Book-A-Table x Daak64 - Lihaaf by Ismat Chughtai (Lunch)

Book-A-Table x Daak64: Under the Quilt 

Step into the quiet, curtained world of Lihaaf - Ismat Chughtai's 1942 short story that scandalised and captivated readers in equal measure. Told through the eyes of a young girl watching her Begum Jaan's marriage unravel behind closed doors, Lihaaf remains one of the boldest pieces of Urdu literature ever written . 

Book-A-Table brings this story to the table - quite literally - for an afternoon of reflection, conversation, and food that traces the same Awadhi and Uttar Pradesh landscape Lihaaf is soaked in.

Why Daak64

Tucked away in Jinvara, Daak64 has built its identity around India's micro-regional kitchens - every dish on its menu tells a specific geographic story, sourced and cooked with real regard for where it comes from. That same spirit of place makes it the ideal home for this session: a space where a story rooted so deeply in one region of India can be read, discussed, and then tasted, course by course, in the same evening.

Come for the story. Stay for the food.

• Daak64, Jinvara 
• 26 September 2026
• 1 PM - 3 PM