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Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place celebrated Singapore’s diverse cultures and distinct literature

New Delhi, 16th February, 2015: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place in association with National Book Development Council of Singapore celebrated Singapore’s diverse culture and distinct literature with leading writers and their fascinating books on 13th February, 2015. The evening included storytelling by Rosemarie Somaiah featuring stories from some of the popular writers from Singapore and a poetry …

Oxford Bookstore and Asmita Theatre Group commemorate the 2nd Anniversary of the Nirbhaya Case

New Delhi, December 18th, 2014: In commemoration of the second anniversary of the Nirbhaya Case, ASMITA theatre group presented Street Play at Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place on December 16th, 2014. The play attempted to create awareness and sensitize people on increasing incidences of atrocities against women in our country. ASMITA, one of the leading Hindi theatre groups …

Oxford Bookstore- Zubaan series of Critical Conversations

Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place hosted ‘What’s a conversation without OUR voice(s), without YOUR voices(s)?’ Ninth in the Oxford Bookstore- Zubaan series of Critical Conversations In the run-up to the Delhi Queer Pride march, Zubaan Booksm Nigah and Oxford Bookstore invited the Delhi queer community to turn the music over to them, to narrate their …

Urnabhih and Shakuntala: Historical Fiction and the Feminine Narrative

Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place celebrated with Urnabhih and Shakuntala: Historical Fiction and the Feminine Narrative New Delhi, October 16th, 2014: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place celebrated the publications Urnabhih and Shakuntala with the celebrated authors Sumedha V Ojha and Namita Gokhale. The authors discussed the intersection of the historical and the timeless in the novels Urnabhih, a …

Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place hosted: You And Your Favourite Colour

In association with the French Book Office and Tara Books New Delhi, August 23rd, 2014: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place, the French Book Office and Tara Books hosted a vibrant evening titled, You and Your Favourite Colour with French author and artist Sophie Benini Pietromarchi. Sophie conducted a workshop for children aged 7 to 12 from …

Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place hosted a comic evening

New Delhi, August 8, 2014: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place hosted an evening with a very talented group of illustrators, animation film-makers and comic book artists. The evening curated by Yodakin began with Graphic Readings by Prayas Abhinav, Priya Kuriyan, Dyuti Mittal and Shohei Emura from their comics, followed by an interesting conversation between DOGS! co-editor, …

Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place and Apne Aap Women Worldwide presented the sixth edition of Feminism Beyond Boundaries

New Delhi, July 29, 2014: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place and Apne Aap Women Worldwide hosted the sixth in its series of ‘Feminism Beyond Boundaries’ on July 28th, with a discussion titled Hum Gunehgaar Auratein: We Sinful Women with feminist reading from Urdu poetry by Saif Mahmood. Saif Mahmood is a New Delhi-based litigating and corporate lawyer, …

Oxford Bookstore and Chhanv presented STOP ACID ATTACKS

New Delhi, July 17th, 2014: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place and Chhanv hosted STOP ACID ATTACKS, a discussion highlighting the gory tales of acid attack victims and the need of regulation to control the open sale of acid that will help curb the violence against women with acid attack survivor and recipient of International Women of …

Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place: The Art of Portraiture By Kishore Singh

New Delhi, December 5, 2013: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place, in association with Delhi Art Gallery, organised a discussion on The Art of Portraiture, based on the book ‘Indian Portraits: The Face of a People’, by Kishore Singh, on 5th December 2013. Mr. Singh enunciated his views amidst an illustrious gathering of artists and art aficionados. …

Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place Launched Stephen Alter’s ‘The Rataban Betrayal’

New Delhi, November 20, 2013: Oxford Bookstore Connaught Place, in association with Penguin Books India launched The Rataban Betrayal, by the distinguished author, Stephen Alter, on 20th November 2013. The award-winning actor, Roshen Seth was in conversation with the illustrious author at the event. The Rataban Betrayal is a spy thriller. An American agent is shot …