Zubaani: Pluralism with Nafiza Azad

Zubaani speaks to Canadian-Fijian YA writer, Nafiza Azad on building immersive characters and settings, deeply embedded in South Asian ethos and multicultural worlds. The hosts talk about books that speak to the varied castes, classes, within the diaspora and the subcontinent.Guest: Nafiza AzadCo-hosts: Upasna Kakroo & Salma HussainProduced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Peerbagh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Supported by: The podcast episode programming is supported in part by a Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment and Millennium India Education Foundation. Books/media in this episode:Prakash Manu ki Kahaniya/Nandan (Prakash Manu)Kafan (Premchand)The Candle and the Flame (Nafiza Azad)The Wild Ones (Nafiza Azad)Short stories by Vandana SinghA Thousand Questions (Saadia Faruqi)After the Rain (Nafiza Azad)A Thousand Nights (Nafiza Azad)