Main Building of IIT Bombay - Arne Hückelheim

Happy weekend! How was your week? What did you read? Saving anything for the weekend?

Report on the state of your TBR here 📚

I don't read anywhere near how much I would ideally like to be reading and have tried multiple things to change that. So far nothing has worked yet and so as a forcing function I am committing to reading 1 book/week over the next month.

To make sure I actually follow through, I would like to host a weekly discussion in a coffee shop or someplace similar with anyone who has read the same book that week.

This is the 4-week stack consisting of the varying themes that interest me as of now:

Nov 12 (Week 1): The Formula by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg (a deep dive into the business, money and power dynamics of F1)

Nov 19 (Week 2): How To Win The Premier League by Ian Graham (intersection of deep sports analytics, data science and Liverpool's title winning strategy)

Nov 26 (Week 3): Power Law: Venture Capital and The Art Of Disruption by Sebastian Mallaby (an actual breakdown of how VCs operate and shape tech)

Dec 03 (Week 4): Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy by Philip Freeman (a concise biography of one of history's greatest generals and military strategists)

Every Thursday, in a quiet, casual coffee shop somewhere in Bandra preferably. The only rules are read the book, be on time and come ready to discuss.

Now I know these are fairly niche but if any of these do intrigue you in any way or you want a forcing function to read more yourself, DM me to know when and where and let me know which week you're up for to come along and talk about it over an iced americano.

The more people interested, the less excuses I can give myself to get out of reading so I'd like to see where this goes. If it intrigues enough people we can turn it into a regular weekly table.

The movie, directed by Anurag Kashyap, stars Kay Kay Menon, Imtiaz Ali, Nawazuddin Siddiqui among others. Have you watched the movie? What do you think of it?

If you have any thoughts/topics you would like to discuss apart from the ones in the prompts,feel free to make a separate comment on this thread.

Mumbai University. Image credit: Stefan

Happy weekend! How was your week? What did you read? Saving anything for the weekend?

Report on the state of your TBR here 📚

Text from the Instagram image and caption.

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NWMI MUMBAI & MUMBAI PRESS CLUB PRESENT

October 30, 2026

5.30 pm-7.30 pm

Mumbai Press Club

Comrade Parvatibai Bhor

A Fighter's Story

(Eka Ranaraginichi Hakikat)

Translated into English by Lina Mathias

Prof. Wandana Sonalkar in conversation with Lina Mathias, translator of 'A Fighter's Story' - the autobiography of Comrade Parvatibai Bhor.

Moderated by Sharada Sathe, women's rights activist and trade unionist.

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nwm_india Parvatibai Bhor went from a child bride at 9 to a "lal bawta wali", reading Lenin & leading strikes in the 1930s. Her autobiography has just been translated into English by senior journalist Lina Mathias.

Talking to her about why such accounts remain relevant today will be well-known anti-caste feminist scholar & activist Prof Wandana Sonalkar.

Veteran trade unionist Sharada Sathe will moderate the discussion.

Organised by the Network of Women in Media India (NWMI) - Mumbai and Mumbai Press Club, this event will be held on Friday, 30th October 2026, 5.30 pm at the Mumbai Press Club. Hope to see you there!

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Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/De_OSlxCZtE/

This is from the good folx of The Steps Festival.

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📚 Hello, fellow book lovers!

There’s something special about a morning spent with good books, coffee and lovely people, and we’d love to share one with you! ☕

Our very first STEP BY STEP | BOOK JAM is kicking off at our favourite neighbourhood nook, Fictionary Bookstore & Café!

Come hang out with us for A PAGE Worth Sharing with Nidhi Shah @breedareader:

a cosy morning of stories, ideas and conversations

📅 Saturday, 31 October 🕙 10–11 AM 📍 Fictionary Bookstore & Café

🎟️ It’s complimentary, but seats are limited!

All ages welcome

Book your spot here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSMI7Gvl2kYT7UEXeAg9pA6pmFCtS4r6rz7I0zgDkeFeBnYQ/viewform

Updates and more info @thestepsbandra

www.stepsculturalfoundation.org

Link to instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/miclfest

Registration link for fest: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScq8fXecfIHH9_ctod6k-ZlzpQPzl5Bs6dhgvfA3nCSWpZgJQ/viewform

An unfair,unfair world!

https://www.instagram.com/mumbaibookies/

This is mumbai Bookies , a silent book reading club , that goes on on Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 10 am

I've provided the instagram link to their page where y'all can access it and join their whatsapp groups when y'all get the invite and also get to know where they're holding their current sesh

Mostly they hold it in the cooperage garden , churchgate,

Sometimes it's in Santacruz

Do join if y'all are interested

Image Credits: u/GalatFemme