UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Snehal Shingavi, associate professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, will present “Vernacular Politics, Anglophone Prose: The Early Days of the Indian Novel in English,” at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, in 102 Kern Building.
Shingavi is the author of “The Mahatma Misunderstood: The Politics and Forms of Literary Nationalism in India” (Anthem Books, 2013). He has also translated Munshi Premchand’s Hindi novel, “Sevasadan” (Oxford, 2005), the Urdu short-story collection, “Angaaray” (Penguin, 2014), and Bhisham Sahni’s autobiography, “Today’s Pasts” (Penguin, 2015). He has a forthcoming translation of Agyeya’s novel, “Shekhar: A Life” (Penguin, 2017).
This event is a part of the Comparative Literature Luncheon lecture series, a weekly, informal lunchtime gathering of students, faculty and other members of the University community. Each week the event begins at 12:15 p.m. — coffee, tea and light lunch fare are provided. At 12:30 p.m. there will be a presentation, by a visitor or a local speaker, on a topic related to any humanities discipline. All students, faculty, colleagues and friends are welcome. For a full list of Comparative Literature lunches, visit http://complit.la.psu.edu/news-events/comp-lit-luncheon-series.