#FiveDesiFaves Roundup: Community Favorites for January 2022

Here’s a look at January’s #FiveDesiFaves that you all, the Desi Books community, made popular. Thank you.

Note: There are two sets below: website features and podcast features. Some may repeat. And, of course, they’re not always the ones published during this particular month.

#FiveDesiFaves — January 2022 community favorites on the website:

#DesiBooksReco January 2022

#DesiCraftChat: Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma on the inner journey of a literary translator

#DesiBooks10QA: Rejimon Kuttappan on the serious risks of telling stories about undocumented migrants

#DesiBooksReview: Issue 1

#FiveDesiFaves: Veena Muthuraman’s favorite historical works

FiveDesiFaves — January 2022 community favorites on podcast platforms:

#DesiCraftChat: Manu Pillai on spotlighting those who’ve been footnoted in history

#DesiCraftChat: Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma on the inner journey of a literary translator

#DesiCraftChat: Rafia Zakaria on how feminism can be more egalitarian and diverse

#DesiCraftChat: Kirthana Ramisetti on how journalism helped her write a novel about music and an older woman protagonist

#DesiCraftChat: Mayukh Sen on cultural politics and historiography in the American food industry

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