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The
Masterclass
The Masterclass is supported by a generous grant from the Hawthornden Foundation.
The South Asia Speaks Masterclass brings the brightest minds in the literary arts to our virtual classroom for a discussion on craft. The Masterclass is hosted by South Asia Speaks mentors and is a one of a kind opportunity for fellows to interact directly with writers who have influenced our generation.
2024
Coming in November 2024
Interviewed by
Moni Mohsin
Diksha Basu
Coming in October 2024
Interviewed by
Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
Sonia Faleiro
Coming in September 2024
Interviewed by
Priyanka Matoo
Sanam Maher
“I am interested in the idea of exploring queer desire”
Interviewed by
Hurmat Kazmi
Mansi Choksi
“The written word offers subversive possibilities”
Interviewed by
Anjan Sundaram
Sonia Faleiro
2023
“I am allowed to take as much time as I want”
Interviewed by
VV Ganeshananthan
Sonia Faleiro
“Find your rhythm”
Interviewed by
Rahul Bhattacharya
Samanth Subramanian
“Fight for your right to be a complex human being”
Interviewed by
Manjushree Thapa
Roman Gautam
“The madness of the effort is an important part of the process”
Interviewed by
Alice Albinia
Taran Khan
“I don’t want politics to taint what I’m reading”
Interviewed by
Anuvab Pal
Diksha Basu
“What is your novel saying in the midst of the larger conversation?”
Interviewed by
Jamil Jan Kochai
Karan Mahajan
“I love the private torture of writing”
Interviewed by
Mansi Choksi
Sanam Maher
“We are not a newsroom, we are in a war room”
Interviewed by
Vinod Jose
Mira Kamdar
2022
“It might be beautiful, yes, but is it true?”
Interviewed by
Nilanjana Roy
Mariam Tareen
“No piece of writing is ever wasted”
Interviewed by
Kamila Shamsie
Sanam
Maher
“I wanted to challenge the idea that there is a single model of queerness”
Interviewed by
Taymour Soomro
Deepa Anappara
“Stay true to your vision”
Interviewed by
Vauhini Vara
Samanth Subramanian
“We are engaged in a global war on storytelling”
Interviewed by
Suketu Mehta
Mira Kamdar
“You have to be very clear about who you’re standing in solidarity with”
Interviewed by
Pankaj Mishra
Sonia Faleiro
“Dealing with the naked racism in this industry has been very taxing”
Interviewed by
Mayukh Sen
Sanam Maher
“Criticism of your writing is not criticism of you”
Interviewed by
Meena Kandasamy
Fatima Bhutto
“My idea of the reader is someone who has better things to do”
Interviewed by
Parul Sehgal
Isaac Chotiner
2022
“Keep your eye on the prize”
Interviewed by
Mira Nair
Sonia Faleiro
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