Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury presents a paper at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Literature, SIAS, presented a paper ‘Gritty, Spritty Vorti-City’ at the Groove the City – Move the Streets conference at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, recently. The paper was part of the panel ‘Listening to Bengal’s Twentieth Century: The Street, the Parlour, the Studio and States of In-Betweeness.’
An essay on Prajwal Parajuly’s work in Interpreting Literature from Northeast India
An essay on the short story No Land is Her Land by Prajwal Parajuly, Assistant Professor of Practice, Creative Writing, SIAS, has been published by Bloomsbury India in Interpreting Literature from Northeast India. Titled Cruel Optimism, the essay appears as Chapter 10 of the volume. Know more
Translating Devotion
Dr Dipanjali Deka, Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi and Dr Manasvin Rajagopalan, SIAS Faculty
A special Centenary Edition of Uttam Kumar: A Life in Cinema by Sayandeb Chowdhury
Bloomsbury India is publishing a special Centenary Edition of Uttam Kumar: A Life in Cinema by Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Literature, SIAS. The original, a cultural history of the cinema of Uttam Kumar and how he reconstituted the visual cultural order of postcolonial Bengal, was published by Bloomsbury in 2021 to considerable critical acclaim. […]
Prajwal Parajuly speaks on Austen in 250 Years of Jane Austen: Indian Responses
250 Years of Jane Austen: Indian Responses commemorates Jane Austen’s life and legacy through a thoughtfully curated set of essays exploring Indian responses to her works. Edited by Meenakshi Shivram and published by Orient BlackSwan, this volume encompasses essays written by academics and interviews with five well-known Indian writers on their engagement with Austen, including […]
Prajwal Parajuly’s Karma and Lola acquired by HarperCollins
Karma and Lola by Prajwal Parajuly, Assistant Professor of Practice, Creative Writing, SIAS has been acquired by HarperCollins India. Parajuly’s debut picture book will be brought to life through illustrations by Nepali artist Ubahang Nembang. The book explores the cherished bond between Karma and her beloved dog, Lola. Know More
Prajwal Parajuly’s fiction anthologised in The Greatest Stories from the Northeast Ever Told
A short story by Prajwal Parajuly, Assistant Professor of Practice, Creative Writing, SIAS titled Making Amends has been anthologised in The Greatest Stories from the Northeast Ever Told, published by Aleph Book Company and edited by Jobeth Ann Warjri. The anthology is a collection of twenty-seven short stories from the Indian northeast. Know more
Dr Joya John’s article in Journal of World Literature
Authored by Dr Joya John, Assistant Professor, Literature, SIAS, an article titled Multilingualism, Literary Ecologies and the Scales of Environmental World Literature has been published in the Journal of World Literature. About the Article What does it mean to read environmental literature from India as world literature? This essay examines three contemporary Indian novels to […]
A Talk on ‘Fieldwork as a Sex Object’ by Meena Kandasamy
Meena Kanadasamy, Poet and Novelist
Prajwal Parajuly features in the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Diasporic Indian English Writing
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Diasporic Indian English Writing, by Springer Nature has a chapter on Prajwal Parajuly, Assistant Professor of Practice, Creative Writing, SIAS. The Handbook of Diasporic Indian Writing in English is an essential reference to Indian literature. It features alphabetical entries of Indian writers who have bridged the gap between cultures and redefined language boundaries. Know […]