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#DesiLitBiz Community Question: On getting starting in literary translation
This is a series within the #DesiLitBiz channel to answer questions from the Desi Books community about writing, translating, publishing, the book biz, the literary life, etc. Where feasible, other desi writers, translators, or publishing professionals will be invited to share their expertise/advice as well. Go to https://bit.ly/desilitbizquestion to send in your question. This week’s…
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#DesiLitBiz: Murali Kamma on editing Khabar Magazine and looking for the stories behind the news
Murali Kamma discusses the work being done by Khabar Magazine on #DesiLitBiz.
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#DesiLitBiz: Shikha Malaviya on The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective
Shikha Malaviya discusses the work being done by The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective on #DesiLitBiz.
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#DesiLitBiz: Vishes Kothari on Rajasthani Bhasha Academy
Vishes Kothari discusses the work being done by the Rajasthani Bhasha Academy on #DesiLitBiz.
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#DesiBooksCollabs: A Conversation with Jenn Baker of Minorities in Publishing
Hello and welcome to Episode 30 of Desi Books — news and views about desi literature from the world over. Today’s episode is a special collaboration with another podcast, Minorities in Publishing, which is run by Jenn Baker. I met Jenn online because of the amazing work she’s been doing for years for minorities within…
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#DesiLitBiz: Sarina Prabasi on how activism and writing go together; #DesiBoost: Haider Shahbaz on his favorite desi works
Hello and welcome to Episode 20 of DesiBooks — news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. In today’s episode, we have Sarina Prabasi in our #DesiLitBiz segment. She’s an activist, coffeeshop founder, and writer of the memoir: The Coffeehouse Resistance: Bringing Hope…
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#DesiLitBiz: Shubhanga Pandey on Himal Southasian; #FiveDesiFaves: Kavita Jindal on her favorite desi works
Hello and welcome to Episode 19 of DesiBooks — news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. In today’s episode, we have Shubhanga Pandey in our #DesiLitBiz segment. He’s the chief editor of Himal Southasian Magazine and a senior editor at SAAG Anthology.…
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#DesiLitBiz: Tara Kaushal on narrative journalism; #FiveDesiFaves: Suman Mallick shares his favorite desi works
Hello and welcome to Episode 18 of DesiBooks — news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. In today’s episode, we have Tara Kaushal talking about the undercover investigation she conducted for her new book, Why Men Rape: An Indian Undercover Investigation, in…
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#DesiLitBiz: Sarah Thankam Matthews on the SAAG Anthology; #DesiReads: Sameer Pandya reads from his novel, Members Only
Hello and welcome to Episode 14 of DesiBooks — news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in after a much-needed break. In today’s episode, I want to first talk about a few changes to the podcast format based on listener feedback. Then, we’ll…
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#DesiLitBiz: Mahmud Rahman on the current scene for desi literary translations
Hello and welcome to Episode 12 of DesiBooks — news and views about desi literature from the world over. I’m your host, Jenny Bhatt. Thank you for tuning in. In today’s episode, in addition to the usual roundup of new notable desi books, short stories, poems, essays, interviews, awards, and more, we have Dr. Reshma…
#DesiLitBiz
A text interview and community question series to discuss behind-the-scenes publishing issues specific to organizations, venues, and influencers working on or with desi (South Asian) literature. [NOTE: Until July 2021, this was a monthly audio channel before switching to text.]