Pocket Diary Book Club Independence Day Edition 54

Celebrate India as a feeling a place a people and a possibility — through stories set in the era around India’s independence. Not just freedom fighters or politics — but all kinds of stories that are set in India between the 1900s to 1950s. Love stories village tales family dramas poetic musings or city life during that transitional time — India as seen felt and imagined in its moment of becoming.

Facilitator: Anushri Nanavati

Rules:

Purchase the ticket (limited seats; for age 18 & above only)

All books and passages are curated and approved by the evening's moderator.

Reach the venue 15 minutes before the scheduled event.

Our Website: https://pocketdiarybookclub.com/

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What we are not?

This is not a poetry club. We do not allow any form of self-promotion or self-written work.

What we are?

This is a book club where we promote literature we read as readers.

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About Us:

On 02.11.2022 we opened an offline book club with the universal urge of readers to have a place a club of readers-members to sit together and read to listen to each other read with a cup of hot tea.

Message from the founders:

“Isola doesn't approve of small talk and believes in breaking the ice by stomping on it.” 

― Mary Ann Shaffer The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

This fictional club inspired us to find our way to creating the Pocket Diary Book Club. But we did not want a club with a book of the month. We wanted to let the reader choose their books enjoy a cup of tea with us and together we read passages aloud from our books.

Sometimes we do skits!

 Priya & Chirag

(For enquiries only: WhatsApp message on +91-83209 86440)

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PDBC Milestones: We are in PDBC Phase VI. The completion of Phase II was celebrated at Kavi Dalpatram Chowk. With 53+ editions a collection of 500+ books in our library 240+ readers and 5 literature retreats we are taking steps to promote the literature and heritage of India.

Our first book: our journal of events and editions a written cassette of our journey is now available on Notion Press Amazon & Flipkart.

A recount of special events: Ghanerao Retreat; Treasure Hunt in the Old City; Night Editions; Chowk Charcha with Dalpatram with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Ahmedabad World Heritage City Trust; Kumbalgarh Retreat; Cycling in the rain and Chai meetup; Diwali Night; Christmas Eve Special with Secret Santa; Sunrise picnic at Thol Bird Sanctuary; Dehradun Retreat; Old Age Home Summer Visit; Gajner Palace Retreat; Old Age Home Monsoon Visit; Forest Edition; hosting Author Divya Prakash Dubey at our studio; Hogwarts Night & Bambora Fort Retreat (our latest milestone)

Minutes of the meetings event blogs and retreat stories are available on our website to give you an insight into the club.

Terms & Conditions:

*Non-refundable ticket. Buying or Selling to or for a third person/party is strictly illegal and not permissible. Doing so will cancel the purchased ticket without notice or refund.

**Blacklisted ex-members: Please do not purchase a ticket. Please read the T&C from our website.