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February 16, 2005

An orgy of sepia proseLiterature

SAJA is hosting a remarkable literary festival, an evening of readings in Manhattan.

Those reading include Suketu Mehta, Jhumpa Lahiri, Shashi Tharoor, Amitav Ghosh, Anita Desai, Kamila Shamsie, Manil Suri and Meena Alexander. Those mingling include Akhil Sharma, Jonathan Franzen, Kiran Desai, Marina Budhos, Pooja Makhijani, Meera Nair the author, and S. Mitra Kalita. Park Slope is apparently emptying out for the evening.

And the wine and samosas are for a good cause: SAJA is putting together fellowships to report the tsunami in-depth well after the initial reports fade.

The idea is to help a group of journalists… from the U.S. and Canada cover the affected areas SIX TO NINE MONTHS after the disaster and have their reporting available to a wide global audience… A New York Times story… explains it all… “All too often when disaster strikes, the relief mission seems to last only as long as the media attention.”

Buy tickets here.

Update: Please note the new schedule, which has been moved up by two hours.

SAJA Authors Day: Saturday, March 12, Manhattan; $35; CUNY Grad Center’s Proshansky Auditorium, 365 Fifth Ave. / 34th St.; 1:30-2:30pm registration, 2:30-4:30 readings, 4:45-6:00 tipsy schmoozing

manish on February 16, 2005 12:53 PM in Literature · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post



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¤ Tiffinbox said: Desi Literati In NYC For SAJA

Manish beat me to it, but SAJA has a literary spectacle planned for March 12 that you should all attend. While I am not sure if tickets are still available, it might be worth your while to check it out. The $35 entry fee for the event at the CUNY
March 10, 2005 02:03 PM

15 comments

 1 · brimful on February 16, 2005 01:44 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Oh my god! I'm actually going to be in NYC that weekend... this is awesome! Thank you, Sepia Mutiny!


 2 · j on February 16, 2005 02:59 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Strangely enough, me too. Brimful - in case you want to find me - I'll be the Indian one.

:-)


 3 · PSU on February 16, 2005 03:18 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

You guys crack up the aunties and uncles reading your site


 4 · deepa on February 16, 2005 03:25 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Oddly enough, I am planning to be in NYC that week. We should have an off-line mutiny!

-D


 5 · MD on February 16, 2005 04:49 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Ooooh, I so have to come down for this...


 6 · Phil on February 16, 2005 05:05 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Damn! sometimes I really hate being stuck in the arse end of the world. Have fun.


 7 · A N N A on February 16, 2005 05:15 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

that does it. if this many readers might be attending, i might just have to organise SM's first mutinous night out...


 8 · brimful on February 16, 2005 05:21 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I will follow, Anna!


 9 · Ms World on February 16, 2005 09:18 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I used to be a member of SAJA even though I`m Black. Yes, I`m one of those kind of people;). I`d love to crash your Sepia Mutiny soiree at this literary affair but I`m in rice paddyfields Japan becoming addicted to the Internet, blogging and my `insert photo` function on Typepad. What have you all turned me into? ;)


 10 · Manish Vij on February 17, 2005 01:13 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)
i might just have to organise SM's first mutinous night out...

Aye matie, molasses and red rum.


 11 · shree on February 17, 2005 02:29 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

wicked, too bad I'm missing out on this one...

will let my big bro know that the mutineers will be in the house...


 12 · Ajju on February 17, 2005 04:25 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I so want to be there. Maybe I can get some unwitting company to interview me that weekend ;)


 13 · N/A on February 17, 2005 10:38 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I can't stop laughing at the Park Slope reference. God that's too much. I wonder if Thirdi will horn in on the Indian charity/art orgy.


 14 · Joe on February 17, 2005 01:17 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Wait Shree, you are the Tech Guru's sibling? That's awesome!...I've seen that guy many a time on WABC...He would know the answer to all of life's great mysteries...Is Sam Champion gay?...What ever happened to Storm Fields, the guy with the best weatherman name ever?..Even better, you guys are named Shree and Sree..did hilarity ensue as a result, or am i being a prick? Let me know!


 15 · Peggy on May 22, 2005 11:23 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I have just read the book "Under the wolf, under the dog" by Adam Rapp. He's an author who lives in MA. He makes a reference about Storm Fields. I'm sorry to say the book doesn't answer your question...but I thought it was cool that a book published in 2004 for teens would mention a local celebrity. I did a search and found your site.


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