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The Seven Queens

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There is much in these stories that our modern mindsets will find hard to accept. But having struggled with this myself, I believe that these folktales are timeless for a reason; they hold a mirror to the one thing that has not changed over the centuries – human nature. These are stories of love and lust, greed and humility, patriotism and deceit, weakness and strength of character – everything that defines our lives as individuals and as communities. That’s why I believe they continue to be relevant.

 

They are also an integral part of the rich legacy of Sindhi culture that we began to lose when the Partition of the Indian sub-continent took place. Few Sindhis of my generation in India have grown up listening to these stories. For that reason alone, I believe they deserve to be resurrected

Menka Shivdasani

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Menka Shivdasani, a Mumbai-based poet, editor and translator, is the author of four poetry collections, the most recent being Frazil (1980-2017) from Paperwall Publishing. She has co-translated Freedom and Fissures (Sahitya Akademi), an anthology of Sindhi Partition poetry, and edited an anthology of women’s writing for Sound and Picture Archives for Research on Women. A widely published poet, Menka’s awards include the Ethos Literary Award 2019 and the WE Eunice de Souza Award 2020. Menka co-founded Poetry Circle in Bombay in 1986. She has organised poetry festivals since 2011 for 100 Thousand Poets for Change. Menka is Co-Chair, Asia Pacific Writers and Translators (APWT). Her work as a journalist includes 18 books, co-authored/ edited with Raju Kane, three of which were released by the then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Barkha Khushalani is a poet, filmmaker, columnist, lyricist, and translator. She received the NCPSL award for translating Sudha Murty’s book, The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk, into Sindhi. Maharashtra Rajya Sindhi Sahitya Academy awarded her for her book on children’s poems Dadi Thi Vanee. She writes in three languages – Sindhi, Hindi and English.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Eagle Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 5 August 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 258 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1645605647
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645605645
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 331 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.47 x 21.59 cm
  • Importer ‏ : ‎ Bookswagon, 2/13 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002, Sales@bookswagon.com , 01140159253
  • Packer ‏ : ‎ BLACK EAGLE BOOKS

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