Mar 29 2026 to Mar 29 2026 11 a.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Brachio is very, very tall. The village needs someone to reach high places and solve their tall troubles. Brachio helps. He belongs.

But what happens when the village stops needing him? Brachio sets out to find what being tall actually means.

People of all heights are welcome to this dramatic reading with author Venkataraghavan, with props and sound effects too!

Around the World in 50 Sundays is a journey that begins, not with a ticket, but with opening a book. In a city like Bangalore where families are always in motion, the BIC Library hopes to offer stillness and a quiet, welcoming space for both parents and children where reading becomes a shared way of being and not a task.

Every Sunday, we open our doors to invite you into a library that listens; building a rhythm of return, a habit of joy and a new community bound not just by books, but by the weekly ritual of reading together.

We welcome your ideas and input. If you have suggestions for children’s events or activities that align with this vision, we’d love to hear from you. Please reach out to us at library@bangaloreinternationalcentre.org

Supported by:

Facilitator

Venkataraghavan Srinivasan
Writer, Actor & Director
Venkataraghavan is a writer, actor and director from south India. His illustrated chapter book for early readers, Brachio, was published by HarperCollins in December 2025. Through the protagonist’s extraordinary height, it highlights themes of friendship, social justice and self-respect. The book is adapted from an eponymous play for children, also written, directed, produced and performed by Venkataraghavan.

In 2024, he was awarded the inaugural year-long Neev Fellowship for Children’s Book Creators. He is at work on a World War Two historical fiction novel for middle-grade readers set in the Madras Zoo.

Venkataraghavan’s nonfiction book, The Origin Story of India’s States, was published by Penguin Random House in 2021. His short fiction has appeared in The Iowa Review and The Bombay Literary Magazine, among others, and has been included in anthologies and prize shortlists.