Sukrita Paul Kumar is an Indianpoet, critic, and academician.[1][2][3] She has been the chief editor of Cultural Diversity, Linguistic Plurality and Literary Traditions of India - a textbook prescribed by the University of Delhi for course use in its Honours B.A. programme.[4]
Sukrita Paul Kumar
Born
1949 Nairobi, Kenya
Occupation
Poet, literary theorist, scholar of English, university teacher, translator
Sukrita Paul Kumar was born in Nairobi, Kenya[5] and emigrated to India when Kenya obtained its freedom from the British. She was educated at Zakir Husain College, Hindu College and Government College of Arts and Sciences, Marathwada University, India.[citation needed]
Careeredit
As director of a UNESCO project on 'The Culture of Peace', she edited Mapping Memories - a volume of Urdu short stories from India and Pakistan.Funny part is, she does not know Urdu.[6] Many of her poems,[7] have emerged from her experience of working with homeless people, tsunami victims, and street children.
Fellowships/Awards/Grantsedit
Sukrita Paul Kumar was awarded the Visitorship at Concordia University for the designing of a course on Indian Women and their Lives in 2009.[8]
Booksedit
Criticaledit
Narrating Partition: Texts, Interpretations, Ideas. Indialog Publications, New Delhi, 2004[8]
The New Story: A study of Literary Modernism in Urdu and Hindi Short Fiction. Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla with Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 1990
Conversations on Modernism: Dialogues with Writers, Critics and Philosophers. Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla with Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 1990
Man, Woman and Androgyny: A study of the Novels of Theodore Dreiser, Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. Indus Publishing Co. New Delhi, 1989
Editededit
The Dying Sun: Stories by Joginder Paul Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar, HarperCollins, New Delhi, 2013[8]
Chamba Achamba Co-Edited with Malashri Lal, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 2012
Speaking for Myself Co-Edited with Malashri Lal, Penguin India, New Delhi, 2009
Crossing Over Co-Edited with Frank Stewart, University of Hawaii, Hawaii, 2009
Interpreting Home in South Asia Co-Edited with Malashri Lal, Pearson Longman's, New Delhi, 2007
Cultural Diversity, Linguistic Plurality and Literary Traditions of India Chief Editor: Sukrita Paul Kumar, Macmillan India, New Delhi, 2006 (Textbook prescribed by Delhi University as Concurrent Course for B.A Honours.)
Women's Studies in India: Contours of Change Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar and Malashri Lal,
IIAS, Shimla, 2002. (Collection of Essays)
Ismat, Her Life Her Times Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar and Sadique. ALT (Approaching Literature through Translation) Series, Katha, New Delhi, 2000 (Critical Essays and Autobiographical Pieces on Ismat Chughtai.)
Mapping Memories Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar and Muhammad Ali Siddiqui. Katha, New Delhi, 1998
(Urdu stories from India and Pakistan translated into English. The same collection of stories in the original Urdu was published as Bazdeed by Katha, New Delhi, 1998
Breakthrough Selected and Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, 1993
Modern Hindi and Urdu short stories (Translated into English)
Translatededit
Stories of Joginder Paul Joginder Paul. National Book Trust, New Delhi, 2003
sukrita, paul, kumar, indian, poet, critic, academician, been, chief, editor, cultural, diversity, linguistic, plurality, literary, traditions, india, textbook, prescribed, university, delhi, course, honours, programme, born1949, nairobi, kenyaoccupationpoet, . Sukrita Paul Kumar is an Indian poet critic and academician 1 2 3 She has been the chief editor of Cultural Diversity Linguistic Plurality and Literary Traditions of India a textbook prescribed by the University of Delhi for course use in its Honours B A programme 4 Sukrita Paul KumarBorn1949 Nairobi KenyaOccupationPoet literary theorist scholar of English university teacher translator Contents 1 Early life and background 2 Career 3 Fellowships Awards Grants 4 Books 4 1 Critical 4 2 Edited 4 3 Translated 4 4 Poems 4 5 Included in the following poetry Anthologies 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and background editSukrita Paul Kumar was born in Nairobi Kenya 5 and emigrated to India when Kenya obtained its freedom from the British She was educated at Zakir Husain College Hindu College