Varsha Adalja visits Tameside

Author Varsha Adalja will be visiting Tameside Central Library in Ashton-under-Lyne as part of a tour organised by the British Council in Calcutta to coincide with the London Book Fair, which this year celebrates the work of 45 Indian writers and poets. 

Event Details

Event: A talk by Varsha Adalja, Gujarati author.
Date: Friday 24th April, 2pm
Location: Tameside Central Library and Art Gallery, Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SG
Telephone: 0161 342 2030
Admission: Free

Biographical Details 

Varsha Adalja is widely read in Gujarati. She has published 40 books including 22 novels and seven volumes of short stories. Known for the extensive research that goes into her stories she has explored lepers’ colonies, prison life and work among adivasis. Varsha has been a stage actress and is known as a spirited speaker at public gatherings. Her novel Maare Pan Ek Ghar Hoye made her extremely popular with women, and Nadino Trijo Kinaro deals with issues affecting women. She has an M.A. in Sociology from Bombay University. She began her literary career as an editor first with Sudha, the women's weekly (1973-1976), and later with Gujarati Femina, another women's magazine (1989-90). She has held an executive position with the prestigious Gujarati Sahitya Parishad for the last 35 years. She is also active as a dramatist, writing for the stage, screenplays, and the radio. She has produced an award-winning television film on leprosy (Ansaar). She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1995; Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1976; Gujarati Sahitya Akademi Award thrice for 1977, 1979, 1980; and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Award, 1972 and 1975.