# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Reading and Conversation with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Meet Ambassador Lakshmi Puri for a reading and conversation on her award-winning novel Swallowing the Sun, followed by Q&A.About this EventViya Contemporary, in partnership with the Consulate General of India in Seattle, invites you to an engaging afternoon with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri, distinguished former Indian diplomat, former UN Assistant Secretary-General, and author of the award-winning national bestseller Swallowing the Sun. Ambassador Puri will read from the novel and join us for a conversation exploring its world of family, identity, women’s empowerment, love, and India’s freedom struggle, followed by an audience Q&A.Rooted in the Konkan region of Maharashtra, Swallowing the Sun is a sweeping coming-of-age story and family saga that brings Marathi culture, poetry, theatre, and reformist thought into an expansive English-language narrative. The multi-award-winning novel has reached audiences internationally, with editions and translations extending its readership well beyond India, and is now being adapted for the screen. Join us for an intimate opportunity to hear directly from Ambassador Puri, connect over tea and light refreshments, and stay for a book signing following the conversation. Seating is limited, so early RSVP is encouraged.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bellevue/book-reading-and-conversation-with-ambassador-lakshmi-puri/100001999058171805
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bellevue
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Viya Contemporary
- **lat**: 47.6177799
- **long**: -122.2030349
- **full address**: Viya Contemporary, 850 Avenue SQ NE, Bellevue, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Book Reading and Conversation with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/fab1d7233c14cf422531348fab38ab9ffd74c6359d6516c3831dc70b11f184cb-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8e8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1788441382

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Reading and Conversation with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri being held?
  - **A:** Book Reading and Conversation with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri takes place on Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Viya Contemporary, 850 Avenue SQ NE, Bellevue, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Reading and Conversation with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri?
  - **A:** Book Reading and Conversation with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri is organized by Viya Contemporary.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Book Reading and Conversation with Ambassador Lakshmi Puri",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/fab1d7233c14cf422531348fab38ab9ffd74c6359d6516c3831dc70b11f184cb-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8e8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1788441382",
        "startDate": "2026-09-20T15:00:00-07:00",
        "endDate": "2026-09-20T17:00:00-07:00",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/bellevue/book-reading-and-conversation-with-ambassador-lakshmi-puri/100001999058171805",
        "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Viya Contemporary",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "850 Avenue SQ NE",
                "postalCode": "98004",
                "addressLocality": "Bellevue",
                "addressRegion": "WA",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "47.6177799",
                "longitude": "-122.2030349"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Meet Ambassador Lakshmi Puri for a reading and conversation on her award-winning novel Swallowing the Sun, followed by Q&A.",
        "offers": [
            {
                "@type": "AggregateOffer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "priceCurrency": "USD",
                "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-03",
                "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-20T17:00:00-07:00",
                "validFrom": "2026-09-03",
                "lowPrice": "0.00",
                "highPrice": "0.00",
                "price": "0.00",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/bellevue/book-reading-and-conversation-with-ambassador-lakshmi-puri/100001999058171805"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Offer",
                "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
                "priceCurrency": "USD",
                "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-03",
                "availabilityEnds": "",
                "validFrom": "2026-09-03",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/bellevue/book-reading-and-conversation-with-ambassador-lakshmi-puri/100001999058171805",
                "price": 0,
                "name": "General Admission"
            }
        ],
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Viya Contemporary",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/viya-contemporary/26319577"
            }
        ]
    }
]
```