Written by
Vivek Shanbhag (seen in the photo above) writes in Kannada. He has published five short story collections, three novels and two plays, and has edited two anthologies, one of them in English. Vivek’s stories have been translated into English and other Indian languages. His writing has appeared in Granta, Seminar, and Indian Literature. Many of his stories have been adapted for the stage, and one of them, ‘Nirvana’, has been made into a short film. He founded and edited the pioneering Kannada literary journal Desha Kaala for seven years. His critically acclaimed novel, Ghachar Ghochar is published by HarperCollins India in an English translation. An engineer by training, Vivek currently lives in Bangalore. A Feast for the Formless is excerpted from an upcoming cookbook by Shanbhag. ////////////////////// Kavya Murthy is based in Bangalore and trained in Sociology. She has spent time working in editorial roles for academic and literary journals, and as a coordinator at Sarai, New Delhi where she worked with artists and cultural professionals. She now writes when she can. |
|