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The Hindu
4 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
'I reject the hegemony of the novel': Banu Mushtaq
Banu Mushtaqm, the 2025 International Booker Prize-winning author of Heart Lamp - Selected Stories, delved into short story writing and how she rejects the dominance of the novel while delivering a lecture at the Mount Carmel College Foundation Day celebrations on Saturday. 'No story is short,' said Ms. Mushtaq, 'I reject the hegemony of the novel. Short stories require a different kind of mastery; in a small canvas, you have to paint the full truth,' she said. On translation of her stories in Kannada to English, she said, 'I wanted my voice to reach beyond Karnataka. I wanted Western readers to feel our lives. And I believed, even if no one else did.' Encouraging youngsters to write, she said, 'You don't need to wait for anyone to approve your voice. You don't need a perfect background; you need to live, observe, experience, and write. You will be criticised, misunderstood, doubted. But one day, someone will read your story and say that it's theirs too'. Ms. Mushtaq reflected on how her early education was shaped by religious expectations, societal prejudice, and limited access to language. 'I studied in an Urdu school for two years without learning a single alphabet,' she recalled. 'My father cried when he saw how little I had learnt. But he never gave up on me,' she said. Responding to a question, she said she writes about sex, politics, and religion because society tells women not to. 'That's precisely why I must,' she said, adding 'My writing is not just imagination. It is documentation'.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Row over Patna Medical College alumni association election
Patna: An internal tussle between two groups of Patna Medical College alumni came to fore after principal, Dr Vidyapati Chaudhary , on Wednesday called for a general body meeting next week to hold the election of the alumni association. This is contrary to a letter, which the former alumni association released, regarding the completed election process and names of the newly elected members. As per another letter by Dr Chaudhary on Wednesday, the general meeting will be held on the PMCH campus at 1pm on April 29, stating every member was welcome to contest and participate in the alumni association election . He also expressed shock over the formation of a new body on Feb 25 during the PMCH's centenary celebration, alleging the said meeting was done in a drawing room and no one was aware of the election process. "Even the members who were elected were not aware of the said process. Even, I being the patron, was not aware of this election," Dr Chaudhary said, adding so long they were busy conducting the centenary celebrations. "So, now we have decided to hold the election so that everyone gets a fair chance." However, Dr Sachchidanand Kumar, the incumbent treasurer of the association, denied the allegations levelled by Dr Chaudhary. "The alumni association is an independent body formed in 1936, and the principal has nothing to do with it. The principal has a role in the College Foundation Day committee but no jurisdiction over the alumni association," said Dr Sachchidanand, adding the election process was completed on Feb 25 itself. "The date is followed every time as maximum number of members are present because we celebrate the foundation day. A letter in this regard with the sign of former president Dr Satyajit Kumar Singh and secretary Dr Narendra Pratap Singh was also released." The letter read Dr R N Singh was unanimously elected the president, Dr Dinesh Kumar secretary, and Dr Sachchidanand continuing as the treasurer. Among other new members, Dr Ram Raj Ravi is the senior vice-president (VP), Shishir Kumar and Dr Rekha Sinha VP, and Dr Braj Nandan Kumar senior joint secretary. The principal is the chief patron (ex-officio) and the superintendent the patron (ex-officio), read the letter. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Investing $200 with AI could earn you a second salary. Exinity Capital Learn More Undo Dr Sachchidanand even levelled various allegations over the centenary celebration, citing huge amount being charged from the members in the name of registration and poor management of the function. "The registration was like a movie ticket being sold in black. It started from Rs 7,000 and went up to a whopping Rs 25,000," alleged Dr Sachchidanand.
