India in full

Seagull Books, bookstore and publishing house in Calcutt. © RFI / Catherine Fruchon-Toussaint

By: Catherine Fruchon-Toussaint

Great report in India to discover the contemporary literary scene. A panorama with authors, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, English, publishers, booksellers and other specialists in New Delhi, Mumbai and Calcutta.

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Overview of Indian literature today with:

* Jaya Bhattacharji Rose, international consultant to the publishing world in India

* Anup Kumar from Faqir Chand & Sons bookstore in New Delhi

* Bulbul Sharma, English-language author (translated into French by Philippe Picquier editions)

* Geetanjali Shree, novelist and playwright in the Hindi language (translated into French by Éditions des Femmes)

* Prayaag Akbar, English-language journalist and novelist, author of the novel "Leila", mass-produced on Netflix

* Jacinta Kerketta, poetess of the Adivasi community (translated into French by Banyan editions)

* Srijato Bandyopadhyay, novelist and poet in Bengali

* Perumal Murugan, Tamil writer, author of the controversial novel "Madhorubhagan".

* Kannan Sundaram, founder of Kalachuvadu Pathippagam editions in Tamil language

* Malvika Maheshwari, essayist, author of "Art Attacks, violence and taking-offence in India"

* Arpita Das, director of Yoda editions

* Naveen Kishore, founder of Seagull Books, Calcutta publishing house and bookstore.

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