Every journey begins with a decision. Where to go, how to get there, and what kind of presence to bring. In an age of accelerating climate change, cultural fragmentation, and an ever-growing hunger for elsewhere, travel has become one of the most quietly contested acts of our time. Whom does it serve? What does it cost in carbon? And is it possible to move through the world in a way that gives back more than it takes? These are not comfortable questions. But they are necessary ones.

In Rootless and Restless, Travel Writer Shivya Nath journeys to the edges of the mapped world, a remote island off the coast of Chile, indigenous villages in Myanmar, the melting glaciers of Patagonia, and underground vegan circles in Iran. She returns with a quiet reckoning on how we travel, what we take, and what we owe the places and people that receive us. The evening will begin with a keynote address by Dia Mirza, followed by the Mumbai launch of the book, and a thought-provoking conversation with practitioners, strategists, and advocates working at the intersection of tourism, ecology, and community.

Join us for an evening of lived experiences and literary insight to transform not just the way we see the world, but how we choose to be in it.