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Art & textile historians, writers, researchers, scholars, curators, designers and story tellers revisit the many myths of creation depicted as the narrative in Indian Textiles… About Mantles of Myth Mantles of Myth – The Narrative in Indian Textiles is Siyahi’s effort to come forward with another endeavor to understand, explore and discover India. This conference […]

Translations hold a very important place in expanding the scope of literature especially in a multi-lingual country like India. To understand its various aspects and relevance in the present literary scenario a weeklong translating workshop called Writers’ Chain: Found in Translations was organized at the Neemrana Fort-Palace, located in the Aravali Hills. “It is often

World Learning India is an organization that holds a Culture and Development Seminar for nine weeks in Jaipur for students who come from a variety of different American universities on an intensive Culture and Development program run by World Learning India and the School for International Training (SIT). Siyahi, as a literary consultancy is associating

The Luingamla Keshan – Nagaland 02.30 pm  – 03.30 pm   Speaker – Zasha Colah & Rahul Bhattacharya The keshan is a woolen sarong, wrapped and draped like a dress, skirt or shawl, worn by men and women in the Naga hills of Manipur. The ‘Luingamla Keshan’ is an elegy for a friend in the

Voices from the North East (13th – 14th October 2009) | India Habitat Centre Siyahi and India Habitat Centre present a focused literary meet on the stories, tales and folk narratives of the North East India. The verdant seven sister states from the North East of India have a unique indigenous culture where myths, oral traditions,

Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. presents Pushkar Literature Festival 2009 In association with Siyahi (31st October, 2009) During International Pushkar Fair   As a part of the famous Pushkar Fair, RTDC has introduced the Pushkar Literature Festival 2009 in association with Siyahi with an aim of adding new shades of the magical world of words to

Zubaan Presents Poster Women II Painting Our World: Women’s Messages through Art An exhibition of rural women’s art forms 26th – 28th March 2010 at Surekh Art Gallery Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur Time: 10 am to 7 pm   These artworks are collected from different parts of the country and include: Patachitra from West Bengal

COMMONWEALTH WRITERS’ PRIZE 2010 7 APRIL – 12 APRIL 2010 NEW DELHI PROGRAMME (Subject to change) Wednesday, 7th April 2010 9.30am – 11.45am ACT TO ALPHABET: THE FANTASTICAL AND THE REAL – Creative Writing Workshop Mari Heese, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Michael Crummey, Shandi Mitchell, Rana Dasgupta, Daniyal Mueenuddin, and Glenda Guest Venue – Bal Bharati

COMMONWEALTH WRITERS’ PRIZE 2010 7th – 12th April 2010 PROGRAMME New Delhi, India The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (CWP), London, is one of the world’s major literary prizes. It aims at promoting new voices, rewarding achievement, encouraging wider readership and greater literacy, thereby increasing appreciation of different cultures and building an understanding between them. Each year