Positions: Essays on Indian Literature

Launch of the new book of essays by K. Satchidanandan (New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2019)

 

The book will be launched by Prof. Indra Nath Choudhury who will also speak 

 

Followed by discussion

Githa Hariharan, novelist and editor; and Sukrita Paul Kumar, poet and critic will be in conversation with Prof. K. Satchidanandan, author of the book

 

Moderator: Prof. Alok Bhalla

 

The book features a careful selection of K. Satchidanandan’s essays on Indian literature, written over the past 25 years. The book raises some critical issues - whether Indian literature should be treated as a unitary essence or as diverse literature from various languages, is a vexing issue. Or whether literature of India should evolve its own poetics or should continue to be governed by western critical apparatus, are some of the issues raised in this collection of essays

 

(Collaboration: Niyogi Books)