A great talk is like a great story: culturally specific, intellectually provocative, and emotionally resonant.
As an author, literary translator, and educator, I bring a scholar-practitioner’s lens to global venues and events. Whether delivering university lectures or participating in conferences, I explore the ever-evolving place of literature, translation, and craft in our world. More particularly, I am interested in how they can help us bring attention to forgotten or erased histories and figures.
Key Speaking Topics
Translation: Theory, Art, Craft, & Praxis
The ethics, aesthetics, and politics of world literature
“Works in Progress: 2025 NEA Translation Fellows Conversation Series,” Center for the Art of Translation, Virtual Event, September-October 2025.
“Translating South Asian Literature, Enriching World Literature,” Center for Asian Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, April 2025.
“Marketing and Promoting Literary Translations with Less Noise and More Signal,” British Center for Literary Translation, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, July 2023.
Fiction & the Historical Archive
Strategies for fiction that reclaims forgotten or erased histories
“Balancing Research and Creativity in Historical Fiction.” Regency Fiction Writers Inc. Virtual Event. September 2023.
“Going Back in Time with Historical Fiction.” Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference. October 2022.
“How Can We Make Historical Fiction More Diverse?” The History Quill Writers Convention. Virtual Event. February 2022.
South Asian Literature in the World
The evolution from regional classics to contemporary global voices
“There is No Editor: Adventures in Translating Less-edited Works,” American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Annual Conference, November 2025.
“Translation and World Literature; The Shehnai Virtuoso and Other Stories by Dhumketu,” Greenhill School, Addison, TX, September 2022.
“Shaam-e-Tarjuma, An Evening of Translation,” Ashoka Center for Translation Studies, Ashoka University, Sonipat, India, August 2022.
Select Talks, Lectures, & Panels
Organizations & Universities
Center for the Art of Translation | San Francisco, CA
Center for Asian Studies, University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX
Greenhill School | Addison, TX
Ashoka Center for Translation Studies, Ashoka University | Sonepat, India
Collin College | Plano, TX
George Mason University | Fairfax, VA
Tufts University | Medford, MA
University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM
Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland, OR
St. Olaf College | Northfield, MN
California State University | Sacramento, CA
Conferences & Festivals
British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) | Norwich, England
American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) | Various US locations
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) | Various US locations
Dallas Literary Festival | Dallas, TX
Qissa Literary Festival, Sophia College | Mumbai, India
Writers and Books Literary Conference | Rochester, NY
Sangam Festival, UK | Various UK locations
Jaipur Literary Festival | Jaipur, India
Tasveer South Asian Literary Festival | Various US locations
American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) | New York, NY
South Asian Literature and Art Festival (SALA) | Bay Area, CA
