The Eleventh Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Monday, November 16th to Sunday, November 22nd 2020

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The Tenth Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest Culminates In A Gala Awards Ceremony

A decade of the Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest, which attracted packed audiences across the city, ended on a high note this evening.   The Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to renowned writer, translator, journalist, film critic, screenwriter and playwright Shanta Gokhale.   The Tata Literature Live! literary awards were also announced at the grand finale ceremony.   The Literary Awards conferred were as […]

Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest Announces Shortlists For Literary Awards

Following the selection of the Longlists for five prestigious literary awards conferred by Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest (November 14 -17), the final shortlist for each award was announced today.   The winners will be announced at the grand Awards Ceremony to be held on November 17 at the NCPA, Nariman Point. The Awards are intended to recognise and […]

Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 conferred on Shanta Gokhale; K. Satchidanandan named Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate

The prestigious Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2019 has been conferred on renowned writer, translator, journalist, film critic, screenwriter and playwright Shanta Gokhale.  The Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate for 2019 is K Satchidanandan, one of India’s leading poets. Both these awards recognise an exceptional body of work which has made a significant impact in the Indian literary field. The Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award […]

Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest announces longlists for five literary awards

Mumbai, 1st November 2019: The longlists for five categories of prestigious literary awards conferred by Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest (November 14-17) were announced today. The Awards were instituted to recognise and encourage literary talent across genres, for both established and new writers. The winners will be announced at the grand Awards Ceremony to be held on November […]

For Better or For Verse Winners | 360 @ Campus

Literature Live! 360@ Campus collaborated with Sophia College (Kaleidoscope), Wilson College (Polaris), St. Andrew’s  (Mosaic) and IIT (Flare) this year to judge their literary arts events at their intercollegiate festivals. All winning entries are given due visibility and winners are invited to join a few writers over tea during the festival. An invaluable conversation for […]

360 @ Campus Story and Poetry Writing Contest Winners

360@ Campus Story and Poetry Writing Contest was held at St Andrew’ College Participants were given first and last line prompts and had to develop their creative writing through the prompts. Story Writing Winners Aamenah Merchant There would be no answer to this one word sentence abortion? Madeline sat there, hunched over the toilet seat […]

MyStory Winners – Poetry

Tata Literature Live! MyStory Contest Winners – Poetry   Below are the winners selected by a jury independent of the number of public votes they received.   Phantom Roots by Asmita Patwardhan Some odd trees grow in quicksands, Taking birth in drowning hands, Growing in agitated, viscous soil, Roots nourished by turmoil, Rising to unprecedented heights, […]

Tata Literature Live! Curtain Raiser : Fri, 11th – Sun, 13th Oct

The Tenth Tata Literature Live!, Mumbai’s international literary festival will take place from November 14-17. So do block your diary! You can get more information by going to the website www.tatalitlive.in. As a curtain raiser to the festival, and to give a preview to a new audience, Literature Live! has orgainsed a Curtain Raiser for […]