Jury

The 2012 Jury for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

Alastair Niven

Dr. Alastair Niven

Alastair Niven, OBE is Principal of Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, the home of a Foundation started in 1947 at the behest of HM The King in order to provide opportunities for moral, ethical, spiritual and social discussion, particularly among young people and … More »

Faiza S Khan

Faiza S Khan

Faiza S Khan is a columnist, critic and sometime literary agent who splits her time between Bangalore and Karachi, writing on arts, culture and gender relations. Most recently, her works has appeared in The Express Tribune, The Friday Times, Open magazine and Caravan magazine. She is … More »

Fakrul Alam

Fakrul Alam

Fakrul Alam is Professor of English at the University of Dhaka and currently a member of the Dhaka University Teacher’s Association and the Dhaka University Senate. He has been a Fulbright Scholar and a Visiting Associate Professor at Clemson University, … More »

Ira Pande

Ira Pande

Ira Pande started her career as a University lecturer and taught for about 16 years in the Panjab University in Chandigarh. After a short stint with the Indian Express she worked for some years as the Assistant Editor of Seminar. Later, … More »

Marie Brenner

Marie Brenner

Marie Brenner is the author of six books and writer at large for Vanity Fair.  She presented her most recent book, Apples and Oranges, My Brother and Me, Lost and Found (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) at the 2010 DSC Jaipur Literature Festival. Since … More »