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Topic: Geetanjali Shree

‘We write every word’—Daisy Rockwell busts illusion that translators don’t taint literary work

Should Kulfi become ice cream and Mozart ‘Indianised’ as Tan Sen? Booker-winner Daisy Rockwell and editor Rahul Soni brought the ever-elusive ‘translator’ into the forefront at Delhi's IIC.

Event to honour Booker winner Geetanjali Shree cancelled after complaint over ‘offensive’ book

A complaint was registered by Hathras resident Sandeep Kumar Pathak against Shree alleging that her book 'Ret Samadhi' contains objectionable depictions of deities Shiva & Parvati.

‘Literature isn’t a samosa’ – Geetanjali Shree says Tomb of Sand celebrates older women, words

In a discussion in Delhi, International Booker-winner Geetanjali Shree says her book celebrates women and their lust for life, Partition is only a binder.

Ret Samadhi Booker marks ‘dawn’ of Hindi literature, say writers, chance to showcase more works

Tomb of Sand, an English translation by Daisy Rockwell of writer Geetanjali Shree's Ret Samadhi, became 1st Hindi, & Indian language, work to win International Booker Prize earlier this week.

Geetanjali Shree won 1st Booker for Hindi novel. Regional authors must ask for right price now

A news article in ‘Independent’ stated that ‘Tomb Of Sand’ was the first novel in ‘Indian’ to win the award—it shows what India is still up against.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.