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’Inglish, Amlish, Hinglish: The Chutneyfication of English’:
Zubaan author Rita Kothari, Tarun Tejpal with Ira Pande at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
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‘Prison Diaries’
Iftikhar Gilani, Anjum Zamarud Habib, Sahil Maqbool, moderated by Siddharth Vardarajan.
We hope some of you were able to listen to some of our authors who were at the Jaipur Literature Festival. Most of the sessions were extremely well attended. In case you weren’t able to grab a seat, or if you couldn’t make it to Jaipur for the festival, we’re uploading the videos of the sessions featuring our authors. Do have a look and send us your comments and feedback. We’d love to hear from you.
Icky, Yucky, Mucky! goes to Hill Spring International School.
Icky, Yucky, Mucky! visited the wonderful library at Hill Spring International School for a dramatised reading by Natasha Sharma, author of the deliciously gooey story Icky, Yucky, Mucky! Kindergarten and grades I and II were in hysterics to see the well moustachioed Maharaja Icky slurping over the pickles, burping and juggling rosogullas.
Natasha Sharma as Maharaja Icky had the kids enthralled.
Their sporting librarian Ms. Soonawala, as Maharani Yucky, accompanied the Maharaja in his mess. This was one noisy library for two delightful mornings as it resounded with children laughing and shouting YUCKY! EEEEW! OOOH! NOOOO!
Inspired by the wonderful splotches in the book created by Anitha Balachandran, the children then set about making Splotch Monsters. It was great to see much creativity emerging with Splotches with a dozen eyes, great big moustaches and even one demure little girl splotch. The library now has its very own Icky, Yucky, Mucky! wall.
You can be a part of the Icky, Yucky, Mucky ride by visiting the ickiest blog with some deliciously icky recipes and wonderfully messy ideas. Also, join us on Facebook Icky, Yucky, Mucky! Page.
The exodus is happening as we speak, writers, publishers, members of the fourth estate and book lovers in Delhi and elsewhere will be Jaipur-bound in a few hours, in time for Day 1 of the literature festival.
We at Zubaan are extremely excited because this year, one of our books has been shortlisted for the DSC Literature Prize along with some other fantastic titles. Look out for Chandrakanta, our author, and don’t forget to get your copy of “A Street in Srinagar” written by her and translated by Manisha Chaudhry signed.
You’ll find Chandrakanta at the DSC Prize Announcement Ceremony which takes place on Day 2, from 6.30-7.30pm at the Mughal Tent. The US $50,000 DSC Prize celebrates the richness and diversity of South Asian writing and works of fiction in English or translated to English from any language are eligible. It is open to authors from across the globe as long as the writing is about South Asia.
More about the book:
Chandrakanta: A Street in Srinagar (Zubaan Books, India, Translated by Manisha Chaudhry)
Srinagar, capital city of the famed ‘paradise on earth’, Kashmir. Ailan Gali, a deep, dark narrow lane that lies at its heart, where houses stand on a finger’s width of space and lean crookedly against each other, so deep, so narrow, so closely connected that even thieves do not dare enter. Yet people live and love here, they cling on to their old ways, they share stories and food, joys and sorrows, sufficient unto themselves. But the outside world beckons, youngsters begin to leave, and slowly change makes its way into Ailan Gali only to find its hitherto hidden mirror-image – the change that has insidiously been working its way into the lives of those who are the gali’s permanent residents. This funny, poignant, evocative story of a Kashmir as yet untouched by violence – but with its shadows looming at the edges – is a classic of Hindi literature, available in English translation for the first time.
Chandrakanta Studied in Srinagar and Rajasthan and published her first story in 1967 inKalpana. She has since written and published many novels and short story collections as well as a volume of poetry.
Manisha Chaudhry has translated stories, novels and documents for a range of publishing houses and organisations, from both Hindi and English. She is currently Head, Content Development with Pratham Books.
