Event – Bookoholics Open Mic

Organizers – Bookoholics Group (Surat)

Venue – San Churros

Must Visit for – Book Lovers, Bibliophiles, Writers, Poets

Contributors – Puja Kedia Photography (Pictures), Members Bookoholics Group (Videos)

So Bookoholics Open Mic saw 14 members of Bookoholics Group coming out and sharing super interesting monologues with others... There were poets, photographers, readers, book lovers, travelers, runners... and everyone had something new/different to add to the flavor. This is how the meet was appropriately summarized by Ankur -

"Where else would you find a lawyer reciting a Ghazal, a CA giving us a glimpse of Premchand's story or a Doctor talking about her passion for running.....or Ayn Rand passage said along with something from Gurucharan Das...the humor of the legendary Wodehouse and the melancholy of a Zaverchand Meghani poem... Some psychology as well to question your thoughts and decisions.... and the description of absolutely breathtaking Zanskar Trek.... The wonderful persons you meet, the interactions, the different perspectives you hear... Its a treat like no other.... Bookoholics - always a pleasure! " - Ankur Maniar.

Following are few of the videos from the Meet -

A) Rohan Panwala and The Bookoholics Thali !!!

B) Avani Vansia reciting the translated 'Koi no ladakvayo' by Zaverchand Meghani, and its original American poem -

C) Mukul Jalan- Reading an abstract from Munshi Premchand's short story - 'Bade Bhaisaab'

( Disclaimer - If you are from CBSE board... this video can take you back in time to your Hindi Texbooks !!!)

D) Tanya Gautam reciting a poem self penned poem about a destitute person from the streets - Unnamed.

E) Chittaranjan Desai - Photo verse on his Chadar Trek.

F) Amrita Modi with excerpts from PG Wodehouse -

Open Mic at Bookoholics traditionally has been a forum where people have come forward and shared something they like (stories/ poems/ passages/ speeches)... also it has provided a platform to people to share something they have penned down themselves... but this time Bookoholics went a step further... and invited Chittaranjan and Pooja to give us a small talk on their favorite hobbies (photography & running respectively). Aaliyah was the host for the evening.

Do watch the videos and leave a few words of appreciation for the Speaker(s) you liked the most in the comment section below 8) Also share this on your social networks and spread the word!

When we invited Dr. Indira Nityanandam we did not have even the slightest idea of what a big treat we were in for. We had expected an Author-Meet-The-Reader meet... and we were so wrong !!! Within few minutes from the start... the Audience became aware that her writing doesn't limit to her being an author and writing down her mind and heart... but she also writes about other authors and at the same time she is a Translator who efficiently knows playing over different languages... and this helped the listeners to get acquainted to not just one but many authors!

Event – Author-Reader Meet with Dr Indira Nityanandam

Organizers – Bookoholics Group (Surat)

Venue – San ChurrosMust

Visit for – Book Lovers, Bibliophiles, Writers

Dr. Indira started off, by reading to us two of the pieces she had written. One about her mother and the other about her motherland. And it goes without saying. People were spellbound! So was I.

This was followed by one of the most interesting talks we have ever had at Bookoholics... She one by one introduced authors on Indian origin writing in English, briefly describing their writing styles vis a vis the style of writing in their particular era. This was an absolute feast for any book lover. Following are a few pictures of Dr. Indira in action -

I personally was literally spell bound and was in absolute awe like a small kid in the wonderland. Through sessions like these one gets an absolutely new insight into authors and styles of writing and it ultimately results in reading becoming an all the more pleasurable experience. Dr. Indira continued to just baffle us with her oratory skills and the knowledge at her command. Following are a few photos from the audience listening with rapt attention -