Sunday 31 March 2013

Ruchir Joshi to present at Literaturhaus Basel

Indian writer Ruchir Joshi who is currently on a residency in Basel will present his work at Literaturhaus Basel and Gymnasium Leonhard Basel.

Indian writer Ruchir Joshi who is currently on a residency at iaab basel will present his work at Literaturhaus Basel (House of Literature) on March 21 at 7 pm. 
Ruchir will present his texts as well as screen parts from his documentary movies.

When: 21 March 2013 at 7 pm
Where: Literaturhaus Basel (House of Literature)
Please visit the website of Literaturhaus Basel for further details.

Ruchir has also been invited by Gymnasium Leonhard Basel to present a talk to the students on 18 March 2013 on his first book.

The writer is currently a writer in residence, at iaab, Basel 
Writer in Residence is a pilot project of a writer’s exchange programme between Pro Helvetia New Delhi and IAAB, Christoph Merian Stiftung. As per the programme, both Pro Helvetia New Delhi and IAAB will send a writer each for a period of 3 months to live and work in India and Switzerland. Pro Helvetia New Delhi has collaborated with Sangam House to place the Swiss writer there for 3 months from November 2013 to January 2014.

The Indian writer, Ruchir Joshi will be at IAAB Basel for 3 months as part of this pilot project. Ruchir Joshi is a writer and filmmaker. He is the author of Poriborton and The Last Jet-Engine Laugh, and is currently working on another novel, set in Calcutta during the Second World War.

In exchange, PHND will receive a Swiss writer from IAAB for a studio residency at Sangam House later this year.

For more information on iaab Basel visit www.iaab.ch

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