of “Burton & Taylor” (90 mins UK 2013) directed by Richard Paxton, starring Helena Bonham Carter and Domnic West.
24th March 2018
Literati Bookstore Invites you to a book discussion and slideshow of "Behind the Indian Veil" by Sephi Bergerson. He will be in conversation with filmmaker & visual artist Aradhana Seth.
22nd March 2018
Screening of “Goodbye Lenin!” (120 mins Germany 2004) directed by Wolfgang Becker.
19th March 2018
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Ghachar Ghochar” by Vivek Shanbhag.
15th March 2018
Screening of “The King of Comedy” (1982 USA 109 mins) directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard.
10th March 2018
Join us for a fun Creative Drawing Workshop guided by artist Liz Kemp from Scotland.
8th March 2018
“I, Tonya” (114 mins 2018) directed by Craig Gillespie, starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, and Allison Janney.
1st March 2018
“Lion” (120 mins 2016) directed by Garth Davis, starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham and Nicole Kidman.
22nd February 2018
“Charlie Wilson’s War” (102 mins USA 2007) directed by Mike Nichols, starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
19th February 2018
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Gujarat Files” by Rana Ayyub
8th February 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Graduate” (105 mins, 1967) directed by Mike Nichols based on the novel by Charles Webb, starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft.
1st February 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of the Award-winning movie “Roman Holiday” (1953 USA,119 mins) directed by William Wyler, starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.
25th January 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Sabrina” (1954 USA,114 mins) directed by Billy Wilder Wilder, based on Samuel A. Taylor’s play, starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden.
21st January 2018
“BeBook Charity Fete and Jumble Sale 2018”. Clothes and accessories, home décor and furniture, toys and books, face painting, food, drinks and more. Come support the cause.
18th January 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “In the Mood for Love” (97 mins Hong Kong/USA 2001) directed by Wong Kar - Wai starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung.
17th January 2018
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “The Librarian” by Kavitha Rao.
11th January 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “A Street Cat named BOB” (103 mins 2016) directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
4th January 2018
Literati invites you to a screening of “Virunga” (100 mins 2014) directed by Orlando Von Einsiedel on Thursday.
2017
21st December 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “L’argent de Poche” (105 mins 1976) directed by François Truffaut, starring Jean-François Stévenin and Chantal Mercier.
12th December 2017
Literati Book club will meet over potluck to discuss “In Hot Blood” by Bachi Karkaria.
7th December 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of "Julieta" (2016 Spain 98 mins) directed by Pedro Almodovar, based on the book “Runaway” by Alice Munro. Starring Emma Suarez.
2nd December 2017
Aleph Book Company and Literati cordially invite you to the Goa Book Release of "The Bengalis" by Sudeep Chakravarti. The author will be reading the book.
30th November 2017
“Red Dog” (2012 Australia 90 mins) directed by Kriv Stenders, starring Josh Lucas.
25th November 2017
Literati invites you to a Book Discussion and slide show of "Chikankari: A Lucknawi Tradition" by Paola Manfredi. The author will be in conversation with Subur Munjee.
23 November 2017
“Win” (2011 USA 104 mins) directed by Tom McCarthy, starring Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan
17th November 2017
Literati invites you to a Book Release and discussion with slides of "Cosmic Dance in Stone" by Ramu Katakam.
16th November 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “Loving” (120 mins USA 2016) directed by Jeff Nichols, starring Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga and Michael Shannon.
9th November 2017
“In My Father’s Den” (2004 New Zealand 116 mins) based on the novel by Maurice Gee, directed by Brad McGann, starring Emily Barclay, Miranda Otto and Matthew Macfadyen.
7th November 2017
Literati Book Club will meet on over potluck to discuss “Mister Pip” by Lloyd Jones.
2nd November 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Guard” (96 mins Ireland 2011) directed by Johnny McDonagh and starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle.
26th October 2017
“Hugo” (2011 USA 126 mins) directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Emily Mortimer.
13th October – 18th October 2017
Diwali Book Sale at Literati. Second-hand books @ Rs. 50 only. New books @ 15% OFF!
12th October 2017
“Revolutionary Road” (2008 UK 113 mins) directed by Sam Mendes, based on the novel by Richard Yates, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Kathy Bates.
11th Oct 2017
You are invited to the release of "The Vanishing" by Prerna Singh Bindra. The author will be in conversation with Vivek Menezes.
5th October 2017
“DEVI” directed by Satyajit Ray (1960 Bengali 94 mins).
3rd October 2017
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Poskem” by Wendell Rodricks. The author will be present.
28th September 2017
“The Royal Tenebaums” (110 mins 2002 USA) directed by Wes Anderson starring Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller
21st September 2017
“Hunt for the Wilderpeople” (2016 New Zealand 101 mins). Directed by Taika Waititi, based on the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump.
14th September 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “Atonement” (130 mins Britain 2008) directed by Joe Wright based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
7th September 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “Hidden Figures” (2016 USA 120 mins) directed by Theodore Melfi, Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae.
5th September 2017
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss ''Born A Crime '' by Trevor Noah.
31st August 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Man From Earth” (87 mins USA 2007) directed by Richard Schenkman.
24th August 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “The Night of the Hunter” (1955 USA 89 mins) directed by Charles Laughton, Starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters.
