Meeting Hub For Readers, Writers, Poets, & Ponderers in the City.
What We Do
Kalaburagi Book Club is an open space for book lovers in the city of Kalaburagi, India. We conduct meets each month, where we invite authors, do book reviews, poetry recitals, and all kinds of literary and creative activities. It is our aim to further Kalaburagi’s status as a literary hub and to see a thriving literary culture across our city.
We are students and professionals from diverse backgrounds including medicine, engineering, science, social science, law, arts, and activism. Our programs are predominantly in English, but we remain open to books and literature in other languages such as Kannada/Urdu/Hindi etc.
We meet on the second Sunday of every month, in varying locations of the city. Presently, due to the COVID-19 situation, we have taken to meeting online via Google Meet.
Our Book Shelf
A showcase of some of the books that have been discussed and reviewed among us.
Our Blog
Read about our activities and latest updates here.
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Meetup #14: On ‘Education’: Totto-Chan, E.R. Braithwaite, & Savitribai Phule
Well, this time around, we met as usual on the 3rd Sunday of the month. And as September 5 was Teacher’s Day, we thought to focus our reviews more on education-related novels and books. It started with the introduction of the members who have joined and a few of them also mentioned their field of… Read more
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Our First Anniversary: With Andaleeb Wajid & the Sulaiman Khateeb Family
On this special occasion, marking 12 complete months of Kalaburagi Book Club, we were joined by Andaleeb Wajid, a Bangalore based, Tamilian origin author of over 25 novels on themes ranging from food, romance, horror, sci-fi and more. The main event consisted of an open conversation with Andaleeb on her journey as a writer, on… Read more
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Meetup #11: Goethe, Golding, and Faiz
We began with Shoaib Faizan’s review of the German poet Goethe’s classical masterpiece “Faust”. The legend of Faust grew up in the sixteenth century, a time of transition between medieval and modern culture in Germany. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) adopted the story of the wandering conjuror who accepts Mephistopheles’s offer of a pact, selling… Read more
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Meetup #10: On the Shortness of Life
We began with a refreshing recitation by Shakir Patel of Muhammad Iqbal’s poem “Ye jahan tera hai ya mera” (“Whose world is this – Yours or mine?”) along with his brief but succinct commentary on the same. The poet is arguing with God, claiming why should I be taken to task for what You have… Read more
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Meet #8: In Deference to King Corona
It is perhaps a little known fact that the Corona virus is so named because of its crown-like spikes. What was previously merely an emblem of a crown, is now exerting its merciless rule on a worldwide scale. And we dare not unsuspectingly enter the areas where the King reigns, lest we too become colonized… Read more
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Meetup # 7: Ravish Kumar, Poetry, Bollywood, & Stoicism
We met at our usual meeting point at the heart of central market. The serenity of this spot against the hubbub outside makes it the perfect place to read and ruminate, to discuss and debate. There were 7 of us live, with a few joining us on our livestream link. We began at 4.15 with… Read more
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Meetup #6: Few in Number, Deep in Discussion
We had the pleasure of being hosted once more in Azim Premji Foundation’s office area at the government school premises in central market. This time around we were 7 in total, which initially seemed disappointing. However, what was lacking in number, was quickly made up for by the rich and intimate conversations we ended up… Read more
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Meetup #5: A Quiet Spot Amidst the Commotion of Central Market
Today’s event was lined up under the support of Mr. Syed Khamaruddin, wherein it was lined in KGBV school, which is under Azim premji’s foundation in supermarket Gulbarga. We extend heartfelt thanx to him, for such a engaging venue. Our event started around 3:00pm, with personal introduction of all the presenties, and later Dr. Saad… Read more
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Meetup #4: Finally a Roof Upon Our Heads
November 17, 2019 This new and exciting venue in United PU College at M.G. Road, was made available by the generous help of Taufiq Soudagar, the owner of the college. We started on time, and began with Imran Soudagar reciting his own composition, an open mic style poem in Urdu of a child’s perspective on… Read more
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Meetup #3: Same Stadium, Different Books
2nd October, 2019 We began with Imran Soudagar’s perfectly selected review of Gandhiji’s autobiography: “My Experiments with Truth”, with a lively discussion among all about the multiple, and even contradictory facets of Gandhi’s life. His inquisitive and open mind, his inspiring conviction in his ideals, and even his being hated by his own son, and… Read more
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Meet Up #2: Reading and Ruminating in the Stadium
September 2, 2019 Hey bibliophiles! I feel extremely happy announcing the success of our 2nd event. Which ended up with much improvisations considered before keeping the program.. We were a group of 20+ this time, and many new faces turned up. Our program started at around 3:15 due to juggling of right place in stadium,… Read more
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Our First Meet Up
9th August, 2019 Today’s meetup was lined in Saad Ismail’s home in Hussain Gardens, with such esteemed hospitality. We had 6 major book discussions, the event started around 5:30 pm and was concluded by 7:20 pm. The first book review was by Saad of “Truth: The Search for Wisdom in the Postmodern Age” by John Caputo.… Read more
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