Omair Ahmad in conversation with Sam Miller as part of Writers etc. at Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 11th October 2013

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003
Landmark : Next to Annexe building of India International Centre
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Event Description : Alliance Francaise de Delhi, Institut Français en Inde and The French Embassy in India present Writers, Etc. – Session 24 - Omair Ahmad in conversation with Sam Miller.

Omair Ahmad is the author of a set of books, the most recent of which is, The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys into Bhutan, a work of political history. His last novel, Jimmy the Terrorist, was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, and was the Winner of the Crossword Award for Fiction. Omair Ahmad grew up in India and Saudi Arabia. He did his Master's in Politics (International Studies) at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, and a second Master's in International Relations from the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. He has currently works with the South Asia office of the Friedrich 

Naumann Foundation, managing their human rights, rule of law and conflict resolution projects. 

Sam Miller was born and brought up in London and became the BBC’s Delhi correspondent in the early 1990s. He then returned to London and became Managing Editor, South Asia for the BBC World Service. He has also worked as a reporter in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Balkans and Northern Ireland. 

Sam was posted back to Delhi in 2002, and has remained there ever since. He was until recently the Country Director for BBC Media Action, the BBC's international development arm. His first book, Delhi: Adventures in Megacity was published in 2009. Blue Guide India - part of the Blue Guide travel series - was published in 2011. His next book - A Strange Kind Of Paradise: India Through Foreign Eyes will be 

published by Penguin India in February 2014. 

Background : Writers, Etc is our literary platform: a space where the written word gets primacy, where written ideas and their practitioners can interact with each other and the general public, coming together to ask pertinent questions and seek their answers: what role does literature play in contemporary societies? How do writers see their responsibilities vis-à-vis the public and, turning that over, how do we see writers? How has the written word adapted to its place among the growing pantheon of varied and addictive forms of cultural transmission? The aim is to encourage a discovery, unencumbered by genre, of all the written oeuvres, ranging from living legends to new and emerging talent.

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