Rupa Bajwa
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Born | Amritsar, Punjab, India |
Language | English |
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Rupa Bajwa is an Indian writer who lives and works in
Novels
In 2004, she published her first novel, The Sari Shop, which explores her hometown and the class dynamics of India.
Rupa Bajwa's second novel, Tell Me a Story, was released in April 2012. It was met with extreme reactions. It received critical appreciation from some quarters, at the same time creating controversy among the literary circles in New Delhi, since a part of this novel lampooned these very people.[2]
Currently, Rupa Bajwa is working on her third novel.[3][4][5]
Columns
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Works
- 2004 The Sari Shop
- 2012 Tell Me a Story
Further reading
- For a post-colonial perspective on Bajwa's novel, The Sari Shop, one can consult the ISBN 978-81-7273-728-3), pp. 272–286.
References
- ^ Sood, Ashima. "THE EMIGRANT AND THE NATIVE: the Indias of Akhil Sharma and Rupa Bajwa". Another Subcontitent. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Tell me a story".
- ^ Singh, Roopinder (22 May 2004). "Write recipe". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Book review: 'Tell Me a Story'". 29 April 2012.
- ^ Daftuar, Swati (2 June 2012). "A voice of her own". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Dark things do happen in gurdwaras sometimes". The Telegraph India. 6 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ Bajwa, Rupa (6 February 2005). "Dark Things Do Happen in Gurdwaras Sometimes". Sikh Times. Retrieved 3 January 2012.