Nivedita Misra
Speaker
Nivedita Misra received her doctoral degree from the Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. She served previously as Assistant Professor, Satyawati College (E), University of Delhi, Delhi, India, having completed her B.A.(Hons) English, M. A. (English) and M.Phil (English) from the University of Delhi, India. Having resided in Trinidad for the past 17 years, her research interests span Caribbean and Indian literature. She has to her credit articles in various anthologies and peer-reviewed journals such as Journeys, South Asian Review, Transnational Literatures and Postcolonial Text. She has just published a monograph, V. S. Naipaul of Trinidad (Anthem Press, 2024).
Amazing Scenes
The launch of a comprehensive collection of the journalism of Seepersad Naipaul, first published mainly in the Trinidad Guardian between 1928 and 1953. Seepersad Naipaul’s articles and columns form a unique social and cultural history of Trinidad’s sugar-lands and its many peoples, as well as a vivid portrayal of a colonial Trinidad teeming with character, incident, and political vibrations. Peepal Tree Press’s edition gives this “lost” body of writing back to all those who want to understand the making of David Rudder’s magic island. This launch event includes contributions and conversations from co-editors Kenneth Ramchand, Nivedita Misra, and Aaron Eastley, and publisher Jeremy Poynting. There will be readings from the book by Breanne Mc Ivor, Celeste Mohammed, Ingrid Persaud, and David Sammy.The launch of a comprehensive collection of the journalism of Seepersad Naipaul, first published mainly in the Trinidad Guardian between 1928 and 1953. Seepersad Naipaul’s articles and columns form a unique social and cultural history of Trinidad’s sugar-lands and its many peoples, as well as a vivid portrayal of a colonial Trinidad teeming with character, incident, and political vibrations. Peepal Tree Press’s edition gives this “lost” body of writing back to all those who want to understand the making of David Rudder’s magic island. This launch event includes contributions and conversations from co-editors Kenneth Ramchand, Nivedita Misra, and Aaron Eastley, and publisher Jeremy Poynting. There will be readings from the book by Breanne Mc Ivor, Celeste Mohammed, Ingrid Persaud, and David Sammy.