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Ranjit Hoskote

Ranjit Hoskote

Ranjit Hoskote is a poet, cultural theorist and curator. His six collections of poetry include Vanishing Acts, Central Time and Jonahwhale. His translation of a celebrated 14 th -century Kashmiri woman saint’s poetry has appeared as I, Lalla: The Poems of Lal Ded. Hoskote curated India’s first-ever national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, under the title ‘Everyone Agrees: It’s About to Explode’. He has received the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award, the Sahitya Akademi Translation Award and the S H Raza Literature Award. His poems have been translated into German, Hindi, Swedish, Spanish and Arabic.

Session

Two Menus: Poetry and Fiction

Rachel DeWoskin in conversation with Ranjit Hoskote

Author Rachel DeWoskin’s work draws heavily from the ideas of identity, culture and the self. Exploring the peripheries and transnational experiences of humans across linguistic and physical boundaries, DeWoskin' latest works include the novel Banshee and the poetry collection Two Menus. In conversation with poet Ranjit Hoskote, she discusses her writing journey, exploring the landscapes of poetics and essence of narratives.