Personalised stories, Indian economy, Korean cinema: Indulge in these activities this week

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Compiled by Jane Borges, Heena Khandelwal and Shreya Jachak

Tell your tale

Talered, a platform by former journalist Gitanjali Chandras-ekharan, turns your personal stories into a book. The platform is turning two this month and is celebrating with a discount of 10 per cent. The book makes a great memento for yourself and a gift for a loved one. All you have to do is tell her the story, and Chandrasekharan will weave a narrative, embellish it with illustrations and put it in a book just for you. The whole process can take about 10 days for fiction, to a month for non-fiction.
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PRICE: Rs 10,000
CALL: 9920821771
TO BUY: talered.com

Will India have jobs?

Sanjaya Baru and Ashima Goyal

What's the future of India's economy going to look like? Economist and political analyst Sanjaya Baru will be on a panel with Govindraj Ethiraj, founder and director, BOOM and IndiaSpend, and Ashima Goyal, who is widely published in institutional and open economy macroeconomics, international finance and governance. Among the issues that will be discussed is whether India's economy will grow enough to generate an adequate number of jobs for the burgeoning youth population, and the nature of these jobs.
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WHEN: Nov 13, 10.30 AM
WHERE: SPICE (Alberione Hall), St Pauls Institute

Bemoaning the loss of privacy

Dave Eggers

American journalist and novelist David Eggers and Malavika Jayaram, who is inaugural executive director of Digital Asia Hub, a Hong Kong-based independent research think-tank, will discuss the bane of the digital age, in a session titled Eyes on You, where they will explore if we really have the right to bemoan the loss of our privacy, and whether and how we should take a stand and boycott these services.
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WHEN: Nov 10, 7 PM - 7.45 PM
WHERE: Online; tatalitlive.in

Korean cinema in city

If the Hallyu wave has swept you up, here's a good piece of news: The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea is hosting a film festival.
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WHEN: November 6, 3.30 PM
WHERE: Little Theatre, NCPA

Meet a person with a skill you can use

Kush Sethi Urban gardener
Instagram: @harame.co
Charges: Rs 2,500 onwards

This urban gardener will help you plant a garden in your home. Through a virtual consult, he will ask you for videos of the space, the lighting and where you live. Accordingly, taking the weather into consideration, he will suggest plants that you can start off with. He also understands that most urban professionals cannot invest too much time pruning and fertilising, and suggests low maintenance, self-sustaining plants. However, he chooses them to have more purpose than just being ornamental; they help build a little ecosystem by attracting butterflies and birds.

RECOMMENDED BY: Pallavi Nath, 43, a business coach by profession, says, "I had a certain vision for my new home - I wanted a green wall as a background for video calls and a huge tree in the balcony for a tree house vibe. Kush, who went out of his way to source plants, managed both. My balcony now feels like the perfect green oasis."