Poetry at Sangam
Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.
Nirupama Dutt is a poet, journalist, and translator of many seasons. She writes in both English and Punjabi as well as occasionally in Hindi. Her recent works include the biography of Punjab’s Dalit icon, ‘The Ballad of Bant Singh’ and translation into English of Gulzar’s anthology of poetry, ‘Pluto’, published by HarperCollins besides ‘The Poet of the Revolution: Lal Singh Dil’ and ‘Stories of the Soil: An anthology of 41 Punjabi short stories translated into English.She received the Punjabi Akademi Award for her anthology of poems, Ik Nadi Sanwali Jahi (A Stream Somewhat Dark). Her poetry anthologies have also come out in English and Hindi: The Black Woman and Buri Auraton Ki Fehrist Se (From the Roster of Wicked Women). Books edited by her include Our Voices, an anthology of SAARC poetry, Half the Sky and Children of the Night, two collections of Pakistani short stories and several others. Her journalistic work is vast and has written thousands of articles, critiques and features over a long career. A hugely popular literary and art columnist from the second year of her career, which now spans 42 years, she began with the Indian Express in Chandigarh and after some 20 years moved in the same paper to Delhi as the National Arts Editor. She also worked with other organizations including the Tribune at Chandigarh, Women’s Feature Service, The Little Magazine and the media section of the US Embassy in Delhi. At present she is a consultant with the Chandigarh edition of the Hindustan Times.
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