and Government College of Arts and Sciences Marathwada University India citation needed Career editAs director of a UNESCO project on The Culture of Peace she edited Mapping Memories a volume of Urdu short stories from India and Pakistan Funny part is she does not know Urdu 6 Many of her poems 7 have emerged from her experience of working with homeless people tsunami victims and street children Fellowships Awards Grants editSukrita Paul Kumar was awarded the Visitorship at Concordia University for the designing of a course on Indian Women and their Lives in 2009 8 Books editCritical edit Narrating Partition Texts Interpretations Ideas Indialog Publications New Delhi 2004 8 The New Story A study of Literary Modernism in Urdu and Hindi Short Fiction Indian Institute of Advanced Study Shimla with Allied Publishers New Delhi 1990 Conversations on Modernism Dialogues with Writers Critics and Philosophers Indian Institute of Advanced Study Shimla with Allied Publishers New Delhi 1990 Man Woman and Androgyny A study of the Novels of Theodore Dreiser Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway Indus Publishing Co New Delhi 1989Edited edit The Dying Sun Stories by Joginder Paul Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar HarperCollins New Delhi 2013 8 Chamba Achamba Co Edited with Malashri Lal Sahitya Akademi New Delhi 2012 Speaking for Myself Co Edited with Malashri Lal Penguin India New Delhi 2009 Crossing Over Co Edited with Frank Stewart University of Hawaii Hawaii 2009 Interpreting Home in South Asia Co Edited with Malashri Lal Pearson Longman s New Delhi 2007 Cultural Diversity Linguistic Plurality and Literary Traditions of India Chief Editor Sukrita Paul Kumar Macmillan India New Delhi 2006 Textbook prescribed by Delhi University as Concurrent Course for B A Honours Women s Studies in India Contours of Change Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar and Malashri Lal IIAS Shimla 2002 Collection of Essays Ismat Her Life Her Times Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar and Sadique ALT Approaching Literature through Translation Series Katha New Delhi 2000 Critical Essays and Autobiographical Pieces on Ismat Chughtai Mapping Memories Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar and Muhammad Ali Siddiqui Katha New Delhi 1998 Urdu stories from India and Pakistan translated into English The same collection of stories in the original Urdu was published as Bazdeed by Katha New Delhi 1998 Breakthrough Selected and Edited by Sukrita Paul Kumar Indian Institute of Advanced Studies Shimla 1993Modern Hindi and Urdu short stories Translated into English Translated edit Stories of Joginder Paul Joginder Paul National Book Trust New Delhi 2003 Translation of Urdu stories into English 8 Sleepwalkers Joginder Paul Katha New Delhi 2001 A novel translated by Sunil Trivedi and Sukrita Paul Kumar Poems edit Seven Leaves One Autumn Rajkamal Publications New Delhi 2011 8 Poems Come Home Bilingual Translated by Gulzar HarperCollins New Delhi 2011 Rowing Together Rajkamal Publications New Delhi 2008 Without Margins Bibliophile South Asia New Delhi 2005 Folds of Silence Kokil New Delhi 1996 Apurna Writer s Workshop Calcutta 1988 Oscillations Ashajanak Publishers New Delhi 1974Included in the following poetry Anthologies edit Travelogue The Grand Indian Express 2018 ed by Dr Ananad Kumar and published by Authorspress New Delhi Converse Contemporary English Poetry by Indians 2022 ed by Sudeep Sen and published by Pippa Rann Books LondonReferences edit INTERVIEW Try not to be lazy Poet Sukrita Paul Kumar gives writing advice The New Indian Express Retrieved 2022 02 13 In conversation On the new Writer in Context book series Hindustan Times 2021 09 30 Retrieved 2022 02 13 Kumar Sukrita Paul 2015 09 03 The language of many tongues The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 2022 02 13 Confessions of the Multi lingual The Hindu Retrieved 27 September 2016 Sukrita Paul Kumar ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival Archived from the original on 2015 04 24 Retrieved 2015 08 28 SAWNET Bookshelf Sukrita Paul Kumar www sawnet org Archived from the original on April 8 2005 Retrieved 2016 05 30 Poetry In Our Time Kritya in a b c d e About Dr Sukrita Paul Kumar Cluster Innovation Centre University of Delhi Retrieved 27 September 2016 External links editSukrita Paul Kumar at Penguin India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sukrita Paul Kumar amp oldid 1175418846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
