Readings by Indian Women Diaspora Poets

23 June 2016 / 6.30 pm
The Nehru Centre / 8 South Audley Street, London W1K 1HF
This is a free event and all are welcome.

I will be reading recent poems along with Meena Alexander, Shanta Acharya, Mona Dash and Usha Akella. Full details below:

Short Stories from The Whole Kahani

Readings at the Nehru Centre, London on 26 May 2016

From London to Goa, Manchester to Mumbai, this anthology includes tales that span virtual gigolos, start-ups, girl crushes, obsessive fans and astrological mishaps. An eclectic mix explores love and loss across the dividing lines of culture, race and ethnicity. Love is celebrated, broken and forgotten; is embraced and remembered, in this collection of stories of heartbreak and resilience.

“The Whole Kahani” (The Complete Story), is a collective of British fiction writers of South Asian origin. The group was formed in 2011 to provide a creative perspective that straddles cultures and boundaries both emotional and geographical. Members of The Whole Kahani are: Kavita A. Jindal, Dimmi Khan, Reshma Ruia, Mona Dash, Radhika Kapur, Rohan Kar, C.G. Menon, Farrah Yusuf, Iman Qureshi and Shibani Lal.

They will read excerpts from the group’s first compilation ‘Love Across A Broken Map’ by Dahlia Publishing.
The evening will include time for discussion and a brief Q&A session on The Whole Kahani and the making of this anthology.
More information on the writers in the collective can be found on: http://thewholekahani.weebly.com/members.html

Programme for 26 May, 2016 at The Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley Street, London W1K 1HF.
Reception at 6 pm
Readings at 6.30 pm
Event ends at 8.30 pm

This is a free event and everyone is welcome.