Rochelle Potkar's Blog, page 22
April 10, 2021
Featured in Scroll.in: an excerpt from Bombay Hangovers
An excerpt from the story ‘Parfum’ from ‘Bombay Hangovers’ features in Scroll.in. Click to read.
The book’s paperback supply chain has been interrupted because of the lockdown. Available in e-book currently. The paperback option will be back soon!
April 7, 2021
Kitaab’s New Releases from Asia – March 2021 features Bombay Hangovers.
Kitaab’s New Releases from Asia – March 2021 features Bombay Hangovers.
Click to view.
Gratitude, Zafar Anjum, Shabana Zahoor, Namrata Madhira for being the vibrant supportive force to literature.
April 6, 2021
Bombay Hangovers @Bangalore International Centre, 11th April
11th April 2021, 5-6 pm I am riding in my Mumbai rickshaw virtually to Bangalore in Constellating Chaos, Mumbai Narratives – in Conversation with the gorgeous Yumna Hari Singh over my story collection ‘Bombay Hangovers’. Powered by Bangalore International Centre/BIC Streams, this session is part of a series of talks with ArtMantram Trust, Art ki Manzil.
Do register for the zoom link. Click here.
Bombay Hangovers @Bangalore International Centre
11th April 2021, 5-6 pm I am riding in my Mumbai rickshaw virtually to Bangalore in Constellating Chaos, Mumbai Narratives – in Conversation with the gorgeous Yumna Hari Singh over my story collection ‘Bombay Hangovers’. Powered by Bangalore International Centre/BIC Streams, this session is part of a series of talks with ArtMantram Trust, Art ki Manzil.
Do register for the zoom link. Click here.
April 4, 2021
Golchakkar: Imagining Place in Literature: talk on 11th April
Golchakkar: Imagining Place in Literature. Join us for the April panel of our virtual literary talk, featuring @anuradhakumar01 & @rochellepotkar. Hosted by @WeltgeistKiran. When: April 11, 2021, from 7:30 PM IST onwards.
RSVP: thechakkar@gmail.com
April 2, 2021
Speaking at TEDxSIULavale 2021
Wonderful to speak at TEDxSIULavale 2021!
Thank you Symbiosis Institute of Digital and Telecom Management (SIDTM) and team for inviting me.
March 27, 2021
Bombay Hangovers reviewed in Mid-day.
In which Dalreen Ramos intuitively and keenly reviews my book ‘Bombay Hangovers’
A collection of 16 short stories around caste, class and religion in Mumbai.
Available in e-book and print versions
March 26, 2021
E-book launch: Bombay Hangovers
Dear Friends, bunch up your nerves and attention spans. I will be e-launching my book tomorrow at IST 5 – 6 pm, in conversation with the firebrand author Maya Sharma Sriram, in the august presence of my literary agent Suhail Mathur, publisher Vishal Soni, and editor Nupur J.
And you will be on target!
The discussion will stream live 5-6 pm IST on FB at this link, on 27th March –
clickable link. You can click the reminder button for an alert.
The book is available on Amazon, here.
March 22, 2021
Meet us at the Caesurae Conference 2021 [March 25-28]
The Caesurae conference is soon up from March 25-28, with ten Keynote and Plenary speakers from Translation Studies and Film Studies and a host of events including virtual art exhibition, musical performances, book readings, etc.
You can register for the Conference: https://bit.ly/38ZKU83
Live streamed live on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3c03Mpj
Do participate.
My sessions details –
You are welcome!
March 17, 2021
‘Bombay Hangovers’ with The Navhind Times, 17/Mar
In which Anna Fernandes interviews me over my short story collection ‘Bombay Hangovers’ for The Navhind Times, (March 17, 2021).
Book on Amazon. (link
