Wordsmiths @ Katha

They are the masters of the written word. Every emotion in the spectrum of the human heart; every bhaasha and dialect in the country; every experience strong, light, subtle, sublime - they capture it intact, perfection limning every stroke, and deliver it to you. They come from every region of India - from the unexplored Northeast to the fiery deserts of the West. From snowy Northern peaks, to the rolling plains of the Deccan, the tapering lands of the South. They are the wordsmiths of Katha.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Kamleshwar

Kamleshwar (1932-2007) was among the pioneers of the Nayee Kahani movement in Hindi literature in the 1950s. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award in 2003 for his novel Kitne Pakistan, and the highest civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 2006 for his contribution to Hindi literature.

Kamleshwar's work with Katha: "Not Flowers of Henna" translated from the Hindi by Jai Ratan.

Labels: Hindi Fiction, Kamleshwar