India, Oct. 24 -- On the first day of Godrej Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest 2026 at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), actor Ratna Pathak Shah spoke with author Jerry Pinto about Yuri And The City, the sequel to his book The Education of Yuri. With Yuri And The City set against the chaos of the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 and delving into the intimacies of family and friendship, Ratna Pathak Shah and Jerry Pinto discussed how the darkest times can inspire uplifting fiction in the "Mumbai Maketh The Man" session. Some excerpts:
Pinto reflected on how even writing that confronts despair and darkness carries the hope that readers will engage with it and that something might change.
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