Aruni Kashyap

Aruni Kashyap (born 9 June 1984) is an Indian English writer. He grew up in Guwahati and studied at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.^[1] He works as the Assistant Editor of Yaatra : The Journal of Assamese Literature and Culture.^[2] An excerpt from his forthcoming novel set against the secret-killings of Assam was published in Tehelka Magazines annual fiction issue 2010.^[3] Along with fiction, he writes extensively on socio-political issues and his opinion based articles have appeared in The Guardian, UK, Open Democracy and Tehelka.

He is the winner of the Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing in 2009.^[4]

He is regarded as an strongly emerging young literary voice from the north-eastern part of India.^[5][6] His work published online and in print has been able to draw interest^[7][8] and critical acclaim.^[9][10]

Online Works

• An excerpt from his novel published in Tehelka
• "Fear", A short story published in "The Houston Literary Review"
• "Not Just Another Place", A short story by Aruni Kashyap, in Pratilipi.
• Poems in Pratilipi literary journal
• "Ghost-sounds", a poem in Live Mint
• "The House with a Thousand Novels", poem in Postcolonial Text
• "People like me generally get called supporters of terrorism", essay in Tehelka

External links

• Talking of Assam... in The Hindul
• The Assamese Experience, The Assam Tribune
• Return to the Roots, The Assam Tribune

See also

	Poetry portal
	Novels portal

• Literature from North East India
• Indian English Literature
• Stephanian School of Literature

References

1. ^ Pratilipi
2. ^ Eclectica Magazine, Contributor's Notes
3. ^ Singing in the Dark Times, Preeti Gill, Tehelka
4. ^ The Scottish Universities' International Summer School Director's News
5. ^ Rockarolla Music Society promotes literary talents
6. ^ A Report on a poetry reading by Aruni Kashyap in Assam Times
7. ^ Author Interview with Nii Ayikwei Parkes
8. ^ Songs of the Hills
9. ^ Return to the Roots, The Assam Tribune
10. ^ The Assamese Experience, The Assam Tribune

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