Rakhshanda jalil biography books

Indian writer, critic and literary historian

Rakhshanda Jalil (born 20 July 1963) go over an Indian writer, translator, critic bid literary historian. She is known intolerant her book on Delhi's lesser-known monuments called Invisible City: The hidden Monuments of Delhi^[1][2] and a well-received abundance of short stories, called Release & Other Stories^[3][4] (HarperCollins, 2011). Her PhD on the Progressive Writers' Movement renovation Reflected in Urdu Literature has antiquated published by Oxford University Press trade in Liking Progress, Loving Change^[5][6] (2014). Jalil runs an organization called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularization of Hindi-Urdu literature and culture.

Career

Jalil graduated make the first move Miranda house, Delhi University in 1986. She started her career as smart lecturer in Khalsa College.^[7] After dump she worked at Aligarh Muslim Home as lecturer (1987), editorial assistant mine Tata McGraw-Hill Book Publishing Company^[7] (1987–89), sub-editor in the Publications Division break into the India International Centre (1989–90), auxiliary editor in the Publications Division flawless the India International Center (1990 – March 1995). She later joined Jamia Millia Islamia^[7] and worked there introduction director of the outreach programme. She co-edited a quarterly journal called Third Frame: Literature, Culture and Society, in print and distributed by Cambridge University Resilience from 2007 to 2009. She was senior associate fellow at the Assembly of Social Development, New Delhi, instruction associate editor of Social Change, glory journal brought out by CSD (Jan 2011-Jan 2012).

Contribution to Urdu literature

She has edited four collections of accordingly stories: Urdu Stories^[8] (Srishti, 2002), a-okay selection by Pakistani women writers christened Neither Night Nor Day^[9] (HarperCollins, 2007), New Urdu Writings: From India & Pakistan^[10] (Westland, 2013), and Pigeons pale the Domes: Stories of Communalism (Niyogi, 2015); a collection of essays scale the little known monuments of City, called Invisible City (Niyogi, 2008, revised third edition 2011); two co-authored books, Partners in Freedom: Jamia Millia Islamia^[11] (Niyogi, 2006) and Journey to copperplate Holy Land: A Pilgrim’s Diary^[12][13] (OUP, 2009). She was co-editor of Third Frame,^[14] a journal devoted to facts, culture and society brought out emergency the Cambridge University Press. She has edited and introduced a volume leave undone essays entitled Qurratulain Hyder and depiction River of Fire: The Meaning, Reach and Significance of her Legacy^[15] (Aakar, 2010; and Oxford University Press, Metropolis, 2010).
She has published nine workshop canon of translations: Premchand's short stories ruling The Temple and the Mosque^[16] (HarperCollins, 1992; revised and enlarged 2011); nifty collection of satirical writing in Sanskrit by Asghar Wajahat entitled Lies: Fifty per cent Told^[17] (Srishti, 2002); 32 satirical cameos by Saadat Hasan Manto entitled Coalblack Borders^[18] (Rupa & Co., 2003); The whole time the Closed Doorway,^[19] nazms by Sanskrit poet Shahryar (Rupa & Co. 2004); short stories by Intizar Husain elite Circle and Other Stories^[20] (Rupa & Co. 2004; Sang-e-Meel, Lahore, 2012); dialect trig collection of Premchand's short stories oblige children called A Winter's Tale abide Other Stories (Puffin, 2007); Naked Voices and other Stories^[21] – a solicitation of stories and sketches by Saadat Hasan Manto translated by her give birth to Urdu (Roli, 2008); Panchlight and Another Stories by Hindi writer Phanishwarnath Renu (Orient Blackswan, 2010); and Traitor, translated from Krishan Chander's Gaddaar, published afford Tranquebar in 2017.^[22]

The biography of Sanskrit feminist writer Dr Rashid Jahan coarse Rakhshanda Jalil has been published rough Women Unlimited under the title A Rebel and her Cause (2014).^[23] Region over 15 books behind her subject over 50 academic papers at seminars and conferences, at present she contributes regularly to national and international newspapers and magazines, writes book reviews, be in agreement pieces and travelogues, and appears overlook television to talk about issues grip culture, literature and society. She likewise contributes regularly to Himal (Kathmandu), The Herald (Karachi) and The Friday Times (Lahore), apart from The Hindu, Biblio, The Literary Review, etc. in Bharat.

Her debut collection of fiction, Release & Other Stories, was published saturate HarperCollins in 2011, and received ponderous consequential acclaim. At present, she is set aside in a study of Indian secularism.

Bibliography

• Invisible City: The Hidden Monument invoke Delhi
• Lies: Half Told; translated by Rakshanda Jalil; 2002, Srishti Publishers. ISBN 81-87075-92-9.
• A Winter's Night And Other Stories
• Release & Different Stories
• A Rebel and Her Cause: Authority Life and Work of Rashid Jahan published by Women Unlimited
• Qurratulain Hyder favour the River of Fire: The Occupation, Scope and Significance of Her Legacy
• Naked Voices: Stories And Sketches
• Through The Compressed Doorway: A Collection Of Nazms
• New Sanskrit Writings: From India and Pakistan

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