An open and extended version of our book club meets, Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Parties bring together book lovers, who talk about a book that they really like. Apart from the pleasure that talking about our favorite books bring, it is also a great way to discover books from various genres.
These posts capture the essence of our previous parties. Keep an eye out for the announcement of next one.
- Mind and Maverick @ BYOB Party in May 2019 (Part 7)
- The Fabulist and the Feminist @ BYOB Party in May 2019 (Part 6)
- Orphan Trains, Wars and Atheism @ BYOB Party in May 2019 (Part 5)
- India and World War II @ BYOB Party in May 2019 (Part 4)
- Education and Yes @ BYOB Party in May 2019 (Part 3)
- Mental Health and Milk Teeth @ BYOB Party in May 2019 (Part 2)
- Sieges and Whales @ BYOB Party in May 2019 (Part 1)
- Audiobooks, Marathons and Natural History @ BYOB Party in Feb 2019 (Part 7)
- Secrets, Poetry and Sci-fi @ BYOB Party in Feb 2019 (Part 6)
- Influence and Investment @ BYOB Party in Feb 2019 (Part 5)
- Dystopia, Delusions and the Man @ BYOB Party in Feb 2019 (Part 4)
- Evolution and the Neocortex @ BYOB Party in Feb 2019 (Part 3)
- Witness and Wasps @ BYOB Party in Feb 2019 (Part 2)
- Eastern and Western Philosophy @ BYOB Party in Feb 2019 (Part 1)
- Misleading Positivity, Mahabharata and Morrie @ BYOB Party at the Takshashila Institution in Nov 2018 (Part 8)
- Communication, Everyday India and Matrimonial Ads @ BYOB Party at the Takshashila Institution in Nov 2018 (Part 7)
- Eyesores, Desire and Renunciation @ BYOB Party at the Takshashila Institution in Nov 2018 (Part 6)
- Confessions, Feminists and Talking Points @ BYOB Party at the Takshashila Institution in Nov 2018 (Part 5)
- Bastar and Holocausts @ BYOB Party at the Takshashila Institution in Nov 2018 (Part 4)
- Reader Traits and 4 Red Cars @ BYOB Party at the Takshashila Institution in Nov 2018 (Part 3)
- Investment and Inequality @ BYOB Party at the Takshashila Institution in Nov 2018 (Part 2)
- The Jewel in the Crown and the India Unknown @ BYOB Party at The Takshashila Institution in Nov 2018 (Part 1)
- The India Story and Clear Thinking @ BYOB Party in Sep 2018 (Part 7)
- Mise en abyme, Polymaths and Trains @ BYOB Party in Sep 2018 (Part 6)
- Going Organic and Mollusks Who Are Shy @ BYOB Party in Sep 2018 (Part 5)
- The Checklist and Simple Rules @ BYOB Party in Sep 2018 (Part 4)
- Menstruation and Motherhood @ BYOB Party in Sep 2018 (Part 3)
- Dharma and Dresden @ BYOB Party in Sep 2018 (Part 2)
- Murakami on Running @ BYOB Party in Sep 2018 (Part 1)
- Roots, Ruins and Song @ BYOB Party at JustBooks, Sahakarnagar in July 2018 (Part 6)
- Firefly and Nihilism @ BYOB Party at JustBooks, Sahakarnagar in July 2018 (Part 5)
- The Story of a Billionaire and the Commentaries of a Hypnotist @ BYOB Party at JustBooks, Sahakarnagar in July 2018 (Part 4)
- Poison, Embryos and Polyphony @ BYOB Party at JustBooks, Sahakarnagar in July 2018 (Part 3)
- Caring @ BYOB Party at JustBooks, Sahakarnagar in July 2018 (Part 2)
- Ten-thousand Hour Rule and Hot Streak @ BYOB Party at JustBooks, Sahakarnagar in July 2018 (Part 1)
- Gender, Identity and Fishermen @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 9)
- Mental Health Issues, Secrets and BRICS @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 8)
- Hyperspace, Flatland and Endurance @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 7)
- Yiddish, Right to Education, and Elephants @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 6)
- Strange Loops @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 5)
- Sapiens and Da Vinci Diaries @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 4)
