South Asian literature Archives

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“Gender, mother tongue, religion or caste of the writer are irrelevant. What matters is her world view and ability to transcend personal experience to make it universal. “- Mridula Garg (Author)

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Team Kitaab is in conversation with prolific writer Mridula Garg on the release of her translation of her own novel...

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“I mainly write about strong women who fight their own battles instead of relying on others to fight for them.”- Minaal Maan (Pakistani Author)

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Team Kitaab is in conversation with Pakistani author Minaal Maan as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the whole...

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“As a writer, picking the genre you love to write should be a choice and not only because its trending.”- Madhuri Tamse (Indian Author)

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Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Madhuri Tamse as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the...

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“For me, writing and publishing books was almost a family business!”- Himani Dalmia (Indian Author)

3 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Himani Dalmia as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the whole...

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“The only thing that matters is the brilliance of the work and how relatable it is to its readers.”- Deepti Menon (Indian Author)

3 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Deepti Menon as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the whole...

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“Writer’s Block is dreaded yet inevitable.” – Harshita Nanda (Indian Author)

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Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Harshita Nanda as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the whole...

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“I think women writing has now peaked with voices of different kind echoing across the world.”- Asha Iyer Kumar (Indian Author)

3 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Asha Iyer Kumar as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the...

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“If someone told my eight-year-old self that I would grow up to be a writer, I would have denied it in my Dear Diary.”-Bijal Vachharajani (Indian Author)

3 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Bijal Vachharajani as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the...

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“There were times when I wanted to give up because I simply didn’t have the time or the energy to write.”- Apeksha Rao (Indian Author)

3 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Apeksha Rao as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the whole...

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“The years I spent editing helped me hone my own writing as well…”-Aruna Nambiar (Indian Author)

3 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Aruna Nambiar as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the whole...

“Gender, mother tongue, religion or caste of the writer are irrelevant. What matters is her world view and ability to transcend personal experience to make it universal. “- Mridula Garg (Author)

“I mainly write about strong women who fight their own battles instead of relying on others to fight for them.”- Minaal Maan (Pakistani Author)

“As a writer, picking the genre you love to write should be a choice and not only because its trending.”- Madhuri Tamse (Indian Author)

“For me, writing and publishing books was almost a family business!”- Himani Dalmia (Indian Author)

“The only thing that matters is the brilliance of the work and how relatable it is to its readers.”- Deepti Menon (Indian Author)

“Writer’s Block is dreaded yet inevitable.” – Harshita Nanda (Indian Author)

“I think women writing has now peaked with voices of different kind echoing across the world.”- Asha Iyer Kumar (Indian Author)

“If someone told my eight-year-old self that I would grow up to be a writer, I would have denied it in my Dear Diary.”-Bijal Vachharajani (Indian Author)

“There were times when I wanted to give up because I simply didn’t have the time or the energy to write.”- Apeksha Rao (Indian Author)

“The years I spent editing helped me hone my own writing as well…”-Aruna Nambiar (Indian Author)

“It’s no more possible to reduce women’s literature to feminist or womanish concerns.”- Anju Makhija (Indian poet, playwright and translator)

“I literally stumbled into my dream career as a writer straight out of college.”- Adite Banerjie (Indian Author)

Essay: A Partnership On and Off the Field by Tiyasha Saha

“A woman’s perspective is so important in the world, in all aspects of life, but especially writing.”- Neerja Pawar (Indian Author)

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