Simon Leese translates ‘This issue’ (editorial for special issue on Indian Literature) by ʿAlī ʿUqlah ʿUrsān (Ali Ukla Ursan) al-Ādāb al-ajnabīyah 54 and 55, Winter [1987] and Spring 1988: 3-8. The original essay can be found at the Alsharekh.org archive. Editorial for special issue of 'Foreign Literatures' on Indian Literature Written by
Simon Leese translates Taṭawwurāt al-ʿalāqāt al-thaqāfīyah al-ʿarabīyah—al-Hindīyah (The Development of Arab-Indian Cultural Relations) by Mohiaddin Alwaye in al-Risālah 1083, 15th October 1964: 15-17, 20. The original essay can be found at the Alsharekh.org archive. The Development of Arab-Indian Cultural Relations Written by Mohiaddin Alwaye, translated by Simon Leese.
Simon Leese translates Lamaḥāt min al-adab al-Hindī al-ḥadīth by Muhammad Fikri (al-Thaqāfah 43, 12th May 1964: 25-27). The original essay can be found at the Alsharekh.org archive. Glimpses into Modern Indian Literature Written by Muhammad Fikri, translated by Simon Leese. Image from Unsplash. The first thing
Jia Yan is Assistant Professor of Hindi and Indian literature in the Department of South Asian Studies at Peking University. He holds a PhD in Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies from SOAS, University of London. His research interests include modern Hindi literature, post-1950 literary relations between China and India, and comparative/world literature.
Sneha's piece "The Writing of Assamese Identity in Nirode Chaudhury’s 'Chameli Memsaab'" was a winner of MULOSIGE's Review and Publish project.
Professor Francesca Orsini gave this talk on "Literary Activism and Cold War Activism" as part of the Postcolonial Print Cultures reading groups and webinars.
Aarifah Khoodoruth review of "The Shell: Memoirs of a Hidden Observer" by Muṣṭafá Khalīfah was a winner of MULOSIGE's Review and Publish Project.
Read Francesca Orsini's chapter "Reading Together: Hindi, Urdu, and English Village Novels." In: Ciocca, R. and Srivastava, N., (eds.), Indian Literature and the World: Multilingualism, Translation, and the Public Sphere. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 61-85.
An introduction to Francesca Orsini's book chapter "Na Turk, na Hindu: Shared language, accents and located meanings" in A Multilingual Nation: Translation and Language Dynamic in India.
Ronah Baha discusses the politics of the BBC's decision to name their BBC Afghanistan page 'BBC Dari', focusing on the rich diversity of Persian literary and civilisational linguistic histories.
