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| November 3rd, 2014 at The Aicon Gallery, 35 Great Jones Street, NYC |
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Kick off book party - SOLD
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Comedian Aasif Mandvi's "No Land's Man"
Readings by 4 actors, music by Gold Spot. Surprise Moderator! Book launch, wine reception, sale and signing. |
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November 7th, 2014 at The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,
1 Bowling Green, NYC. |
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Opening Reception 
Participating authors, publishers, literary agents, media. |
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Booker of booker author Sir Salman Rushdie interviewed by Professor Akeel Bilgrami, Director of the South Asia Institute, Columbia University. Wine, food and music by Zoya. |
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| November 8th, 2014 at The South Asia Institute, Knox Hall, 606 West 122nd Street, Columbia University, NYC.
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| 10 - 10:30 am |
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| 10:45 - 11:45 am |
Session 1A.
Suketu Mehta, Kalyan Ray. K.Anis Ahmed Moderated by Arun Venugopal |
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Writing the City: Tales from the metropolis |
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Cities and their energy have always inspired writers. Fiction and nonfiction authors whose works are not only situated within major cities such as New York, Delhi, Dhaka, Mumbai and Kolkata, but in whose writing the city itself shapes the work and its characters. |
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Session 1B.
Rajika Bhandari , Kenize Mourad, Sujata Massey Moderated by Angana Chatterji |
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Unpacking the empire: Colonial histories & modern interpretations |
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Fiction or nonfiction that draws upon the sub-continent's colonial history, yet situated it within the context of a contemporary and modern region and one that in someways straddles three different realities: the past, the present and the future. |
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Session 2A.
Mira Nair, Mohan Sikka, Nandita Das. Moderated by Vibhuti Patel |
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From Page to Celluloid: Adapting books for the big screen |
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Authors whose work has been adapted into a screenplay, as well as filmmakers who represent the specific work. We envision a stimulating dialogue between the two that addresses questions such as: To what extent did the author and the filmmaker collaborate to make the film? What should the author be aware of when negotiating his/her rights to the work? Does the author wish to have his work exactly replicated in the film or is he/she open to interpretation? What are some of the complexities involved in adapting the work of past authors for the big screen? |
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Session 2B.
Mahmood Mamdani, Gary Bass, Neil Padukone,
Jaya Kamlani . Moderated by Mitra Kalita |
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Hot off the press: Recent History in South Asia |
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This category includes all writing of events that have taken place either in South Asia or elsewhere in the world but with relevance to South Asia, and that are of political, social and economic interest and importance. This includes works of non-fiction and collections of published essays. |
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| 1 - 2 pm |
Lunch Break |
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| 2:15 - 3:15 pm |
Session 3A.
Sree Sreenivasan, Rashmee Roshan Lall, Preeti Singh, Mitra Kalita,
Ajit Balakrishnan, Moderated by Lakshmi Gandhi |
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Finding your Digital Voice |
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Changing the landscape of publishing: online books, newspapers, kindle, blogs. |
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Session 3B.
Marina Budhos, Vivek Bald, Balwant Bhaneja, Moderated by Johanna Lessinger |
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Writing between worlds: Immigrant Issues |
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Fiction and non-fiction submissions that address the compelling stories narrated by writers with migrant histories. Authors writing on issues of migration, exile and the formation of new identity in immigrants are invited to submit their work. This includes those whose works deal with immigrant or ethnic experiences but are not necessarily a member of the group portrayed. |
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| 3:30-4:30 pm |
Session 4A.
Christopher Heiser, Amrita Chowdhury, Beena Kamlani, Ayesha Pande, Priya Doraswamy, Parul Sehgal, Amber Qureshi, Vicky Bijur, Moderated by Susan Shapiro |
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Learning the Ropes of the Industry: Publishers & Literary Agents |
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Publishers and Agents speak of their roles, their expectations, why they consider manuscripts, why they reject them, the length of time between receiving a manuscript and contacting the author, contracts, retainers, what an author should know and prepare beforesubmitting their work. Should an author have a literary agent? Should they contact Publishers directly? What are the pros and cons of each? |
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Session 4B.
