You are gorgeously invited to the book launch of Sin of Semantics by Saima Afreen on 24th January 2020, Kitab Khana, Fort, Mumbai. * Saima Afreen in conversation with Rochelle Potkar, in the august presence of Special Guest Ashwani Kumar. A reading of the poet’s verses of people, places, prayers, myths, truths, and more… Looking…

Recently, I participated on panel at the Women Writer’s Fest, Pune 2019 and it was a great gathering, listening to women voicing their strongest opinions from corners of profession and vocation: media, reviews, television, film, literature, translation, acting. Met very interesting people. Came back with a lot of dope. Mostly importantly the biography of Sunanda…

Am I seeing you, then, in Pune? Our session ‘Women Past/ Women Present/ Women Future’ will be from 3:15 to 4 pm, 21 December 2019.

Enjoyed my visit to the Goa Arts and Literature Festival (GALF) 2019. Sun-burnt, but happy to have shared my poetry and translations. Glad to have met old friends, make some new. Missed many, but happy to have met those present! Grateful to this soul-nourishing experience of perspectives, and walks-of-life.  

The December 2019, Issue No. 14 of the Joao-Roque Literary Journal is out! Enjoy! (And don’t forget to read also the riveting poetry by Nivedita N., Kinshuk Gupta, and Lavina M Pereira.) https://www.joaoroqueliteraryjournal.com/