‘Rails, Republics, and the Lives We Inherit’
Conversation with Saurabh Sharma at the Festival of Festivals, World Book Fair (open to all)ˀ
10 January 2026
4 to 4.45pm
Venue
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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Railsong at the World Book Fair, Delhi
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Railsong in Chennai
Conversation + Readings with Mukund Padmanabhan for The Hindu Lit for Life Unplugged (open to all)
7 December 2025
6.00 pm
Venue
Crossword store, Express Avenue Mall, Chennai
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Railsong in Delhi
Conversation + Readings with Shruti Debi
28 November 2025
6 pm
Venue
The Bookshop Inc, Lodhi Colony
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Railsong in Bengaluru
In conversation with Shalini Umachandran at the Bangalore Literature Festival (free entry)
6 December 2025
12.30 pm
Venue
Freedom Park
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Railsong in Kolkata
In conversation with Malavika Banerjee
23 November 2025
5.30 pm
Venue
Daga Nikunj, Alka Jalan Foundation, 25/1 Ballygunje Circular Road, Kolkata 700019
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Railsong in Shillong
In conversation with Preeti Gill
22 November 2025
4.10 pm
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Writing second novels
with Prayaag Akbar, Keshava Guha and Malavika Banerjee
21 November 2025
3.10 pm
Venue
Ward’s Lake, Shillong
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Railsong in Ahmedabad
Conversation + Readings at the National Book Trust’s Ahmedabad International Book Festival
14 November 2025
4.30 pmVenue
Riverfront Event Centre, Ahmedabad
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Literature Live! Mumbai
Conversation + Readings with Alankrita Shrivastava and Supriya Nair
7 November 2025
6.30 pmVenue
NCPA, Mumbai
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Railsong review – Mint Lounge
“It is a story about the weight of the years and the vagaries of connection, the progress of civilisation and the regress of humanity. Dark and light notes come together to create the eponymous song that plays like a background score to the individual and national tragedies that make up its plot… A fictional saga like Railsong demands not only imaginative daring, but also dogged discipline. Bhattacharya delivers on both counts abundantly. It has been well worth the wait for him to arrive at this sublime, clear-eyed vision of India”
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Heart on the line: Interview with the Hindustan Times
