An absolutely riveting book, authored by my very talented friend and neighbour Helen Fry | WWII Historian.

It has just been shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award. Highly recommend reading it.

A film cannot be made without a script. An actor will not have a job without a writer... and yet, a writer may not even get paid 5% of what an actor does. Its time to change this!

#SWA #Screenwriters #writersrights #contract #mbc #featurefilms #filmwriters #script #anjumrajabali

Today thousands came together to unite against hatred, antisemitism & anti-Muslim hate in light of the Israel/Palestine conflict

Palestinians & Israelis, Jews & Muslims, politicians & faith leaders stood together, lit candles & spoke of the importance of unity
#Together4Humanity

Thank you so much Bookworm@work! What a lovely initiative this is 💞

At the #book launch of #WhyCantElephantsBeRed at ICCR in the UK, author Vani Tripathi Tikoo calls for #children ’s writing to become more real so that it connects with young people

Nayanika Mahtani #book ICCR #London #Reading #Authors #writers #UK

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Really?? The truth is that, in large part, our poverty was a result of decades of colonial rule which systematically plundered the wealth of an entire subcontinent. Yet the most valuable possession we were robbed of was not the Kohinoor Diamond but our pride & belief in our own…

Happy 89th birthday dear Ruskin Ruskin Bond 🎉

Thank you for letting me travel with you to my father's boyhood and discover he wasn't joking about being Suri in #TheRoomOnTheRoof

Thank you for your stories & for filling the gaps in mine ❤️

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My grandfather who also wrote Urdu poetry was jailed in the freedom struggle - and kept so much of his life before Partition buried deep within, as did so many others.
As I piece together fragments of a time gone by - last evening’s poetry felt inexplicably like home 🌹(3/3)

Balraj Sahni (who was also part of the Progressive Writers' Movement with Kaifi Azmi & Jan Nisar Akhtar) was related to my grandmother; I recently found out that they grew up in this ancestral home in Bhera in pre-Partition India. (2/3)

Kaifi Azmi & Jan Nisar Akhtar's iconic poetry read by Javed Akhtar Azmi Shabana, who uphold their artistic legacy with such elan. So fascinating hearing them speak about the person behind the poet, the romance and the revolution in their poetry. 🙏 @Baithak Mukulika Banerjee (1/3)

Writer pay has declined by 23% over the past decade when adjusted for inflation.

And nearly 50% of writers are working for the minimum salary.

Meanwhile, 8 Hollywood CEOs pocketed a combined $773 million in 2022.

That's corporate greed if I've ever seen it.

On the day that his OPPENHEIMER trailer dropped, Christopher Nolan joined the picket line at Paramount with his brother Jonathan. Absolute boss. #wgastrong

From a chat with Goodbooks about my book 'The Gory Story of Genghis Khan a.k.a Don't Mess with the Mongols' - and my attempt to engage youngsters to think about how we are shaped by history in ways we may not even realise💫

(Link to all my books by Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 in bio)

Excerpt from an unforgettable session with Master Storytellers Ruskin Bond & #imtiazali in Mussoorie - we spoke about their writing journeys & the uncanny similarities in their storytelling.

Thanks Dehradun Literature Festival for inviting me to this session🙏

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Thank you SCOTISTANI 🇵🇰❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. This is our ancestral home where my father was born- I’ve never been sadly. Kalyan Das temple nearby was built by my great-great-great grandfather and his brothers -it’s now a school for visually impaired children. What better way to honour their memory🙏

Thanks Toompa Nandana Sen - it was a privilege to be a part of this very special tribute to Nabaneeta di’s timeless legacy 🙏💕

Thankyou Nandana Sen for the privilege of translating your beloved Ma’s exquisite poetry into Hindi for #WorldPoetryDay .

Thankyou ICCR in the UK Baithak UK Sangeeta Datta #farrukhdhondy for this celebration of #NabaneetaDevSen ’s luminous legacy, upheld so well by Nandana🪷

So proud of you Asma Khan ♥️

Thank you for your kind words Dr Sushri Sangita Puhan 🙏🌸
And thank you Nandana Sen Baithak UK ICCR in the UK for a truly memorable evening celebrating Nabaneeta Dev Sen’s luminous legacy - kept alive so beautifully by her daughter Nandana 🙏🌸