[Founded in 2004 with an alternative publishing vision, Yoda Press aims to create lists around subjects which are not usually a priority for other publishers in India, even though they have a critical presence in contemporary discourse, authorship and an audience. Yoda Press is known for publishing on subjects such as sexuality, popular culture, cities...
Category: Culture
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On Social Justice And Recognizing Womens Lived Experiences
What inspired you to pursue a career in journalism and focus on international reporting? I have always been passionate about social justice and women’s rights. After graduating with a degree in English, I enrolled in a Master’s program. However, I soon realized that academia wasn’t for me. I wanted to be out there telling stories,...
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Dubai based author & First Chapter ELF Seddiqi Writers fellow Sara Hamdan wins major books deal with big 5 US publisher
June 15th, 2023 (Dubai, UAE): Dubai-based author Sara Hamdan has achieved a regional first in publishing: Her debut novel, What Will People Think?, got snapped up in a major two-book deal with US publisher Holt following a highly competitive auction. Holt is the prestigious publisher of literary giants including Hilary Mantel, Toni Morrison and Liane...
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Ananke Women in Literature Festival To Open Its Virtual Doors Tomorrow
The third edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival will open its virtual doors tomorrow with Feminist Publishing House Zubaan Books founder Urvashi Butalia unveiling the festival with a special keynote. Day Two headlining keynote will feature renderings by Seagull Books founder Naveen Kishore on Theatre and Memory. The Women in Literature Festival is an online event...
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AnankeWLF to Present Disruptive, Female-led, Independent Publishing In Its Publishers Corner
The third edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival will present a unique set of panels titled Publishers Corner. Three specific sessions held on both days April 11th and 12th, 2023 are set to showcase discussions between publishers and their authors. The sessions will celebrate disruptive, female-led publishing houses and their diverse set...
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On Love, Longing In A Personal Metropolis at AnankeWLF2023
No choice is arbitrary, not every fantasy is an escape. On April 12th, 2023 at 4.25 PM UAE, a fascinating conversation, titled Seeking Shahrukh, Unraveling Loneliness: Love and Longing in a Personal Metropolis; will be unpacking urban loneliness, power, and intimacy, and the way interiority translates into a public space Envisioning and chairing the session,...
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AnankeWLF To Explore The Language of Grief vis-à-vis the Dialectics of Freedom & Autonomy
There is a universality of the language of grief and melancholy. Grief is a common denominator in all human experience. It is as universal as it is isolating, as collective as it is individualistic. Sweet sorrow is an age-old, wise companion to humanity. Unbeknownst to many, grief imbues the spirit of unity albeit in the...
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Taking a Deep Dive into Transnational Feminism, Film and Media at AnankeWLF
Curating unique discussions, the third edition of Anankes Women in Literature Festival (AnankeWLF) will explore the resurgence and evolution of transnational feminism beginning with movies like Mother India (India), Muthi Bhar Chawal (Pakistan), Two Women (Italian/Hollywood), Mirch Masala (India) juxtaposed against films epitomizing hegemonic representations of masculinities such as Maula Jutt (especially the older version),...
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Dialogue on ensuring the written word is free of barriers for broadest audience to feature at AnankeWLF
The third edition of Anankes Women in Literature will highlight an important discussion on inclusive publishing. Happening on the first day of the festival, April 11th, 2023 at 5.00 PM UAE, this session will focus on the importance of inclusion in the production and dissemination of the written word, on the principles of diversity...
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AnankeWLF To Highlight Pandering to Western Readership With Neo-Colonialist, Exoticized View of South Asia
Arranged marriages, hyper-conservative in-laws, violent husbands, mangoes, and of course the monsoon season are some of the numerous stereotypes, many may have an aversion to reading in a work of fiction or even non-fiction. That said, typecasting continues to plague writers from within the South Asian region as well as the diaspora. Painting a conventionalized...