Sharbari Ahmed, Renu Balakrishnan, Nayana Currimbhoy, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro , Shuvendu Sen. Moderated by Rajika Bhandari |
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Fiction - including Short Stories |
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All imaginative works of prose; short stories, novel and novella formats. Genres include; thrillers, mystery, fairytale, romance, fantasy, science fiction, young adult and children’s books. Authors from Indian subcontinent as well as authors who don’t originate from the Indian Subcontinent but whose writings reflect the experience. |
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| 5- 7 pm |
Networking cocktails with performance by Rakesh Satyal. Exclusively for participating authors, publishers, moderators |
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| 8 pm |
Greenwich Village Literary Pub Crawl |
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| November 9th, 2014 at The South Asia Institute, Knox Hall, 606 West 122nd Street, Columbia University.
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| 10 - 10:30 am |
Registration |
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Session 1A.
Meera Nair, Preeti Singh, Rajnesh Domalpalli, Moderated by Mara Thacker |
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Amar Chitra Katha & Beyond: modern south Asian tales for children |
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Tales and rhymes that provide a modern interpretation of India's legends and mythologies for the younger set as well as works with multicultural and immigrant themes in children's writing. |
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Session 1B.
Sudnya Shroff, Pia Padukone, Suman Bhattacharya, Falguni Kothari, Soniah Kamal, Anjali Mitter Duva, Rajdeep Paulus, Elizabeth Enslin. Moderated by Vibhuti Patel |
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Debut Authors |
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Discussion by first time novelists – preparation, inspiration, reason, satisfaction? |
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Session 2A.
Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla, Rakesh Satyal, Mashuq Deen Moderated by Paul Knox |
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Writing the South Asian LGBT community |
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This category emphasizes a diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender writing in all genres, including fiction and nonfiction and works of varying length. Participating writers provide a platform to discuss critical LGBT issues that continue to be taboo on the Indian subcontinent. |
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| 1 - 2 pm |
Lunch Break |
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Session 3A.
Aasif Mandvi, Rakesh Satyal , Moderated by Rajiv Satyal |
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Just for Laughs: The serious business of comedy writing |
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All strands of smart comedy: fiction, joke books, satires, and nonfiction books by comedians. They can even be dark comedies, genre comedies or dramedies as long as they have original and compelling concepts and characters. |
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Session 3B
Kirun Kapur, Purvi Shah, Manav Sachdeva Maasoom, Ahsan Akbar, Yena Sharma Purmasir, Moderated by Ravi Shankar |
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Poetic License: Writing contemporary poetry |
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Discussions include every poetic genre, ranging in length from a few paragraphs to a volume, as well as Performance Poets. |
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| 3:30 - 4:30 pm |
Session 4A.
Paul Knox, Aladdin Ullah, Samrat Chakrabarti, Neilesh Bose, Moderated by Sunita Mukhi |
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Playwriting and Drama |
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Original and adapted plays. Adapted plays are considered from both current and past playwrights provided the playwright submitting the work has written permission for that adaptation. |
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Session 4B.
Padma Lakshmi, Floyd Cardoz, Jehangir Mehta, Beena Kamlani, Suvir Saran, Krishnendu Ray, Moderated by Surbhi Sahni |
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Cooking up tales: the hot new genre of food writing |
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Established chefs, food writers, and food critics who bring their discerning palate and cooking to the art of writing.
Nonfiction and memoirs that address this theme are also welcomed. |
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November 9th, 2014. Closing Night Reception:
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, NYC |
| 7:00-9:30 pm |
Closing Night Reception |
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All authors, publishers, literary agents, media, IAAC & SAI participants. Pulitzer prize-winning Playwrigh Ayad Akhtar engaged in conversation (Disgraced, The Who & the What) by New York Times Journalist Patrick Healy. Wine, food and music by Somdatta Pal. |
