What we’re about
Pune Writers' Group is an independent community of writers practising the craft of writing since 2014. We meet four times a week to write together and discuss literature, art, society, and science.
Our meetings are held both online and in person:
Online (via Google Meet):
- Sundays
- Mondays
- Every third, fourth, and fifth Saturday of the month
In person:
- Every Thursday at Pagdandi Books Chai Cafe, Baner
- Every second and fourth Saturday at Kitabi Chai, NIBM Road
Here are a few useful links about us:
https://linktr.ee/punewritersgroup
The common Google Meet link:
https://meet.google.com/tnt-fnkp-uhp
The PWG in the newspaper:
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/hidden-stories-pune-community-pagdandi-bookstore-cafe-quietly-weaving-stories-decade-9941452/
Upcoming events
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•OnlineClassically Yours : Reading 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley
OnlineWe're picking up the 1932 novel 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley for Classically Yours: PWG's Classic Books club, as the second book in our two-part dystopian reading exercise, following 1984 last month.
Join us on Monday, November 3rd, 2025, at 8 pm, as we introduce the book and author and start our reading of the classic.
The first session is introductory, and we will read the book over the coming weeks, discussing it every week.
Link for the Session:
https://meet.google.com/tnt-fnkp-uhp***
ABOUT THE SESSION:
A classic is a book that is best explained as 'a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.' In 'Why Read the Classics?', Italo Calvino says, 'your classic author is the one you cannot feel indifferent to, who helps you define yourself in relation to him, even in dispute with him.'
So, if you read, why NOT the classics should be the question and not why, this initiative is for those patient folks who are willing to be engaged in dialogues with these sometimes daunting classics. It is a load best shared, which is why this group has been created.
All are welcome, the only caveat being that you commit wholeheartedly. The group is designed for a small group, small being an operative word. Something will and does get diluted in large numbers, which we are looking to avoid. If you find one of our planned books not to be up your alley, you can just recuse yourself, and hopefully, we can meet up again later over another book that might catch your fancy.
THE BOOK:
Brave New World (1932) imagines a future society engineered for stability through genetic manipulation, consumerism, and pleasure. Individual freedom and emotion are sacrificed for order and comfort, creating a chillingly content world. The novel warns against the dehumanizing effects of technology and conformity disguised as happiness.
THE AUTHOR:
Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) was an English writer and philosopher known for his sharp social satire and fascination with science, consciousness, and control. He came from a family of scientists and intellectuals, which shaped his interest in both progress and its perils. Later in life, he explored mysticism and psychedelics, searching for meaning beyond reason.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Shankar has been a lifelong reader and aspiring writer, located in Pune currently. He also displays unreasonable fondness and bias for the Russian novelists.
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Past events
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