Readers’ Bloc – Hand in Hand

“For neither of us reserved anything for himself, nor was anything either his or mine”

 – de Montaigne 

In this edition of Reader’s Bloc, we unpack what is at the very core of friendship and love – examining them not only as defining relationships between people, but also as a larger force that makes one confront the Self. Michel de Montaigne’s Of Friendship contemplates the delicate lines between the two – what makes them distinct? Do they inevitably blur? In Two Notches, with Love by Pranav V S, we think about tender youthful love and how it shifts into something more complex over time. How do these experiences etch themselves as ‘notches’ in our lives and what emotions linger unresolved? 

On registration, we will send you the text and the topics/themes we will discuss.

This programme is exclusively for 18–25 year olds.

Reader’s Bloc is an online/IRL group of readers taking part in reading, listening and sharing exercises around texts that help us learn more about ourselves, the identities we share and the communities we live in.

This session is conducted as part of our engagements for the MAP Youth Collective. The MAP Youth Collective is a community for young people (18-25 year olds) to engage with the arts and culture sector. The collective is for, of and by young people — to explore our shared identities and interests through art.