17th August 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “Brooklyn” (2015 Ireland/Canada 111 mins) written by Nick Hornby directed by John Crowley.
10th August at 2017
Literati invites you to the screening of “Jalsaghar/The Music Room” (1958 India 94 mins) directed by Satyajit Ray.
3rd August at 2017
Literati invites you to a Screening of “Take the Money and Run” (1969 USA 85 mins) directed by and starring Woody Allen.
27th July at 2017
There will be a screening of “Akasen Chitai-Street of Shame” (1956 Japan 88mins) directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
22nd July 2017
“DRAMATIC VOICES” at Literati Bookshop. Come and listen to colourful characters reveal their intimate stories through monologues & dialogues. Short excerpts from new plays and known ones. Women and a few men, expressing the lives of these spirited beings and their dramatic lives.
20th July 2017
Literati will be a screening “45 years” (2015 UK 95 mins) directed by Andrew Haigh. Starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay.
18th July 2017
Literati Book Club will discuss “Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows” by Balli Kaur Jaswal.
13th July 2017
Literati will be screening “City Island” (2009 USA 104 mins) starring Andy Garcia, Julianne Marguilies.
6th July 2017
Literati film screenings resume with the screening of “Paterson” (118 mins 2016) directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Adam Driver.
20th May 2017
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” by Madeleine Thien.
18th May 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “Il Conformista” directed by Bernardo Bertolucci (106 mins 1970).
11th May 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “Hell or High Water” (100 mins USA 2016) starring Jeff Bridges and Ben Foster.
4th May 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “20th Century Women” (118 mins 2016) directed by Mike Mills, starring Annette Benning.
27 April 2017
Literati will be screening "Queen of Katwe" (2016 USA 120 mins) directed by Mira Nair, starring Lupita Nyong'o.
20th April 2017
Literati will be screening “Two Days One Night” (93 mins Belgium 2014) directed by the Dardenne brothers, starring Marion Cotillard.
17th April to 22nd April 2017
Literati Summer Sale 25% discount on all new books.
13th April 2017
Literati will be screening “Eye in the Sky” directed by Gavin Hood, starring Helen Mirren (103 mins British 2015).
4th April 2017
Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “The Automobile Club of Egypt” by Alaa Al Aswany.
30th March 2017
Literati will be screening “Mean Streets” (1973 USA 112 mins) directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert de Niro and Harvey Keitel.
23rd March 2017
Literati will be screening “Volver” directed by Pedro Almodovar, starring Penelope Cruz (Spain 116 mins 2006).
16th March 2017
Literati will be a screening “Pillow Talk” (102 mins 1959) starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day.
14th March 2017
Literati invites you to a reading and discussion on "Gujarat Files" by Rana Ayyub. The author will be in conversation with Albertina Almeida.
9th March 2017
Literati will be screening “Strangers on a Train” (100 mins 1951) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
4th March 2017
Rotary Club of Panaji in collaboration with Literati Bookshop present "Workshop on Women's Safety". This workshop is composed of the following features: Prevention, Attitude, Preparation, Strategies, Awareness and Anticipation (PAPA'S Program).
2nd March 2017
Literati will be screening “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” (114 mins). Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.
23rd February 2017
Literati will be screening “Sweet Smell of Success” (96 mins1957) starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.
21st February 2017
Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “Mr Iyer Goes to War” by Ryan Lobo.
16th February 2017
Literati will be screening “To Sir With Love” (100 mins 1967) starring Sidney Poitier.
13th February 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of "My Child Is Gay and I Am Happy" (32 mins 2016) by Sopan Muller. The author will be in conversation with Dr. Jason Keith Fernandes.
9th February 2017
There will be a screening of “To Catch A Thief” (106 mins 1955) directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant.
2nd February 2017
Literati will be a screening “Breakfast at Tiffany's” (1961 US 114 mins) starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard.
25th January 2017
Literati invites you to the release of "The Exodus is Not Over" by Nandita Haksar at Meiphung. The Book Release and discussion will be followed by live northeast music.
22nd January from 10.30 am to 7.30 pm
“BeBook Charity Fete 2017”, 22nd January from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm at Literati.
19th January 2017
Literati invites you to a screening of “Uzak” (2004 Turkey 104 mins) directed by Nuri Ceylan.
17th January 2017
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Sellout by Paul Beatty”.
12th January 2017
There will be a screening of “Nahid” (2015 Iran 105 mins).
5th January 2017
There will be a screening of the drama thriller film “Dukhtar” (90 mins 2014 Pakistan).
2016
15th December 2016
Literati invites you to a screening of “Amchem Noxib”, a Goan Konkani musical comedy film (115 mins 1963) at 7:30 pm. “Amchem Noxib” was a hit and a trendsetter.
8th December 2016
Literati invites you to a screening of “A Single Man” (95 mins 2009) directed by Tom Ford starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore.
7th December 2016
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “One Part Woman” by Perumal Murugan.
2nd December 2016
The “Goenchi Mati Movement” & Literati invite all Goa lovers to an evening on the realities of iron ore mining in Goa-its impact, challenges, and the future of sustainable practices. Cartoons by Alexyz, photographs by Frederick Noronha and insights from Rahul Basu.
