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SALF records short stories for BBC Radio 4January 31, 2012
Sunday's DSC South Asian Literature Festival event Under The Skin saw three short stories recorded live for
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Bangladeshi Literature: Rich Traditions, New StoriesNovember 9, 2011
by Anindya Raychaudhuri “I am not what I am”, Shakespeare’s Iago says in Othello – a classic example of
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Kashmir Black & White: Stories from a Troubled LandNovember 8, 2011
by Anindya Raychaudhuri ‘I don't want to confine anyone's imagination; I want you to picture Kashmir yourself,’ said
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Allen Ginsberg’s Indian JournalsNovember 7, 2011
by Usman Ahmedani This event explored Allen Ginsberg’s experiences travelling through India in the early 1960s –
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Of Metropolises And Metrostanis: HM NaqviNovember 2, 2011
by Usman Ahmedani From Faiz to Fitzgerald and back again via Eric B and Rakim; the rich repertoire
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Bhopali – Narrating DisastersOctober 24, 2011
by Jeanny Gering Bhopali is a stirring piece of “fiction that can go under the skin of facts”,
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Same-Same: Sex, Love and Other Queer-iesOctober 24, 2011
by Anna McNay Ghobi gays and lassi lesbians - the DSC South Asian Literature Festival discusses queer writing The question
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Book Launch: Too Asian, Not Asian EnoughOctober 24, 2011
by Amardeep Sohi The title of Tindal Street Press' new collection of short stories, Too Asian or Not Asian Enough,
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Our Lady of Alice Bhatti: Mohammed Hanif in conversation with Sarfraz ManzoorOctober 21, 2011
A fascinating SALF event saw Karachi-based writer Mohammed Hanif in conversation with journalist Sarfraz Manzoor. They discussed
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Competition – win copies of HM Naqvi’s Home Boy!October 18, 2011
Ahead of H.M. Naqvi's event this Sunday at the Chelsea Theatre (see here), we're giving away five
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Q&A with HM NaqviOctober 18, 2011
The winner of the 2010 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature talks about what inspires him.  What have
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Not Just For Laughs: A Light Take on the Serious StuffOctober 16, 2011
by Usman Ahmedani ‘I feel frightened myself going to the bazaar in case some mad weirdo arrives and
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Narratives of Faraway: Creative Writing in BhutanOctober 16, 2011
by Anindya Raychaudhuri Where is Faraway? How do we get there? If we do, will we only find
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Indian Mythology – A Graphic LookOctober 16, 2011
by Pujitha Krishnan Where are comic books and graphic novels in India today? Stories in Indian mythology are
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Sri Lankan WritingOctober 16, 2011
The Sri Lankan literary scene in awakening to a new dawn, says Romesh Gunesekera When I started out,
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