Are you going to Jaipur? Well, we are, and we hope you’re coming along too. And if you do find yourself there, don’t forget to look out for our Zubaan authors. They won’t always be by the bar or schmoozing with fellow literati, but they’ll be around, in conversation with other authors and in panel discussions. How do you recognise them? Well, here’s our little guide to Zubaan @ the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Day 1
January 20, 2012
5.15-6.15pm:
‘Prison Diaries’
Anjum Zamarud Habib will be in conversation with Iftikhar Gilani, Sahil Maqbool on a panel moderated by Siddharth Vardarajan.
Day 3
January 22, 2012
3.45-4.45pm
‘Amaar Bangla’
Zubaan author Anita Agnihotri will be in conversation with Malashri Lal along with Radha Chakravarthy and Fakrul Alam.
Supported by Ministry of External Affairs (SAARC Division)
Day 5
January 24, 2012
12.30-1.30pm
‘Women Writing Conflict’
Zubaan authors Anita Agnihotri and Mitra Phukan will be on a panel along with Devi Rajab, moderated by Urvashi Butalia.
3.45-4.45pm
‘The Good Girls Come to Jaipur: Last Words from Lovely Ladies’
Annie Zaidi, author of Zubaan’s The Bad Boy’s Guide to the Good Indian Girl will be in conversation with Qaisra Shahraz, Manisha Kulshreshta and Samit Basu on a panel moderated by Nisha Susan.
A little bit about our authors:
Anita Agnihotri
Anita Agnihotri is a bureaucrat and administrator. She has worked extensively with tribal communities who provide the content for her moving and poetic writing. She has authored over 30 books that include novels, collections, and short stories, and it is this last genre that is the closest to her heart. Her collections of stories include Forest Interludes, which has been translated into Swedish, and Seventeen, published by Zubaan.
Anjum Zamarud Habib
Anjum Zamarud Habib is the founder of Muslim Khawateen Markaz which was established in 1990 to work for the welfare of women. A year after her release from prison, she founded the Association for the Families of Kashmiri Prisoners and is currently conducting a survey on Kashmiri prisoners in jails in India and their families.
Annie Zaidi
Annie Zaidi is the author of Known Turf: Bantering with Bandits and Other True Tales, and the co-author of The Bad Boy’s Guide to the Good Indian Girl, Or The Good Indian to Living, Loving, and Having Fun.
Mitra Phukan
Mitra Phukan is a writer, translator, columnist, ethnomusicologist and classical vocalist. Her published literary works include four children’s books, a biography, and a novel,The Collector’s Wife. Her most recent work is another novel, A Monsoon of Music. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Her works have been translated into several languages.
For more details, check out the Jaipur Literature Festival Website
February 9, 2012
The Attic, CP,Delhi
6.30pm
For centuries, women’s narratives have been sustained through the space of the memoir and the autobiography. These genres offer women the possibility of recounting the story of their lives and their experiences first-hand. Indian literature has been enriched by these re-tellings, these attempts by women to write their selves.
“Writing the Self”, Take 1 of Zubaan Talkies, pays tribute to these narratives. The event will feature readings from a selection of excerpts from first-person accounts by writers such as Rashsundari Devi, Binodini Dasi, Kamala Das, Sister Jesme, Baby Halder, Revathy, Anjum Zamrud Habib, and others. The event will also feature performances by women writers and poets who will perform original work.
Feel free to bring along extracts from your own personal diaries/blogs.
The final selection of excerpts and readers will be confirmed in a few days.
Anita Roy, senior editor at Zubaan will be the host for the evening.
“For all children, the first books they read are the key to the magic of the world.” – Dr Zakir Husain.
We’re happy that some of these kids got to take home stories by Dr Husain from our Magic Key series, retold by his great-granddaughter, Samina Misha, and beautifully illustrated by Pooja Pottenkulam. Their happy faces say it all!
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