1st December 2016
There will be a screening of “About Elly” (119 mins 2015 Iran) directed by Asghar Farhadi.
24th November 2016
There will be a screening of “Charulata” (1964; 117 mins Bengali) Directed by Satyajit Ray, based upon the novel Nastanirh ("The Broken Nest") by Rabindranath Tagore.
17th November 2016
“The Conversation” (1974 USA 113 mins) directed by Francis Ford Coppola,Gene Hackman.
12th November 2016
HarperCollins Publishers India and Literati invite you to the launch of "All the Answer I Shall Ever Get" by Tanya Mendonsa. The author shall be in conversation with Suhas Shilker.
10th November 2016
There will be a screening of “O Inimigo Sem Rosto” (2010 Portugal 85 mins) directed by Jose Farinha.
7th November 2016
The Literati Book Club will meet to discuss “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande.
3rd November 2016
There will be a screening of “99 Homes” (112 mins 2015 USA) directed by Ramin Bahrani.
27th Oct 2016
There will be a screening of the romance comedy film “Under The Tuscan Sun” (113 mins) directed by Audrey Wells, starring Diane Lane and Sandra Oh.
20th October 2016
There will be a screening of “Kill The Messenger” (101 mins USA 2014).
13th October 2016
There will be a screening of “Monsoon Wedding” (105 mins 2001) directed by Mira Nair.
6th October 2016
There will be a screening of “School for Scoundrels” (1960 Britain). Directed by Robert Hamer, starring Ian Carmichael and Terry Thomas. Inspired by the “Gamesmanship” series of books by Stephen Potter.
4th October 2016
The Literati Book club will meet to discuss “The Girl You Left Behind” by Jojo Moyes.
29th September 2016
Literati invites you to a reading in prose and poetry by Swiss German writer Markus Kirchhofer from his books "Der Stachel" and "Eisfischen".
22nd September 2016
There will be a screening of “Adaptation” (114 mins 2002) directed by Spike Jonze . Starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, John Cusack, Tilda Swinton.
15th Sep 2016
There will be a screening of “La Haine” (93 mins France 1995).
8th Sep 2016
There will be a screening of “Kes” directed by Kenneth Loach (104 mins UK 1969).
The film is based on the novel A Kestrel for a Knave, written by Barry Hines.
1st September 2016
Screening of “Il Postino: The Postman” directed by Michael Radford (1994 Italian 103 mins).
8th August 2016
The Literati Book Club will meet over potluck to discuss “The Vegetarian” by Han Kang.
16th July 2016
Literati invites you for a discussion with Madhavi Ahuja, co-author of "Cupidity-Ping Me, Love".
17th May 2016
The Book Club will meet to discuss “Colours of the Cage” by Arun Ferreira over potluck.
12th May 2016
There will be a screening of “Le Fils” (2002 Belgian-French 104 mins) directed by the Dardenne brothers.
6th-14th May 2016
Literati Book Sale 25% discount on all new books . Second hand books Rs 50/- to Rs150/- .
5th May 2016
Literati invites you to a screening of “Whiplash” (2014 USA 103 mins).
28th April 2016
Screening of “Neuve Reinas” directed by Fabian Bielinsky (2002 Argentina 110 mins)
21st April 2016
Screening of “Calvary” directed by John McDonagh, starring Brendon Gleeson (2014 Ireland 101 mins).
19th April 2016
The Book Club will meet to discuss “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr.
14th April 2016
Screening of “Band of Outsiders” directed by Jean-Luc Godard (1964 France, 97 mins)
7th April 2016
Screening of “Goodbye Solo” directed by Rahmin Bahrani (2009 USA 91 mins).
31st March 2016
Screening of “Lemon Tree” ( 101 mins Israel 2009).
10th March 2016
Screening of “Hail the Conquering Hero” directed by Preston Sturges (101 mins 1944 USA).
9th March 2016
The Book Club will meet to discuss "Shorty Gomes" by Ahmed Bunglowala.
3rd March 2016
Screening at Literati of “Billy Liar” (1963 UK 94 mins) directed by John Schlesinger, starring Julie Christie and Tom Courtenay.
25th February 2016
Screening at Literati of “For Your Consideration” directed by Christopher Guest (86 min)
19th February 2016
Literati invites you to a slideshow and discussion on "Voices of Women from the Ruins of War" by Ann Jones.
18th February 2016
Screening at Literati of “Rashomon” directed by Akira Kurosawa (83 mins Japan 1950).
13th February 2016
"Chilli Fest" at Literati. Bulbul Sharma will read her story from "Chillies and Porridge” and there will also be an exciting display of chilli plants, chocolates, chutneys and more.
11th February 2016
Screening of “Estomago” directed by Marcos Jorge (113 mins Brazil 2007).
4th February 2016
Screening of "Mon Oncle" directed by Jacques Tati (110 minutes).
2nd February 2016
The Book Club will meet to discuss "A Handbook for My Lover" by Rosalyn D'Mello.
28th January 2016
Screening of "After Hours" directed by Martin Scorsese (93 minutes).
21st January 2016
Screening of “50/50” by Jonathan Levine.
16 January 2016
Join us for a Creative Drawing Workshop guided by artist Liz Kemp from Scotland.
15th January 2016
Literati invites you to a Book Reading of "Ocean of Cobras" by Murad Ali Baig.
