Interview | Pakistan-born author Osman Haneef on his debut novel that deals with religious intolerance, blasphemy Arun Sreenivasan © Arun Sreenivasan Interview | Pakistan-born author Osman Haneef on his debut novel that deals with religious intolerance, blasphemy
Osman Haneef is a tech entrepreneur-turned-debut novelist who has honed his craft by studying creative writing at Yale, Stanford, Colby, Curtis Brown Creative and the Faber Academy. His book was first published as Blasphemy: The Trial of Danesh Masih (Readomania, 2020) in India, and is now available in Pakistan as The Verdict (Reverie Publishers, 2021).
Set against the backdrop of religious extremism, false allegations of blasphemy, and courtroom drama, this love triangle is also a political thriller about a human rights lawyer rescuing an innocent person from a marginalized community. The author was born in Pakistan but has lived in various cities all over the world. He is currently based in Lond
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Jaipur: The 2nd day of ‘the greatest literary show on Earth’ featured sessions on fiction, film, food, feminism, biography, theology & much more which included sessions featuring novels that unblinkingly examined inequity across Indian society, the extravagant journey of perhaps one of the greatest filmmakers Bollywood has seen, the life and writings of the master of words, Dante, on the 700th anniversary of his death, along with a session that brought together a cross-section of voices and perspectives to understand feminism and its kaleidoscopic dimensions. Annie Zaidi and Deepa Anappara, in conversation with Shahnaz Habib, spoke about their writing process, their exploration of the fiction genre and the source of their inspirations. At the session, supported by The JCB Prize for Literature, the authors spoke about the liberty that writing fiction allowed and how it helped them bring difficult stories from marginalised communities to the fore, allowing them to showcase d
How Delhi has been written over the years in novels and in stories (and essays)
The pandemic may have silenced the urban legends of the capital for a year, but there is enough and more in literature to look back on. Connaught Place, Delhi, before the pandemic. | PRAKASH SINGH / AFP
All great cities have great stories. New York, Cairo, Istanbul, Moscow, Shanghai among others, all have their grand, capacious histories, replete with triumphs, setbacks and even the odd comic interlude. Delhi has its glorious chronicles too, but they compete with those of New Delhi and more recently of all the Newer Delhis in the making.
January 7, 2021
By Opportunity International
In 2020, as we spent countless hours at home learning new terms like sheltering in place and social distancing , we found ourselves turning to great books again and again. Reading provided a distraction, an opportunity to learn, and the chance to travel the world right from our couches.
Every month, the Opportunity Book Club reads a book that opens our eyes to more of the world. We choose books written by underrepresented authors; books that share stories from the countries in which we work; and books that teach us about important issues like poverty, famine, and development.
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