- Blue Eyes and Feisty Centenarians @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 3)
- Ethics and Economics @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 2)
- Kalaripayattu and Mathematics Graphic Novels @ BYOB Party in May 2018 (Part 1)
- Doors, Balconies and Guns @ BYOB Party in March 2018 (Part 6)
- Statesmen, War and Illness @ BYOB Party in March 2018 (Part 5)
- Reincarnation and Book Factories @ BYOB Party in March 2018 (Part 4)
- Translations and Collaborators @ BYOB Party in March 2018 (Part 3)
- Nuclear War and the Periodic Table @ BYOB Party in March 2018 (Part 2)
- The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties @ BYOB Party in March 2018 (Part 1)
- Scale, the Gut, Tissues and Travel @ BYOB Party at IISc in January 2018 (Part 8)
- Politics, Children and the Time Machine @ BYOB Party at IISc in January 2018 (Part 7)
- Wonder, Queerness and the Mind @ BYOB Party at IISc in January 2018 (Part 6)
- XKCD, Ice9 and the Dust Bowl @ BYOB Party at IISc in January 2018 (Part 5)
- Translations and Twins @ BYOB Party at IISc in January 2018 (Part 4)
- Sleep Burglars, Flying Lizards and Myth – Diving into the Vernacular @ BYOB Party at IISc in January 2018 (Part 3)
- Wodehouse and the Sailor @ BYOB Party at IISc in January 2017 (Part 2)
- Partition and the Woman @ BYOB Party at IISc in January 2017 (Part 1)
- Dragons, AI and the Nobel @ BYOB Party in November 2017 (Part 7)
- Lemon Cake, PCs and Comics @ BYOB Party in November 2017 (Part 6)
- Self-help, Philosophy and Habit @ BYOB Party in November 2017 (Part 5)
- Trading @ BYOB Party in November 2017 (Part 4)
- Mother and Daughter Writers and the Chola Empire @ BYOB Party in November 2017 (Part 3)
- Suspect X and Miniaturist Art @ BYOB Party in November 2017 (Part 2)
- Doom and Obscurity @ BYOB Party in November 2017 (Part 1)
- Tamarind Trees and Vintage Bollywood @ BYOB Party in July 2017 (Part 8)
- Monsoon, Moses and Sleepwalking @ BYOB Party in July 2017 (Part 7)
- Peace and Post Offices @ BYOB Party in July 2017 (Part 6)
- Meaning and the Little Prince @ BYOB Party in July 2017 (Part 5)
- Loneliness and Mortality @ BYOB Party in July 2017 (Part 4)
- Mr. Biswas @ BYOB Party in July 2017 (Part 3)
- Zen and Nausea @ BYOB Party in July 2017 (Part 2)
- Self-Help or Not? @ BYOB Party in July 2017 (Part 1)
- Exile and Justice @ BYOB Party in June 2017 (Part 7)
- Coffee Shops, Kabul and Elephant Whisperers @ BYOB Party in June 2017 (Part 6)
- Family Trees, Rocks and Monkey Trial @ BYOB Party in June 2017 (Part 5)
- Twin Paradox and Lost Umbrellas @ BYOB Party in June 2017 (Part 4)
- The Many Shades of Roy @ BYOB Party in June 2017 (Part 3)
- Idyllic Hawaii and Mars on Antarctica @ BYOB Party in June 2017 (Part 2)
- Damascus and Dalrymple @ BYOB Party in June 2017 (Part 1)
- Vultures and Feminism @ BYOB Party in April 2017 (Part 8)
- Light and Letters @ BYOB Party in April 2017 (Part 7)
- World Order and Reader’s Digest @ BYOB Party in April 2017 (Part 6)
- Norse Gods and Assamese Short Stories @ BYOB Party in April 2017 (Part 5)
- Poetry, Migration and Andaman @ BYOB Party in April 2017 (Part 4)
- Cyber Psyche and Bureaucratic Algorithms @ BYOB Party in April 2017 (Part 3)
- Seeds of Disaster and Lords of Finance @ BYOB Party in April 2017 (Part 2)
- Hindi Poetry and Dialogs with God @ BYOB Party in April 2017 (Part 1)
- Princesses, Friendship and Democracy @ BYOB Party in December 2016 (Part 7)
- Grief, Holmes and Randomness @ BYOB Party in December 2016 (Part 6)
- Unstuck Time and Ender @ BYOB Party in December 2016 (Part 5)
- Balance, Altruism and the Bystander Effect @ BYOB Party in December 2016 (Part 4)
- Of Mathematics and Mathematicians @ BYOB Party in December 2016 (Part 3)