14th January 2016
Screening at Literati of “Rope” By Alfred Hitchcock.
12th January 2016
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Razor's Edge” by Somerset Maugham
7th January 2016
Screening at Literati of “Shadow of a Doubt” by Alfred Hitchcock
2015
19th December 2015
“BeBook Charity Fete and Jumble Sale 2015” with live music by Lester, Dominic, Krishna, Chrystal and Alexis. Clothes and accessories, home décor and furniture, Come join us.
17th December 2015
Screening at Literati of “Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed” by David Trueba.
16th December 2015
HarperCollins Publishers India invites you to the launch of "a handbook for my lover" by Rosalyn D'Mello who will be in conversation between Margaret Mascarenhas.
12th December 2015
Literati and Indian Street Performers Association Trust invite you to an evening with traditional Indian street performers.
10th December 2015
Screening at Literati of “Bicycle Thieves” by Vittorio De Sica.
8th December 2015
The Book Club will meet to discuss ''The Razor's Edge'' by Somerset Maugham
3rd December 2015
Screening at Literati of “The Beat That My Heart Skipped” by Jacques Audiard
27th November 2015
Literati & Bloomsbury invite you to a reading of “By Thumb, Hoof and Wheel: Travels in the Global South” By Prabhu Ghate. He will be in conversation with Karan Bhagat.
26th November 2015
Screening of “Being There” by Hal Ashby.
19th November 2015
Screening of “Jane Eyre” by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
12th November 2015
Screening of “Sideways” by Alexander Payne.
5th November 2015
Screening of “No Country For Old Men” by The Coen Brothers.
4th November 2015
The Book Club will meet to discuss ''Aarushi'' by Avirook Sen.
3rd November 2015
On Literati’s 10th Anniversary there will be a 10% discount sale on all new books.
29th October 2015
Screening at Literati of “Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (Will you cross the skies for me?)” by Gautham Menon.
15th October 2015
Screening at Literati of “Fireworks Wednesday” by Asghar Farhadi.
8th October 2015
Screening at Literati of “Three Times” by Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
30th September 2015
Swiss-Italian author Andrea Bianchetti will read from his book “Estreme visioni di bianco”.
Ledwina Costantini from the theatre company Opera retablO will accompany the reading.
24th September 2015
Screening at Literati of “Sonatine” by Takeshi Kitano.
4th September 2015
Literati invites you to a Book Launch of “The Many Faces of Kashmiri Nationalism” by
Nandita Haksar who will be in conversation with film-maker and writer Saeed Akhtar Mirza.
3rd September 2015
Screening at Literati of “Eat Drink Man Woman” by Ang Lee.
27th August 2015
Screening of “Kitchen Stories” by Bent Hamer.
20th August 2015
Screening of “Holy Motors” by Leos Carax.
13th August 2015
Screening of “Locke” by Steven Knight.
6th August 2015
Screening of “The Station Agent” by Thomas McCarthy.
4th August 2015
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz.
30th July 2015
Screening of “Take Shelter” by Jeff Nichols.
23rd July 2015
Screening of “My Own Private Idaho” by Gus Van Sant.
16th July 2015
Screening of “Pride” by Matthew Warcus.
9th July at 2015
Screening of “Show Me Love” by Lukas Moodysson.
2nd July 2015
Screening of “The Way He Looks” by Daniel Ribeiro.
25th June 2015
Screening of “In Bruges” by Martin Mcdonagh.
18th June 2015
Screening of “Once” By John Carney.
12th June 2015
The Book Club will meet to discuss “Slaughterhouse 5” by Kurt Vonnegut.
11th June 2015
Screening of “The Last Detail” by Hal Ashby.
4th June 2015
Screening of “Boy” by Taika Waititi.
23rd April 2015
Screening of “Footnote” by Joseph Cedar.
16th April 2015
Screening of “Tokyo Sonata” by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
10th April to 18th April 2015
Literati Book Sale 25% discount on all new books . Second hand books Rs 50/- to Rs 150/- .
9th April 2015
Screening of “Mud” by Jeff Nichols.
6th April 2015
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Diary of a Social Butterfly” by Moni Mohsin.
2nd April 2015
Screening of “Tomboy” by Celine Sciamma.
28th March 2015
Literati invites you to a Book Reading of “The First Indian: Story of the First Indian Solo Circumnavigation Under Sail” by Dr. Dilip Donde who will be in conversation with Elias Patel.
26th March 2015
Screening of “Frances Ha” by Noah Baumbach.
19th March 2015
Screening of “Tangerines” (2014 Georgia & Estonia, 86 minutes)
14th March 2015
Literati invites you to a Book Launch of “1400 Bananas, 76 Towns & 1 Million People” by Samir Nazareth. He will be in conversation with Aniruddha Sen Gupta & Aditi.
12th March 2015
Screening of “Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro” (1989 120 minutes) by Saeed Akhtar Mirza. The Director will be present and there will be an interaction with him after the film.
5th March 2015
Screening of “Naseem” (1995 120 minutes) by Saeed Akhtar Mirza. The Director will be present and there will be an interaction with him after the film.
3rd March 2015
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Almond Tree” by Michelle Corasanti.
27TH February 2015
Literati invites you to a Book Reading by Randhir Khare author of “Strangers On The Shore”.
