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GALF 2016 : Speakers | Partners | Programme | Blog | Media Coverage | Videos
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Luis Assis Correia
Luis Assis Correia has led a colourful life, as a travel agent, journalist and writer. Now with his home for part of the year in Goa, he has written a series of interesting books, dealing with history, his experiences in Africa, and prominent Goan figures like Francisco Luis Gomes. His work has been well received and contributed to the debate in Goa, the diaspora and beyond.
Manu Randhawa
An adventurous soul, who is always on the go, she takes each hiccup as a hurdle that leads to the next best adventure that has to be lived and loved until the next comes along. she runs for marathons, goes on long treks and has taken part in car rallies, bungee jumping and cliff jumping. Along with handling home, hearth, husband and kids and now some writing—all her activities run the gamut of her roles and achievements!
Mariam S Ahlawat
Novelist, playwright, and children’s author Mariam Karim has been a university teacher of French language and literature. She was born in Lucknow and educated at the JNU, Delhi, and the Sorbonne, Paris. Her novels and plays have been nominated for International and Indian awards
My Little Boat, (Novel, Penguin India 2003/ Vitasta 2013). Nominated for the IMPAC International Award 2005 and the Hutch Crossword Award
The Street of Mists: Novel, Longlisted for the Man Asian Prize 2009 (Vitasta 2013)
The Betrayal of Selvamary : Play, Shortlisted for the Hindu Metro Plus Playwright Award 2010
The Undoing : Play, longlisted for the Hindu Metro Plus Playwright Award 2011. Performed by Pierrot’s Troupe
The House of a Hundred Stories A children’s fable (Life Positive, July 2016)
Musical about street children, “A Bagful of Dreams” performed in Delhi, Stein Auditorium, produced by Mr. Arun Kapur with music by well known author and musician Peggy Mohan.
She writes for children under the name Mariam Karim-Ahlawat. Her books for children (Tulika Publishers) have been translated into several Indian languages.
http://delhi.afindia.org/writers-etc-session-20-mariam-karim-ahlawat-in-conversation-with-noor-zaheer/
http://www.indianbookreviews.com/
http://themunicheye.com/news/Mariam-Karim-Ahlawat,-%22My-writing-is-cinematic%22-2834
Dhruba Hazarika
Dhruba Hazarika was born in Shillong and educated in St. Edmund’s School & College. He completed his Masters in Economics in 1979 from Guwahati University. Before joining the Civil Services in 1983 he had also worked as a salesman in Delhi and as a lecturer in economics in Jagiroad college, Assam. In early 2016 he retired from the Indian Administrative Service.
He has written over a 100 short stories and essays in various magazines, journals, newspapers. He has authored three books till date comprising two novels, A Bowstring Winter, Sons of Brahma(novels) and Luck(short stories). He is a recipient of the DY365 Literary Award (2014) and the Katha Award(1994) besides being a founder member of the prestigious North-East Writers Forum.
Abeer Hoque
Abeer Y. Hoque is a Nigerian born Bangladeshi American writer and photographer. She has published a monograph of travel photographs and poems (The Long Way Home, 2013), a collection of stories, poems, and photographs (The Lovers and the Leavers, 2015), and a memoir (Olive Witch, 2016). See more at olivewitch.com.
G.Akila
G.Akila's poems (free verse, haiku, haibun and tanka) have been published in many anthologies and online journals. She is a member of the Twin City Poetry Club, Hyderabad and is closely associated with Nivasini Publishers, Hyderabad as a part of their editorial team.
Anuradha Goyal
Anuradha Goyal is the author of best-selling book The Mouse Charmers - Digital Pioneers of India that documents the business biographies of pioneering digital companies of India. She authors the award-winning Travel Blog - IndiTales and writes a travel column 'Stories from the Road' for Navhind Times. Her book reviews blog 'AnuReviews' has over 500 books reviewed across genres and it finds a place in Limca Book of Records for being the largest book reviews blog of India. In her earlier avatar, she has worked in IT industry for 12 years. She has lived in 15 cities in India and abroad before choosing to live in Goa with her library.
http://blog.blogadda.com/2012/10/11/anuradha-goyal-interview-travel-books-blog
http://prrems.com/blog/featured-traveller-anuradha-goyal/
http://www.bookgeeks.in/entries/non-fiction/the-mouse-charmers-anuradha-goyal-book-review
Fatima M Noronha
Fatima M Noronha’s work has featured in national and regional publications in India, as well as overseas, online and on air. Born in Lisbon, having called many places home, she has returned to her roots in Goa. Stray Mango Branches, a collection of vignettes of life in Goa, appeared in 2013.
http://tclj.toasted-cheese.com/tag/fatima-m-noronha/
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7123824.Fatima_M_Noronha
Kaustubh S. Naik
Kaustubh is a writer and researcher from Goa. An alumnus of Ambedkar University Delhi, he is currently named the D.D. Kosambi Junior Research Fellow by the Government of Goa. He writes a fortnightly column for an English daily ‘The Goan’ and occasionaly writes Marathi poetry and prose.
Constantino Xavier
Constantino Xavier, Fellow, Carnegie India
Dr. Constantino Xavier is a fellow at Carnegie India, based in New
Delhi, where his research focuses on India’s foreign policy, in
particular relations with its neighboring countries. He holds a Ph.D.
in South Asian studies from the Johns Hopkins University, School of
Advanced International Studies, and is a graduate from Jawaharlal
Nehru University. As an Indo-German Portuguese with strong links to
Goa, he has extensively written on and lobbied for closer links
between India and the Portuguese-speaking world, and co-edited a
special issue of Seminar on “India and the Lusosphere” (2012). He
previously worked as a correspondent for the Portuguese weekly
“Expresso” across South Asia, and his research was funded by awards
from the United States Fulbright program and the Indian Council for
Cultural Relations.
The International Centre Goa, Goa Writers Group and Goa 1556 co-organised the Book Release of "From Mind to Keyboard" A collection of essays by writers of their journey(s) edited by Sheela Jaywant on 9th July 2016.
The International Centre Goa and Goa Writers Group co - organised the Book Reading & Discussion of "Guru Nanak, the Thinker and the Poet" edited by Astri Ghosh on 13th August 2016.
Department of English, Goa University in collaboration with Institute Menezes Braganza and The International Centre Goa hosted Shakespeare Festival on 14th & 15th October 2016 at at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji - Goa.
The International Centre Goa and Goa Writers Group in association with Goa University co-organised a lecture on "Rabindranath Tagore's Photographic Self Presentations and Imaging of the Body in his paintings" by Prof. Raman Siva Kumar, internationally noted contemporary Indian art historian, art critic and curator and Mario Miranda Chair Professor in Art, Painting and Illustrative Art and Cartooning Goa University on 15th October 2016.
