The Fiction of truth, the truth of fiction

  Dear Friends: I will be launching my book at the Image Ark Gallery on March 4th at 5pm. Hope to see you there! Here's the poster of the event. Vedic astrological predictions, wet-nurses, the Internet zeitgeist, tantric goddess worship, love stories that transcend age barriers, Buddhist philosophy, references to Susan Sontag and Walter Benjamin—you can find it all in " The Prediction ."   As to why the nineteenth century world of tantric worship is juxtaposed with the Internet zeitgeist—time, in many way s, is not as linear as we think it is, and all these aspects of lived lives, from belief in tantric goddesses to starving child brides, from childcare workers neglecting their own children to nurture those of the wealthy, to people who pursue astrologers for accurate predictions, can and does co-exist with modern people engaged in the search for material wealth and an elusive spirituality.  So where does all this lead us? This is uncertain, unless like t...

Dear friends! I am launching my book on March 4th at the Image Ark Gallery, Patan, on the occasion of women's week. We will do a short reading, followed by book signings. I would be delighted to see you there. Here's the Image Ark's address. Its a five minute walk down the tiny alley from the Krishna Temple in Durbar Square: http://www.image-ark.com/contact/ How do we define and experience gender? How does society and culture define gender? How does gender affect our lives? From March 2 to March 8, both galleries will hold exhibitions on the theme: "Understanding Gender". On March 3, a discussion on "Understanding Gender across generation" will take place at Artist Proof Gallery. Sushma Joshi's new book, "The Prediction", will be launched at Image Ark in the presence of the author, on March 4. March 5 will see the screening of the movie "Who does she think she is?" by Director Pamela Tanner Boll, at Image A...

Ms. Joshi would like to clarify what she thought was self-explanatory but apparently can and has been misinterpreted: a recent media review implies Ms. Joshi's book is all about identity. Ms. Joshi, however, is least interested  in identity--but highly interested in questions of space and time. Especially time. Just a little note to put things in context.

 Issue 6 of I I was moved to see all the Mandela memorial events this week. And it reminded me that I'd had a story published in ITCH, a South African journal, in 2010. So, in his memory and with South Africa on my mind, here's my story  titled "The Promised Land." http://www.itch.co.za/writing/the-promised-land

I get a small note in my alma mater's website  regarding the third edition of my book "The End of the World."

If you'd like to get my book outside of Kathmandu (in Biratnagar, Dharan and four other locations), please order through Muncha.com.

PAN Asia: Promoting literature and art, defending freedom of expression  The twentieth issue of the literary publication 'Of Nepalese Clay' was launched amid a special event on 30 th  November 2013 at the premises of IACER, Old Baneshwor, Kathmandu. It was  released jointly by Professor Dr. Mohan Lohani, Professor Dr. Padma Devkota, and Professor Dr. Amma Raj Joshi. This issue of the bi-annual literary publication of the Society of Nepali Writers in English (NWEN) contains a collection of poems, short fiction, essays, criticisms and memoirs by noted authors from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Slovenia, Australia, Haiti and USA. With this issue, 'Of Nepalese Clay' marks its thirteenth year of publication. The first issue of the publication was launched in April 2001 and has included significant literary creations over the years, thus becoming one of the longest-standing English literary publications in the country. Along with the r...