Speaking Engagements
I have experience hosting, moderating and curating offline and online events through Bound and other platforms. To work with me, have me curate or host an event, or teach a class, email me at tarakhandelwal489@gmail.com
Official Podcast Partner at Tata Literature Live, 2022
Panelist and curator at Kala Ghoda Arts Fair, 2023
Jury Member at Publishing Next Awards, 2022
Host and member of WICCI Print Media Council, 2022
Hosting Book Launch with Tejaswini Apte Rahm and Aleph, 2022
Moderated 2 panels for the Belongg Literature Festival in 2021, in partnership with 11 European countries
Moderated 2 panels for India Film Project in 2019 and 2021
Jury Member for IIT Delhi's Pitch Fest 2019
Speaker at Shiv Nadar University, 2020
Panelist in a session on Who is a Reader at Think Literature Live, Mumbai, 2018.
Moderated a session on How to Get Published at Times of India Literature Festival, Mumbai December 2018 with Karthika VK and Urvashi Butalia.
Teacher for Unherd’s Writing classes. 2020
Teacher for Teach for India's writing classes, 2021- 2022
Panel Discussion on Graphic Novels at the Women Writers’ Fest, Mumbai, 2018.
Moderated a panel discussion on Parenting in The Age of the Blue Whale Challenge, September 2017.
Moderated a panel discussion on strong female characters in literature at the Women Writers’ Fest, Pune, 2017.
Book Discussion with Sonya Dutta Choudhury at Barking Deer, July 2017.
Panel Discussion titled ‘The Fear of Flying’ at the Women Writers’ Fest, Mumbai 2017.
Podcast guest on Uninterrupted Podcast, The Indian Edit Podcast and Paperback India
AT BOUND:
Mentor at Bound Physical and Virtual Writers' Retreats 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. 2022.
Teacher for Bound’s online classes 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. 2022..
Bound Writing and Editing Mentor.