TCN - Portraying Assam, its Stories and the Past - Aruni Kashyap
The Chicken-Neck PodcastApril 17, 2021x
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TCN - Portraying Assam, its Stories and the Past - Aruni Kashyap

In our fourth episode, we talk to Prof. Aruni Kashyap who has been at the helm of portraying the region and it's underlying stories in fascinating ways which has led to his stories being a bridge for the people from around the globe in understanding the region and the tryst of its people.

He is the winner of the Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing to the University of Edinburgh and is currently an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Georgia, Athens.


An ardent story teller he has covered a multitude of themes in his stories ranging from insurgency to homosexuality whilst also translating several Assamese literary works to English. His tales have given readers a means of getting to know the region and has managed to capture the wide array of emotions, while connecting the reader to the tale itself.



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