Goethe Darbaar: Unseen Connections

In this edition of the Goethe Darbaar, we delve into the connections between places and stories with celebrated poets and authors Sampurna Chattarji and Janice Pariat. Our moderator, Lakshya Datta, will lead the conversation exploring the interplay between writers and readers, and the harmony between verse and prose.

Day/Date: Friday, 14.04.2023
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan

The Artists

© Janice Pariat Janice Pariat
Janice is an author, soap-maker, knitter, and seeker of forests. Her most recent novel "Everything the Light Touches" was listed in The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022 and won the Auther Award 2023 for Best Fiction. She teaches at Ashoka University and is based between New Delhi and Shillong.

© Sampurna Chattarji Sampurna Chattarji
Sampurna Chattarji is a poet, fiction writer, editor, and translator with 21 published works, including "Space Gulliver," "Dirty Love," and "Wordygurdyboom!," as well as editing the anthology "Future Library" and releasing her most recent poetry collection, "Unmappable Moves."

The Moderator

© Lakshya Datta Lakshya Datta
Lakshya Datta is a writer and founder of Launchora, a storytelling platform and narrative podcast company. Lakshya also hosts Jaipur Bytes - the Jaipur Literature Festival podcast. He was named India’s Top Podcaster of 2021 by JioSaavn.