Orient Blackswan

Panchlight and other Stories

Launch

17 Feb 2010

Venue

New Delhi

On 17 February 2010, Phanishwarnath Renu's Panchlight and Other Stories, edited by Rakhshanda Jalil, was launched at the India International Centre in New Delhi.

Rakhshanda Jalil signing copies of the copies, at the end of the launch.

Rakhshanda Jalil with her book.

During high tea, just before the launch began, quite a crowd gathered around the book display.

Ms Vidya Rao, Editorial Consultant, Orient BlackSwan, in conversation with Sudhir Chandra, Fellow at the Nantes Institute of Advanced Studies, France.

Indira Verma, Urdu poet, and Dr Mushirul Hasan, Director-General, National Archives of India, in conversation.

The speakers on the panel for the launch were (from the left) Jawhar Sircar, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, New Delhi, Rakhshanda Jalil, the translator of the book, who also teaches at the department of English in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Harish Trivedi, Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi and Sudhir Chandra. Jawhar Sircar was also the special guest for the occasion.

Jawhar Sircar releasing the book.

An attentive audience.

Jawhar Sircar speaks on the book.

Rakshanda Jalil on her experience of working on this book.

Sudhir Chandra speaks on the nuances of translation.

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