Human Library | Cubbon Park, Bengaluru | 8 MAR

Human Library

In a city where everyone's rushing to their next Zoom call, when did you last stop to hear someone's real story?

Bengaluru isn't just the Silicon Valley of India. It's the city where auto drivers quote philosophy, where filter coffee conversations solve world problems, where a Kannadiga, a Tamilian, a Malayali, and a North Indian can become best friends over dosa at Vidyarthi Bhavan.

But somewhere between the traffic jams and the deadlines, we forgot what made this city special—our ability to see the human, not just the job title or the zip code.

Welcome to Human Library—where strangers become stories.

Yenu Ide Idhu? (What Is This?)

Think of it like this: Instead of borrowing a book from a library, you borrow a person. A real human being with a real story. Someone who society has judged, labeled, or simply never bothered to understand.

For two hours in the heart of Cubbon Park, you'll do something radical in 2026—you'll actually listen.

Hege Naditha? (How Does It Work?)

🌿 First Hour: You're a "Book" (sharing your truth) OR a "Reader" (hearing 3 stories, 15 minutes each)

🌿 Second Hour: Switch sides. Feel what it's like to be on the other end.

Three conversations. Six perspectives. One simple rule: No judgment. Just janam (genuine) listening.

Yaake Barbekku? (Why Should You Come?)

Because right now in Namma Bengaluru:

- A woman engineer is hiding her arranged marriage pressure behind "focusing on career" 

- A cab driver with an MBA is pretending he chose this life

- A Kannadiga is tired of being made to feel like a stranger in their own city

- A migrant worker is sending money home while sleeping in a 6-person PG

- Someone's parent is in the village wondering why their child never calls anymore

These aren't just statistics. These are the people serving you chai, fixing your WiFi, sitting next to you on the metro.

This is for every techie who moved here for a job and stayed for... well, they're still figuring that out. Every college student navigating family expectations versus personal dreams. Every Bengalurean watching their city change and wondering if there's still space for them in it.

Nimge Enu Sigutta? (What Will You Experience?)

🌳 The most honest conversations you'll have all year—under Cubbon Park's century-old trees 

☕ That filter coffee aftertaste feeling—bittersweet, real, unforgettable 

🛡️ Pakka safe space—verified participants, ground rules everyone respects 

💬 Stories that Instagram algorithms will never show you 

🫂 The reminder that Bengaluru's real wealth isn't in Koramangala startups—it's in its people

Yaru Bartare? (Who's Coming?)

You should come if:

- You've judged someone by their broken English—or been judged for yours

- You think "locals vs outsiders" is a stupid debate but don't know how to end it

- You're craving real connection in a city of LinkedIn networking

- You believe every person has a story worth your 15 minutes

- You want the old Bengaluru spirit back—the one that welcomed everyone

Gothilla andre, first time kuda chaltha. Come alone—most people do at Stranger Mingle events.

Chennagiro safe space—zero tolerance for harassment, caste/religion/gender discrimination. Stranger Mingle guarantee.

Bengaluru, we built this city on connection.

From Kempe Gowda's vision to Kempegowda International Airport. From Vidhana Soudha to WeWork. This city grew because different people came together and built something bigger than themselves.

Let's get back to that spirit.

One conversation at a time. One story at a time. One human at a time.

Stereotypes exist because we stay strangers. 

Agi barthiri, let's mingle. Let's listen. Let's be human again.

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