HEMANT SINGH VISITS BANGALORE LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2019 | #blrlitfest - hguy.blogspot.com

Bangalore Literature festival is a yearly do organised by a bunch or crazy folks who still believe India can be saved by books. God bless them. I managed to visit this place this year 2019 and it was a great feeling.

On the way to the venue, I had to pass the Chitrakala Parishat and this is what I saw peering at me. 

Ok, The program started dot at 10 with OMG Pankaj Kaput taking the stand. He is here to promote his book Dopehri.

The lady in the photo took the mike to ask Pankaj Kapur a question. She started in a foreign accented English. The bang she jumped to chaste Hindi giving everyone a shock. Including Pankaj who let out a chuckle. And, later, as I was walking about , bang, Pankaj Kapur was in front of me. I extend my hand which he very graciously shook.

Oh man, I too have the same problem with my pants.

Ok, this is a tree in the hotel lawn. It says Gandhiji visited this place in 1927 and sat under this tree and spoke to peeps. Its relevant especially coz this is the day of the Babri verdict. Those judges.

The Kids section. Total masti.

That guy decided to sweep right in the middle of the act. These are the guys who add spice to our life. Somebody should get his life on book.

This big lady had a tiny book and insisted on reading it.

This was some fun thing. A cam captures you and places you beside van Gogh. This gave me kicks and I kept revisiting the stall.

The most frightful pic of the day. Look at the prices. The lunch menu went even higher.

Ya, Rajat Gupta was here. And I thought he was behind bars.

Believe me, It was green. All around

And if you are tired, they has some bean bags for you.

This girl was with a typewriter. You heard me - a type writer. They were writing poetry or something. I thought they will ask me for money and I ran.

These four are doctor trying to revive a dead patient. The Indian economy. No one asks me. The solution. Get Congress back and live with their corruption.

As I said, Green. Love you Bangalore.

Look at this man. Giving me that dirty look. I was just taking pic of things I so want.

I dont know why my pic have all landed at the bottom.

The video of the proceeding. Watch it.

This is Pankaj Kapur's book Buy it.

The #blrlitfest 2019 was very well organised. Except for cables of all thicknesses running here and there . I nearly tripped.

Water and paper cups everywhere. Thank u. 

And on the way back to the metro station, I saw an old dilapidated weather beaten sign above  an old dilapidated weather beaten gate - it said this is one of the six ashrams of Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Bangalore never ceases to  surprise.


Pics and words : Hemant Singh