Oct 14 2023 to Oct 14 2023 5 p.m.

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Where

Atta Galatta Bookstore

178, 5th Main Rd, Binnamangala, Hoysala Nagar, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038

Event Description

Join Author Priyanka Kumar in the book launch of her fourth book, "People's Kafe - The Secrets Granny Whispered in My Ears". This book is a kaleidoscopic ride into Nani’s life set in pre and post-independence India right until Instagram stormed our lives. She led a life of purpose when the odds were stacked against her. Born into a humble family of six siblings, in a heavily caste and gender-prejudiced society, much before India gained freedom, Nani shattered the unwritten glass ceiling by attaining a graduate degree, carving a career at the National Family Planning Commission of India and following Ambedkar’s ideology of obliterating caste discrimination. Through her eyes, you will witness different periods of social and technological evolution within India. In an epoch, when women were primarily homemakers, Nani led a life of her choice, choosing love, equality and faith. This book is a tribute to Nani, her old-fashioned wisdom that she imprinted on the author's impressionable mind throughout her life and living. You will find a sneak peek into her childhood spent on farms, the love of her life whom she met when in high school, a long-distance marriage across a thousand miles and a profession that educated people about the healthy number of babies to make! The Author will narrate chapters from this book where you’ll discover Nani's quirks, passions, superpowers, the love that she showered on her family and the pets she nurtured. Through these timeless stories, the author shall bequeath to the next generation, the treasure trove of Nani's sapience - the secrets she whispered in her ears.