1 - 5 February 2024 | Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur

NASERA SHARMA

WRITER

Nasera Sharma is one of the most eminent writers of the modern world. As the author of 12 prolific novels, 9 short stories, numerous articles as well as translations, including 150 Urdu stories into Hindi, she takes readers of Hindi literature to the pinnacle of human emancipation. Her vast and extensive travel across the globe with special focus on West and Central Asia, particularly Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran, differentiates her and have made her an expert on the region. Her latest works include the novels  Doosri Jannat and Shabd Pakheru as well as Adab Mai Bayi Pasli, a six-volume collection of Urdu, Persian and Arabic translations of modern literature. The recipient of several prizes, she was awarded the Hindi Sahitya Akademi Award in 2016 for her book Parijaat.

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