26th February 2015
Screening of “Alice In The Cities” by Wim Wenders.
19th February 2015
Screening of “Memories Of Murder” by Bong Joon-Ho.
12th February 2015
Screening of “Cell 211” by Daniel Monzon.
5th February 2015
Screening of “The Man Who Wasn't There” by The Coen Brothers.
2nd February 2015
The Book Club will meet to discuss “Hang Woman” by K.R. Meera.
29th January 2015
Screening of “Garam Hawa” (1974 96 mins) by M.S.Sathyu.
22nd January 2015
Screening of “Hunger” (2008 Ireland 96 mins.)
21st January 2015
The Book Club will meet to discuss “Hang Woman” by K.R. Meera.
16th January 2015
Screening of a compilation of Film Maker Waris Hussein’s work followed by a conversation between him Waris Hussein and Shama Habibullah.
10th January 2015
Literati invites you to a talk on “Healing your Life with Hypnotherapy” by Manisha Chadda
8th January 2015
Screening of “Samsara” by Ron Fricke at Literati.
2014
19th December 2014
Literati invites you to an evening of poetry open mike led by Kathryn Hummel author of "Poems From Here".
18th December 2014
Screening of “Nebraska” by Alexander Payne.
11th December 2014
Screening of “Inside Llewyn Davis” by The Coen Brothers.
8th December 2014
The Book Club will meet to discuss “Reef” by Romesh Gunesekera.
6th December 2014
Literati and Fingerprint invite you to a Book Reading & Workshop on the “Art of Story Telling” by Vishwas Mudagal author of “Losing My Religion”.
5th December 2014
Literati invites you to the release of “Gaysi Zine”.
4th December 2014
Screening of “The Hunt” by Thomas Vinterberg.
20th November 2014
Screening of “Castaway On The Moon” by Lee Hae-Jun.
12th November 2014
The Book Club will meet to discuss “A Man of The People” by Chinua Achebe.
11th October 2014
Harper Collins and Literati invite you to the launch of “Clear Hold Build” by Sudeep Chakravarti. Dean D'Cruz will be in conversation with the author.
17th September 2014
The Book Club will meet to discuss “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
2nd August 2014
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Forty Rules of Love” by Elif Shafak.
28th June 2014
Literati and Fingerprint invite you to the Goa Book Launch of "Daughter By Court Order". The author Ratna Vira will be in conversation with Karan Bhagat.
16th May 2014
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway.
23rd April 2014
The Book Club will meet to discuss “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai.
21st April to 26th April 2014
Literati End Of Season Sale. 20% Discount on all new books.
10th April 2014
Summer screenings in the Literati garden. “Day For Night (La Nuit Americaine)” by Francois Truffaut.
4th April 2014
“Systemic Constellations Finding Love’s Hidden Harmony”: This is an introductory workshop to Family Constellation work by Annie Cariapa a psychotherapist.
3rd April 2014
Literati And Harper Collins invite you to a Book Reading By Yasmeen Premji, author of “Days of Gold & Sepia”.
29th March 2014
Join us for a talk on the “Health Revolution in Goa” delivered by Author, Therapist, Alchemist & Secretary of the World United Doctor & Healer Association, Darryl D’Souza.
28th March 2014
Summer screenings at Literati. Fellini's Masterpiece "8 1/2".
26th March 2014
The Book Club will meet to discuss “Narcopolis” by Jeet Thayil.
8th March 2014
Literati and Amber Books invite you to the launch of “Zero the Giraffe goes to Goa” a book for children written and illustrated by Premola Ghose.
19th February 2014
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Elephant’s Journey” by Jose Saramago.
12th February 2014
“Sufi Music Workshop” conducted by The Looking Glass On at Literati.
24th January 2014
Rahul Alvares will be discussing the adventures and various challenges he faced with shooting for the book Birds of Goa.
11th January 2014
To celebrate the release of Nony's first book “The Archivist”, Literati and Dayanita Singh invite you to a conversation with Nony Singh and Alka Pande.
2013
16th December 2013
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Orphan Master's Son” by Adam Johnson.
1st November to 10th November 2013
Literati Diwali sale. 20% discount on all new books
29th October 2013
The Book Club will meet to discuss the book ''The Lowland" by Jhumpa Lahiri.
28th Sept. 2013
Literati invites you to the launch of “And What Remains In The End” The Memoirs of an Unrepentant Civil Servant (A Rupa Publication) by Robin Gupta.
26th September 2013
The Book Club will meet to discuss “Dev & Simran” by Eunice De Souza.
4th Sept 2013
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett.
17th August 2013
Tulika Publishers & Goa University invite you to a reading by Suniti Namjoshi, poet, fabulist and children's writer. Jeet Thayil, novelist and poet will introduce Suniti who will read from her book "Blue & Other Stories" followed by a discussion on writing for adults and children.
16th August 2013
Literati and Simon & Schuster invite you to the Goa release of "The Sea Of Innocence" by Kishwar Desai. Lord Meghnad Desai & Venita Coelho will be in conversation with the author.
1st August 2013
The Book Club will meet to discuss “No Time Like The Present” by Nadine Gordimer.
