Upcoming Event: A Performed Reading of Ladies’ Tailor
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Tamaasha Theatre is presenting a performed reading of Ladies’ Tailor in Mumbai and Pune next weekend.
A performed reading of Ladies’ Tailor by Priya Hajela will be presented in Mumbai and Pune next week by Tamaasha Theatre. The Mumbai reading will take place on May 23, 2026 at White Crow Books & Coffee, followed by a Pune performance on May 24, 2026.
Set against the upheaval of the Partition, Ladies’ Tailor traces the journey of Gurdev and his companions as they travel eastward from Pakistan in search of refuge and renewal. At once intimate and expansive, the novel explores displacement, grief, endurance, and the fragile possibilities of rebuilding a life amid historical rupture.
As Gurdev attempts to establish a new livelihood as a tailor of women’s garments, the narrative unfolds through questions of survival, love, and reinvention. Balancing romance and uncertainty with a deeply felt sense of hope, the novel captures the resilience of those forced to begin again in the aftermath of violence and loss.
The performed reading format offers audiences an opportunity to encounter the text through voice and live interpretation, foregrounding the emotional cadence and dramatic texture of Hajela’s prose.
Registration is required for both events, with details available through the organisers’ poster and registration link.
To register, click HERE.
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About the Book
This is a story of Gurdev and his cohort, a group of refugees who travel east from Pakistan after Partition. It is a tale of falling apart and coming together as the world burns around them.
Will Gurdev be successful in his new business of making garments for women? Will he find love after his wife and children leave his side? There may be uncertainty here, but there is also relentless hope.
Journey back in time and experience the refugee spirit as Ladies’ Tailor captures you with all its romance, adventure and one man’s iron will to not just survive, but to thrive with new beginnings.
About the Author
Priya Hajela is a fiction writer who lives in Pune with her husband and two dogs. Writing is a second career for her. She graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College in Vermont in 2017. Prior to taking to writing, Priya got an MBA from Vanderbilt University in 1992 and worked in a variety of telecom and IT organizations in senior marketing and business development roles for twenty-two years. One of Priya’s short stories, ‘An Affair’, was published in Indian Ruminations. A second short story, ‘The Tattoo Artist’ was published in Live Encounters. A third short story, ‘Daughters’ Revenge’ recently appeared in Kitaab.
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