TRASAL Talks — Episode 5: The Whispering Mountains and Voices in the Wind | A Conversation with Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal
Join TRASAL for the fifth episode of TRASAL Talks, featuring two luminaries of Indian literature in a conversation that spans mountains, memory, and the many voices that shape our literary inheritance.
Namita Gokhale is an award-winning novelist and co-founder of the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival, celebrated for promoting multilingual Indian literature and cross-cultural literary dialogue globally, and received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2021 for Things to Leave Behind. Malashri Lal is a distinguished scholar and author whose work has long championed the richness of Indian women's writing and literary tradition.
Together, they have co-edited two remarkable anthologies: The Whispering Mountains and Voices in the Wind —collections that gather mystical storytelling traditions of the Himalayas bringing together writers who might not otherwise share a page. In this conversation, Namita and Malashri will reflect on the vision behind these books, the writers they champion, and what it means to curate a literary landscape that is plural, expansive, and deeply rooted in place.
This is a rare opportunity to hear two of South Asian literature's most thoughtful and generous voices in conversation — about the books they have made, the writers they love, and the stories that still need to be told.
All are welcome. This is a free, open community event.
📅 Wednesday, June 17th
🕕 Time: TBD
🌐 Zoom link will be shared upon registration
-----------------------------------------------------------------About TRASAL Talks
TRASAL Talks is a virtual conversation series that brings writers, scholars, and thinkers into dialogue around South Asian histories, politics, culture, identity, and diaspora.
These events are designed as thoughtful and accessible spaces where readers, scholars, and community members can engage deeply with ideas, literature, and contemporary cultural conversations.