'I Feel Very Sorry For All The Young People Out There': Ratna Pathak Shah In Conversation With Jerry Pinto At Godrej Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest
Godrej Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest started on Friday, October 23, 2026. On the first day, acclaimed writer Jerry Pinto had the preview of his new book Yuri and the City, and he sat down for a conversation with veteran actress Ratna Pathak Shah. The Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai read a few paragraphs from Pinto's book The Education of Yuri, and later a few paragraphs from the new book, Yuri and the…
The Mumbai LitFest commenced on Friday, October 23, 2026, with the appearance of celebrated author Jerry Pinto and actress Ratna Pathak Shah. Pinto shared excerpts from his forthcoming book, Yuri and the City, while Shah read passages from The Education of Yuri and The City.
Their conversation encompassed various subjects, including the influence of nostalgia on the contemporary youth. Pinto muses, "Nostalgia is a way of painting the past in pastel shades of perfectly acceptable beauty. That wasn't the way it was ever." In response, Shah remarked, "Young people today are plugging into nostalgia in a completely different manner. They are nostalgic about what they have not experienced, such as the lives of their parents."
Pathak Shah expressed her bemusement at the phenomenon, questioning its effects on young minds. She lamented, "I feel very, very sorry for all the young people out there; look at the way their minds are working." Further, she highlighted the complications in young people's lives, comparing social media to a "killer." The tête-à-tête between the writer and the actress undoubtedly stood out among the highlights of the inaugural day of the Mumbai LitFest.
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