14th June 2013
The World Busk Day will be held at Literati in aid of Child’s Play Foundation. With musicians Ashley Rego, Jatan Rodrigues, Ian De Noronha, Clive Moraes, Shannon Vaz, Frederika Cotta and Leo O Velho. The Kala Academy Choir led by Jean Kalangutkar will be performing. And Willy Franco and Lester Godinho.
29th April 2013
The Book Club will meet to discuss “The Book of Joshua” by Tanya Mendonsa. We will celebrate the life of Joshua who is no longer with us.
3rd to 13th April 2013
Literati End Of Season Sale. 20% Discount on all new books.
19th March 2013
The Book Club will be reading “Curfewed Nights” by Basharat Peer.
3rd March 2013
Bebook Charity Fete: Jumble, games, clothes, jewellery, food, art, face-painting.
25th Feb to 1st March 2013
Amaresh Deshpande will hold an intensive bridge workshop over 5 days (2 hour sessions each) at Literati.
12th February 2013
Book Club to discuss “Em and the Big Hoom” by Jerry Pinto over potluck.
8th February 2013
Literati and Lotus Libri invite you to the launch of “Notes to Mehr” by Aftab Khan Farooqui. Shri Damodar Mauzo will release the book.
2nd February 2013
Literati invites you to a reading by Ashali Varma from her book “Victoria Cross: A Love Story” published by Pearson Education.
1st of February 2013
An introductory session to the game of “Bridge” by Amaresh Deshpande.
30th of January 2013
On Gandhiji's death anniversary, we will be screening "Gandhi Lives" a 52 minute documentary film by Aruna Har Prasad.
17th January 2013
A two hour Introduction-to-Bridge by Amaresh Deshpande.
5th January 2013
“Kornelia's Kitchen 2 - Cooking for Allergies” Launch at Literati by Dr. Anita Kamath Dudhane and Marianne Borgo.
2012
28 December 2012
Literati invites you to a presentation by Savia Viegas author of “Abha Nama” and “Eddi & Diddi” and an illustrated talk by art historian Apurva Kulkarni in conversation with Savia.
26th December 2012
Literati and Penguin India hosted a reading by Naman Ramachandran the author of “Rajnikanth the Definitive Biography”.
21st December 2012
Literati presents a sale of the exclusive fashionista jewelry line "Preah".
20th December, 2012
Release of Christina Fernandes' book “Passion in Paradise” published by Goa 1556 and an exhibition of her photographs.
28th November 2012
Book Club will discuss “The Cat’s Table” by Michael Ondaatje.
23rd November 2012
Tanya Mendonsa’s book “The Book of Joshua” will be launched at Literati.
5th November 2012
The Bookwallah is India's first roving writers festival, taking five writers and an ingenious travelling library across India by train. Sudeep Sen, Annie Zaidi and Chandrahas Choudhury join Australian writers Benjamin Law and Kirsty Murray. The Bookwallah tour stops in Goa at Literati bookshop for a mini-writers-festival from 6.00-8.30pm on Monday 5th November.
12th September 2012
The book “Origins of Love” written by Kishwar Desai and published by Simon & Schuster will be launched by Wendell Rodricks. It will be followed by the Book Club discussion of “The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes.
2nd August 2012
The Book Club will discuss “Ravan and Eddie” by Kiran Nagarkar.
21st July 2012
Sudeep Chakravarti’s new book “Highway 39: Journeys through a Fractured Land”, published by HarperCollins, will be launched by Sebastian Hongray and Nandita Haksar followed by a panel discussion moderated by Prava Rai.
13th April 2012
The Book Club discussed “Our Lady of Alice Bhatti” by Mohammed Hanif.
7th March 2012
The Book Club will discuss “Let Me Tell You About Quinta” by Savia Viegas followed by a Q&A with the author.
17th February 2012
Angela Alvares will present a Slide Show on the “Anti Nuclear Agitation in India”.
11th February 2012
Literati and Harper Collins invite you to the Goa Release of “Curse Of The Godman” by Biddu. Wendell Rodricks will release the book after which Biddu will sing.
16th February 2012
The Book Club will discuss “The Convert” by Deborah Baker.
10th January 2012
The Book Club will discuss “My Revolutions” by Hari Kunzru.
6th January 2012
Release of “The House Of Love” by Dayanita Singh. The author will be in conversation with Jonathon Shainin.
2011
29th December 2011
The “Love Goa” 1st Edition (Love Travel Guides) by Fiona Caulfield will be released followed by an exhibition of Photographs by Clare Arni on The Disappearing Professions of Goa on display till the 4th of January 2012.
23rd December 2011
Salim Kidwai author of “Song Sung True” and “Same-Sex Love in India” will be in conversation with Jason Keith Fernandes.
26th November 2011
Literati and Harper Collins India invite you to a Reading by Bulbul Sharma from her new novel “The Tailor of Giripul”.
29th October 2011
Literati with Harper Collins Publishers India invite you to a Book Reading of “Calcutta Exile” by Bunny Suraiya.
18th June 2011
“World Busk Day” will be held in aid of Child’s Play India Foundation.
20th April 2011
The Book Club will meet to discuss Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer.
2010
17th December 2010
Dr. Sudhir Kakar's book “The Crimson Throne” was launched at Literati.
13th November 2010
Literati hosted the Goa launch of “Looking for America” by Avirook Sen.
