Jul 24 2026 to Jul 24 2026 6:30 p.m.

Price: Please register in the link. Walk-ins allowed Book/Buy

Where

BLR Design Centre

6th Floor, 46/1, Church St, Haridevpur, Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001

Event Description

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 city, history, design, culture, and everyday life. The initiative aims to deepen reader engagement, foster sustained community participation, and build meaningful collaborations with authors, publishers, academic institutions, and cultural organizations. Each session will be accompanied by curated reading lists and, where relevant, allied activities such as talks, walks, or exhibitions. The edition, we bring to you ‘ON THE ROAD, OFF THE RECORD: Over 50 Cab Stories’ by Ranjini Rao, with author Ruchira Ramanujam facilitating the conversation. This anthology, as Ruchira writes in the forward, “is a light-hearted set of reads set around everyday encounters with the drivers who get us wherever we need to go.” Author of the Month – Ranjini Rao Ranjini is a writer with a deep-rooted passion for Bengaluru. In On The Road, Off The Record, she chronicles the life of a city commuter, detailing encounters with cab drivers and co-passengers, peppered with dialogues and insights that are funny and profound all at once. She’s got the pulse of how the city moves and believes that like life, the road too is a teacher of important lessons. Moderator: Ruchira Ramanujam, Author and Culinary Entrepreneur