The Author of the Month Series is envisioned as a year-long curatorial initiative at BLR Reads – Library and Archive, strengthening its role as a shared cultural and civic space. Building on BLR Reads’ ethos of reading beyond books, the series will invite one author each month for an in-depth book discussion, situating literature within wider conversations on the […]
Under The Lamp (UTL) is a read-along book club, where we pick a book of the month for everyone to read, and come together to discuss it once a month. This month’s meeting will be a discussion on the novel ‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier. This is a closed meeting for members only. Anyone interested to join this […]
About Sketchbook Saturday Sketchbooks are private, and intimate space for artists to think, experiment, and try new ways of designing or creating art. Sketchbook Saturday is a bi-monthly event that sees artists from the Penciljam group sharing their Sketchbooks and creative process with the broader creative community. About the artist | George Supreeth George Supreeth has been sketch journaling for […]
In a market driven by AI-powered search, social proof, and shifting consumer values, standard cost-benefit messaging no longer drives conversions. This hands-on, activity-based workshop unpacks the psychological and sociological drivers behind modern buying behaviour to help creators and founders build high-value, resonant products. Participants will explore four key shifts in consumer choice: Resourceful Buying: How […]
꿈, stands for dream. Have your dreams ever scared you? Surprised you? Bared your ambitions, or gave you a sense of deja vu? Do you think all of us dream the same thing but in different ways? In different languages? Across time? Join us for an evening of sharing our memories, a part of ourselves […]
Inspired by the intimacy of J. Cole’s Dollar and a Dream shows and the immersive nature of iconic listening experiences, this event reimagines the modern live-event format by putting accessibility and community at its centre. Rooted in Bangalore’s Dakhni Hip-Hop culture, the event creates a space for original language, storytelling, music, and lived experiences. Audiences […]
Reel Duniya, Real Duniya: Cinema, Memory, and Leisure in Laggere is a photo-illustrated essay book that explores how cinema is experienced by those for whom it is at once a place of leisure, livelihood, and community. Emerging from six months of place-based research in Laggere, a predominantly working-class neighbourhood in Bengaluru with rich cinema culture […]
The Multispecies Hackathon brings together students, researchers, designers, technologists, and storytellers to reimagine our relationship with the natural world by centering the perspectives, needs, and agency of non-human life. By combining AI, computer vision, remote sensing, hardware, and new media with deep ecological thinking, participants build solutions that promote biodiversity, enable coexistence, and advance conservation. […]
The Author of the Month Series is envisioned as a year-long curatorial initiative at BLR Reads – Library and Archive, strengthening its role as a shared cultural and civic space. Building on BLR Reads’ ethos of reading beyond books, the series will invite one author each month for an in-depth book discussion, situating literature within wider conversations on […]
Cluster Fig began during the slow days of the pandemic lockdown as an intimate monthly gathering of friends reading English poetry that had moved, unsettled or delighted us through the […]
City Shapers Collective was launched by Mod Foundation as a long-term initiative examining how design influences Bengaluru’s transformation and future. Conceived as more than a platform for dialogue, the Collective positions design as an active tool for engaging with the city’s evolving challenges, bringing together practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and civic actors to collectively imagine pathways […]
Coming Unstuck: Creativity Through Noticing invites participants to slow down, pay closer attention, and rediscover the delight in ordinary moments through simple practices of noticing. If you’re feeling creatively stuck, or looking for inspiration on a passion project, or simply seeking a different way of engaging with the world, then join us! This workshop is for […]
