Salman Rushdie, the man who told stories about India

by Rashmee

Posted on August 13, 2022


The day that Salman Rushdie was stabbed in Chautauqua, in upstate New York, an openDemocracy …

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Is the Booker buzz now about anticipation rather than just literary suspense?

by Rashmee

Posted on July 27, 2019


Three of the 13 books on the longlist for this year’s Booker prize are not …

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In 21st cent, politics, protest and story-telling as usual is no longer possible

by Rashmee

Posted on May 17, 2016


Politics as usual is no longer possible in the 21st century, The Economist recently …

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Rushdie’s familiar new Scheherazade moment: the story vs its subduer

by Rashmee

Posted on September 29, 2015


Does Sir Salman wish he were half-jinn? Is Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights…

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK