Overview
He interprets the lives and works of contemporary Indian writers to an international audience through a series of documentary films and translations. His recent work includes a translation of Vinod Kumar Shukla's Naukar ki Kameez (The Servant's Shirt, Penguin India, 1999), an anthology of short fiction, His Daily Bread (Har Anand, 2000) and the series Literary Postcard on the Doordarshan national network in India.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
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1993 - Present
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Freed from Disgrace
Book · 2007 Translation from Hindi of Phanishwarnath Renu’s Kalanka Mukti. ... CiteCollege
Journal Article Indian Literature · 2006 Translation from the Hindi of Vinod Kumar Shukla’s "Mahavidyalaya." ... CiteA Window Lived in a Wall
Book · January 2005 CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of California, Los Angeles ·
1969
Ph.D.
Harvard University ·
1964
A.B.