- Risky Summits and Maps of Africa @ BYOB Party in December 2016 (Part 2)
- Education and Nationalism @ BYOB Party in December 2016 (Part 1)
- Dressmakers and Doctors @ BYOB Party in Delhi in October 2016 (Part 2)
- Ashoka and Ashokamitran @ BYOB Party in Delhi in October 2016 (Part 1)
- Hindi and Mythology @ BYOB Party in IIIT-Delhi in September 2016 (Part 4)
- Graphic Novels and Pottermania @ BYOB Party in IIIT-Delhi in September 2016 (Part 3)
- Dystopia and Young Adult Fiction @ BYOB Party in IIIT-Delhi in September 2016 (Part 2)
- Lectures and Love @ BYOB Party in IIIT-Delhi in September 2016 (Part 1)
- Closed Doors and Serial Killers @ BYOB Party in September 2016 (Part 5)
- Luck and Objectivism @ BYOB Party in September 2016 (Part 4)
- The Extraterrestrial and Time @ BYOB Party in September 2016 (Part 3)
- Shantaram and A Street Cat @ BYOB Party in September 2016 (Part 2)
- 23-word Sentences and Intellectual Property @ BYOB Party in September 2016 (Part 1)
- Drive, Revolution and Diplomacy @ BYOB Party in July 2016 (Part 6)
- Violence, Classics and Nature @ BYOB Party in July 2016 (Part 5)
- Illness and Health @ BYOB Party in July 2016 (Part 4)
- The Bipolar, the Surreal and the Light @ BYOB Party in July 2016 (Part 3)
- Book Thieves and Potato Peels @ BYOB Party in July 2016 (Part 2)
- Internet Privacy and a Hacker’s Story @ BYOB Party in July 2016 (Part 1)
- Secrets and Mumbai @ BYOB Party in May 2016 (Part 6)
- Railways, Lovers and Crime @ BYOB Party in May 2016 (Part 5)
- Fantasy @ BYOB Party in May 2016 (Part 4)
- Theory of Relativity, Awesomeness and Lipograms @ BYOB Party in May 2016 (Part 3)
- Moriarty, Assassins and Dyslexia @ BYOB Party in May 2016 (Part 2)
- Sea of Stories and Golden Gate Verse @ BYOB Party in May 2016 (Part 1)
- Visual Friday: BYOB Party Best Books
- Robots and Literature @ BYOB Party in April 2016 (Part 4)
- Kaizen, Suitable Boys and Stories of Sikkim @ BYOB Party in April 2016 (Part 3)
- Spirituality and the Poetry of Bachchan the Bard @ BYOB Party in April 2016 (Part 2)
- Dalit Literature and the Problem of Revealing True Identity @ BYOB Party in April 2016 (Part 1)
- Maple Syrup, Talent and the Joy of Cleaning @ BYOB Party in March 2016 (Part 4)
- Sci-fi– Hard wired and Emotionally Charged @ BYOB Party in March 2016 (Part 3)
- Libraries, Fashion and Dysfunctional Families @ BYOB Party in March 2016 (Part 2)
- Classics, Beauty and Paranoia @ BYOB Party in March 2016 (Part 1)
- The Mahabharata, Leela and the Hunchback @ BYOB Party in February 2016 (Part 3)
- Istanbul, Rumi and the Gods @ BYOB Party in February 2016 (Part 2)
- Slums, Swans and the Story of Dr. Sen @ BYOB Party in February 2016 (Part 1)
- Tragic Heroes and Time @ BYOB Party in November 2015 (Part 4)
- Cricket, Kites and Detectives @ BYOB Party in November 2016 (Part 3)
- Peaches and Sci-fi @ BYOB Party in November 2016 (Part 2)
- Self-Help and NaNoWriMo @ BYOB Party in November 2015 (Part 1)
- Slang and the Yak @ BYOB Party in September 2015 (Part 5)
- Dragons, Fish and White Tigers @ BYOB Party in September 2016 (Part 4)
- Flying Kites and the Language of Poetry @ BYOB Party in September 2016 (Part 3)
- Mentors and the Tragedy of the Commons @ BYOB Party in September 2016 (Part 2)
- Epic Memories and Philosophical Ruminations @ BYOB Party in September 2015 (Part 1)
- Turing, History and Philosophy @ BYOB Party in June 2015 (Part 3)
- Buttons and Robots @ BYOB Party in June 2015 (Part 2)
- Myths and Fractured Fairytales @ BYOB Party in June 2015 (Part 1)
- Peculiar Children and the Wasteland @ BYOB Party in February 2015 (Part 2)
- Butterflies and Diplomacy @ BYOB Party in February 2015 (Part 1)