Nitasha Kaul

Nitasha Kaul
Born 1976
Kashmir
Nationality Indian
Occupation Writer, Poet, Activist, Academic
Known for Residue

Nitasha Kaul [1] is a London based Indian Kashmiri academic, writer and poet.

In addition to fiction, she writes and speaks about topics that cover the political economy, Bhutan, Kashmir, nationalism in India, gender and identity. Her first novel, Residue,[2] was shortlisted for 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize [3] while her first monograph originally published in 2007 was on economics and philosophy entitled Imagining Economics Otherwise: Encounters with Identity/Difference.[4].


Life

Kaul was born in Kashmir and has lived in the United Kingdom for over a decade. She is currently a lecturer at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster in London[5] and participates mainly in researching the democratisation of Bhutan. She travels there regularly and writes books, articles and columns for The Guardian and The Times of India about the region of Kashmir.[6][7]

The first book by Kaul, Imagining Economics Otherwise: encounters with Identity/Difference (2007), is a monograph on economics and philosophy. Her first novel, Residue (2009) was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize,[8] and Kaul was called an inspiration for Kashmiri women.[9] It was the first novel in English by a Kashmiri woman. It was, however, criticized for its prose being too excessive.[10]

Works

  • Residue. New Delhi: Rainlight, 2014 ISBN 9788129124852
  • November Light: An Anthology of Creative Writing from Bhutan
  • Imagining Economics Otherwise: Encounters with Identity/difference. London: Routledge, 2008 ISBN 9780415383974

Awards

References

  1. ↑ https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/kaul-nitasha
  2. ↑ Kaul, Nitasha (2014) Residue. New Delhi: Rupa. Available http://rupapublications.co.in/books/residue/
  3. ↑ “Indian subcontinent dominates Man Asian literary prize shortlist” (2009) The Guardian, 21 October. Available https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/21/subcontinent-man-asian-literary-prize
  4. ↑ Kaul, Nitasha (2008) Imagining Economics Otherswise: Encounters with Identity/Difference. London: Routledge. Available https://www.routledge.com/Imagining-Economics-Otherwise-Encounters-with-Identity-Difference/Kaul/p/book/9780415589499
  5. ↑ "Dr Nitasha Kaul". University of Westminster. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  6. 1 2 Alison Flood: Indian subcontinent dominates Man Asian literary prize shortlist. The Guardian. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 22 Januar7 2016.
  7. ↑ Nitasha Kaul. Kulturaustausch. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Handoo, Bilal (9 February 2016). "Kashmir's Nitasha". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Geelani, Gowhar (8 December 2015). "Doctor, scribe, separatist: the new breed of Kashmir's women storytellers". Catch News. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Bazliel, Sharla (28 March 2014). "The urge for closure". IndiaToday. Retrieved 26 February 2016.


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