Anjum Katyal - Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF)

Bio

Anjum Katyal has been involved with theatre publishing for decades as an editor, writer, translator and critic. Apart from theatre in particular, she has worked on publications on Indian arts and culture and been involved in organising several exhibitions of contemporary art, as well as writing catalogues for exhibitions by Chittrovanu Mazumdar, Somnath Hore, Manu Parekh, Madhvi Parekh, Reba Hore and Nasreen Moochhala. She has a background in education and teacher training. A published poet, she also sings the blues and reviews and writes on theatre and the visual arts.

She is presently Consultant (Publications) with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS), a research institute based in Kolkata. She is also a Consultant with Oxford Bookstore.

Katyal is currently writing a book on Badal Sircar (SAGE Publications, Forthcoming).