An early shout-out for Sahir Ludhianvi: The People’s Poet, written by Akshay Manwani and available for pre-order now. I have been following Akshay’s progress, on and off over the
past few years, on what has been a labour of love for him, and am glad
the book is finally ready: it should contribute to filling a gap in Indian writing in
English, that of the serious biography of a modern cultural figure.
On December 18, I will be
moderating a conversation with Akshay about the book at the India International
Centre in Delhi: also on the panel is Gauhar Raza, the scientist and Urdu poet. The
invite is below – do try to come, and spread the word to Sahir Ludhianvi fans. (Also,
here are some links to Akshay’s long-form work on the Caravan website:
profiles of Piyush Mishra and Irshad Kamil, as well as a piece about the 25th
anniversary of the B R Chopra Mahabharata.)
Will look forward to this one. Hope the session went well.
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