Non-Fiction
First-time author Delshad Karanjia has worked as a journalist for over four decades across several continents, beginning with the Times Group in Mumbai. In the UK, she freelanced as a copy editor with the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, and BBC Publications, as a reporter/ newsreader for BBC Local Radio, and as a researcher/ producer for the Channel 4 network. In the US, she worked as a copy editor at the Houston Chronicle, and subsequently as a writer/editor for the oil company Saudi Aramco in Saudi Arabia. Now settled in Pune, she continues to edit, write, and teach.
TEACHING A HORSE TO SING: TALES OF UNCOMMON SENSE FROM INDIA AND ELSEWHERE by Delshad Karanjia
Stories about Akbar and Birbal, Krishnadeva Raya and Tenali Raman, Vikram and Vetal, and Mullah Nasruddin that will keep you entertained from the first to the last page
ABOUT THE BOOK
Akbar and Birbal, Krishnadeva Raya and Tenali Raman, Vikram and Vetal, Mullah Nasruddin.... The exploits of these legendary wits, rulers, wise men, riddlers, and tricksters are familiar to every Indian who loves a good story and a good laugh. In Teaching a Horse to Sing: Tales of Uncommon Sense from India and Elsewhere, Delshad Karanjia retells the best-known stories featuring these characters and a few others from around the world.
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Telling Short Tales- Session by Author Delshad Karanjia at OCLF 2021
On 28th Nov 11.00 pm - 11.40 pm
Author Delshad Karanjia in conversation about Telling Short Tales at OCLF 2021! Ms Karanjia shared her story with everybody and talked about how a certain individual gave her a push to start writing stories. From then on, her numerous interests were penned into 150 small stories and later got published. She has been an active Journalist and Copy Editor in the top firms in India and enjoys reading and writing short tales. In her session, she stated, everybody is looking for a quick fix; hence short stories are sure to make a comeback. But to read any story, long and short, one needs to start liking the activity. She said it's important to get things going in terms of reading and writing. She shared her career experiences, her book writing and her research journey, and when asked which character's story she found to be most interesting, she happily answered Mullah Nasiruddin. Join Ms Delshad Karanjia for an amazing conversation on Short Tales and the growing interest of the youth in Short Stories at OCLF 2021!