12:00 – 13:00

IN-DEPTH

Sumana Ramanan in conversation with Rahul Bhattacharya

INDIRA MIRI HALL

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15:30 – 16:30

THE INDIA IN THEIR STORIES

Ravinder Singh engages with Ruchir Joshi, Rahul Bhattacharya and Sandeep Khanna on their novels

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A conversation with students at the Ashoka University about writing
Feb 14, Shanghavi Library, 7.45pm

January 25, 2026 ● 3:50 pm
Songs of Then : Rahul Bhattacharya and Rupleena Bose on how their novels on times gone by frame the India of today. In conversation with Sarojesh Mukherjee
KaLaM Lawns (next to Son Et Lumiere area, The Alipore Museum)

January 26, 2026 ● 12:00 pm
Railsong : Rahul Bhattacharya on his new novel. In conversation with Sandip Roy
KaLaM Hub (between Wards 1 & 2, The Alipore Museum)

An Ode to India: What Was, What Endures

In conversation with Mehak Kasbekar
23 January 2026
7 to 8pm

Venue
Kozhikode Beach, Vakku

Writing the Great Indian Novel
Ruchir Joshi and Rahul Bhattacharya in conversation with Nandini Nair
Jan-16-2026 | 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM, Rajasthan Tourism Baithak

The Spirit of Place
Ruchir Joshi, Rahul Bhattacharya, Geoff Dyer and Rana Dasgupta in conversation with Chiki Sarkar
Jan-18-2026 | 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM, Charbagh

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Lightning Kid
Viswanathan Anand in conversation with Rahul Bhattacharya
Jan-16-2026 | 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM, Charbagh

https://www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org/2026/speaker/rahul-bhattacharya-

‘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

Conversation + Readings with Shruti Debi
28 November 2025
6 pm

Venue
The Bookshop Inc, Lodhi Colony
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