12th of August 2010
The Book Club will meet to discuss an unpublished work Moon on Mandara by Helena Joshee. The author will be joining us.
13th February 2010
Amitav Gosh released the book “Dream Villa” by Dayanita Singh at Literati.
2nd January 2010
Edge of Faith by photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta was launched with a slideshow and a conversation between the author and Tanya Mendonsa.
2009
17th December 2009
Tanya Mendonsa launched her debut book of poetry “The Dreaming House” published by Harper Collins. Venita Coelho and Siddharth Dubey took us through Tanya's journey and her poetry.
11th December 2009
Film, documentary maker and journalist Navina Sundaram screened her documentary
“Amrita Sher-Gil” a family album previously shown at the Munich museum and the Tate alongside a slide-lecture on her aunt at Literati.
7th December 2009
Author and Academician Savia Viegas exhibited her art and described the role and process painting had in aiding the writing of her book “Tales from the Attic”.
21st November 2009
Eminent filmmaker and author Saeed Mirza read from his book “Ammi: Letters to a Democratic Mother” at Literati.
18th July 2009
“Divine Soul Songs”- Dr. Sha's latest soul healing bestseller was launched by Anna Jahns, who also introduced self-healing practices, soul singing, and other transformation tools for the New Era Transition.
20th February 2009
Suhag Shirodkar the author of “Captured In Miniature” conducted a unique interactive workshop Appreciating Mughal Art for ages 10 onward.
7th & 14th February 2009
An Art Workshop was conducted by Susan Bullough-Khare showing the therapeutic value of art .
6th February 2009
There was a reading of “One Life to Ride – A Motorcycle Journey to the High Himalayas” by the author Ajit Harisinghani.
2008
11th December 2008
There was a discussion on topics relating to the book “Lashkar” by Mukul Deva in interaction with Sudeep Chakravarti. The author then read from his forthcoming novel “Salim must Die”.
6th December 2008
“The Mystery Of Mindnet”- by Aniruddha Sengupta Goa Book Release took place followed by a quiz and a book treasure hunt for kids.
4th December 2008
The Book Club met to discuss “The White Tiger” by Arvind Adiga winner of the Booker Prize.
23rd October 2008
The Book Club met and discussed “Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter” by Mario Vargosa Llosa.
12th September 2008
“Once Upon a Time in Aparanta” by Sudeep Chakravarti was released at Gallery Gitanjali, hosted by Literati and Penguin Books India. Ravi Singh of Penguin India and the author spoke.
28th August 2008
The Book Club met and had a heated discussion on “The Diving Bell and The Butterfly” by Jean- Dominique Bauby.
2nd August 2008
Amruta Patil gave an insight into the process of writing a graphic novel with a power point presentation on the incredible graphic novel “Kari”.
25th July 2008
There was an impromptu poetry recitation by Taj Mansur Hassan followed by the Book Club meet to discuss “Sea of Poppies”.
24th June 2008
The Goa Release of Amitav Ghosh's new novel “Sea of Poppies” saw an unprecedented turnout for a book release despite the rains. Maria Couto interfaced with Amitav Ghosh followed by a reading from the novel by Amitav Ghosh himself. The fans then had a chance to ask questions and get their books signed.
20th June 2008
The Book Club met to discuss “Norwegian Wood” by Haruki Murakami
30th - 3rd May 2008
Art Exhibition of works by the renowned watercolourist, the late Prof. Pralhad Anant Dhond.
30th March 2008
Rahul Srivastava read from his teen novel “Murder on Kaandoha Hill”. This was followed by an interesting discussion on promoting the reading habit in Goa.
8th March 2008
On International Womens' Day there was a spirited reading by Usha R. Khanna from her book "The Making of Samovar: How a Mumbai Cafe Became a Metaphor for a Generation".
29th February 2008
The Book Club met and discussed the superbly written “Half A Yellow Sun” by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie .
9th February 2008
We had a large turnout at the book launch of “Red Sun” a book on the Naxals by Sudeep Chakravarti.
22nd January 2008
Bulbul Singh poet, artist, a man of many parts, read from his book “Windblown Om And Other Songs”.
3rd January 2008
We started the New Year with a photographic exhibition by Alex A. Fernandes, "Tiatristes" . Dayanita Singh , the internationally renowned photographer opened the exhibition and released the catalogue. Mr. Tomazinho Cardozo , the eminent tiatriste, gave an enchanting talk on Tiatr, the Konkani folk theatre.
2007
9th December 2007
Saw the launch of “Darlingji” by Kishwar Desai the true love story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt . The Book was released by Lord Meghnad Desai followed by a reading by the author.
2nd December 2007
The Book Club met to discuss “The Assassin's Song” by MG Vassanji.
18th November 2007
Jeeva Raghunathan, Sandhya Rao, Paro Anand, Ashok Rajagopalan, Jonathon Lindstrom and Helena Bergendalh gave the kids an evening to remember with storytelling, book readings, illustrations and what have you. The fortunate fallout of an Indo Swede writers' workshop being held in Goa.
17th November 2007
Alma Freni conducted an un-cooking workshop called “Raw Food and Well Being” based on the Fit for Life philosophy which advocates only "living" or vegan food as being the conscious choice towards a healthier lifestyle.
