by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 18, 2015 | Events & News, India 2015, Tours
Busy day ahead! First a literary session at the University of Delhi Literature department. Looking forward to an evening reading and discussion event where I will be meeting aspiring Delhite writers, and catching up with a couple of writer friends that I had the...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 18, 2015 | A Pair Of Jeans, Events & News, India 2015, Tours, Travels
I am now in Delhi, my second visit hosted by the prestigious JNU — the campus covers miles! The hosts of the university, Professor Saugata Bhaduri and Professor Prasad, Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies, have been terrific. ...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 17, 2015 | Events & News, India 2015, Tours, Travels
Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the English literature department of Lucknow university. I love the classical architecture of Lucknow , and it was wonderful to interact with the students and staff who asked so many pertinent questions. I read from my work and...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 17, 2015 | Events & News, India 2015, Tours, Travels
Now arrived in Delhi. Tired, but looking forward to my stay here, and meeting up with three wonderful and lovely women — my publisher Neeta, translator sister Zakia Zaheer, and sister Syeda Hameed, a very well-known politician and, flatteringly, now also a fan. My...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 17, 2015 | Events & News, India 2015, Tours, Travels
One of the major highlights of my visit to Kolkata was discovering Rabindranth Tagore, the Bengali literary giant and Nobel prize winner — the pride of India and Kolkata. An international writer, author of the famous Gitangeli ( which won him the coveted prize), a...
by Qaisra Shahraz | Feb 16, 2015 | Events & News, India 2015, Tours
Dear friends, sharing my literary journey of India. Lucknow Literature festival, held at the fantastic Scientific Convention Centre. I had two sessions yesterday, and one was a panel on the topic of Gender and Education. I thoroughly enjoyed the...