28th October 2007
Rahul Alvares gave a slide show followed by a discussion on snakes, how to identify them, how to deal with snake bites, myths and snake tales to a rapt audience. Rahul is the author of “Call of the Snake” and “Free From School”.
29th September 2007
Prerna Singh Bindra one of India's leading environmental journalists and travel writers and author of "The King and I", presented her travels in tigerland, with the aid of a slide show followed by a panel discussion.
15th September 2007
From Saturday 15th September at 5:30 pm there was a selection of signed limited edition prints on display from Goa based photographer and writer Vikram Sundarji's forthcoming solo exhibition "Who Am We" at the Mousonturm Gallerie Frankfurt.
1st September 2007
There was the Goa release of Venita Coelho's "Dungeon Tales" a children's book. Venita the Creative Head of fiction of Endemol India is a script writer/producer/director.
21th July 2007
Literati played host to psychoanalyst Dr. Sudhir Kakar along with Katharina Kakar in a session based on their book “The Indians: Portrait of a People”.
15th July 2007
Storyteller Lady Luck (Anja Bulthuis) was back at Literati with the story of "The Good Witch" followed by a workshop.
29th June 2007
The book club met and discussed “The Alchemy of Desire” by Tarun Tejpal.
22nd April 2007
Ranjit Hoskote writer and art critic read from his book of poems “Vanishing Acts” and interfaced with author Sudeep Chakravarti on his work.
29th March 2007
Anjum Hasan read from her recently published book of poems "Street on a Hill".
10th March 2007
Prof. Edward De Lima author of the book "Spoken Konkani" spoke on Konkani, the beautiful language of Goa, its origin, its various dialects, scripts and literature.
25th February 2007
Storyteller Lady Luck (Anja Bulthuis) from Holland read from "The Story of the Unicorn", followed by a workshop for children.
16th February 2007
Literati held the All India Book launch of Internationally acclaimed photographer Dayanita Singh's latest book “Go Away Closer”.
18th January 2007
There was a reading by Dr. Carmo D'Souza from his E-novel “Jose's Dreams: A New World Order”.
9th January 2007
The Book Club met at 7:30 pm to discuss “The Inheritance Of Loss” by Kiran Desai winner of the Man Booker Prize 2006.
4th January 2007
Literati had an evening of poetry and old Bollywood songs with poets Sudeep Sen and Ivan Kostka. In addition, Jyoti Guptara did a reading from” Conspiracy of Calaspia” written by him and his twin brother Suresh. There was also an impromptu demonstration /performance by the renowned musician Talvin Singh.
2006
19th December 2006
Martine Meijer of the Jung Centre India held a workshop on “Dreams”.
10th December 2006
Storyteller Lady Luck (Anja Bulthuis) brought alive the world of fairies to enthrall the children. She also held a workshop on fairy apparel.
18th November 2006
Amano Samarpan author of the book “Birds of India” took us through a slide show of the various birds he 'shot' in goa.
12th October 2006
The Book Club met to discuss “Tin Fish” where there was an interesting interaction with the author Sudeep Chakravarti.
7th August 2006
The Book Club met to discuss “Shantaram”.
12th August 2006
There was a reading by Zai Whitaker, who is an author of “The Boastful Centipede and Other Creatures in Verse”, “Cobra in my Kitchen”, “Salim Ali for Schools”, “Andamans Boy” and “Kali and the Rat Snake”.
22nd July 2006
There was poetry reading by Brian Mendonca from “Last Bus to Vasco: Poems from Goa”.
15th July 2006
An Origami workshop was conducted by Master Shivaram who has published his original models as a book titled- “Fold in Fold Out -Origami Originals”.
28th May 2006
Literati in collaboration with Association of Componentes of Comunidades held a Seminar on “Whether the Govt. has the Power to Amend the Law of the Communidades” at the Menezes Braganza Hall.
4th May 2006
The Goa Book Launch of "Helen - The Life and Times of an H-Bomb" was held where the author Jerry Pinto read.
7th April 2006
There was a reading at 5 pm by Victor Rangel-Ribeiro author of “Tivolem” (winner of 1998 Milkweed Prize for Fiction) and “Loving Ayesha”.
2nd April 2006
A workshop for Goa Writers Group was conducted by author “Victor Rangel-Ribeiro” on "Editing for Style and Acceptance".
23rd March 2006
The first meeting of the Book Club discussed "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hossaini followed by a potluck dinner.
17th February 2006
Deviprasad C Rao's Exhibition of Drawings and Sketches titled "Portraits of Existence" was inaugurated by Dr. Pedro Cabral Adao (Consul General of Portugal, Goa).
27th January 2006
There was a panel discussion initiated by Robert S. Newman author of "Umbrellas, Goddesses and Dreams: Essays on Goan Culture and Society”. Sandesh Prabhudessai, Sucheta Potnis and Fredrick Noronha were the co-panelists and it was moderated by Jason Keith Fernandes.
2005
28th December 2005
There was a reading by William Dalrymple, of excerpts from all his books, from “In Xanadu to White Mughals”.
3rd November 2005
Literati opened its doors for the first time with a Reading by Isabel S. R. Vas, of excerpts from her play "Kator re Bhaji- Through Corridors of Power". The play is based on the life of Abbe Faria, the father of hypnotism.
Fin.