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Matt Turpin
The official bid to make Nottingham a UNESCO City of Literature was launched with a reception hosted by the Sheriff of Nottingham, Jackie Morris. In attendance were many noted literary figures: the crowd picture shows David Sillitoe (son of Alan,… Continue Reading →
The second year of Festival of Words in 2014 (http://nottwords.org.uk/) was held in Nottingham at the Council House.
Delhi, 2014. The first photo is with Nida Fazili. Dinner with Nida Fazili and Manta Kiran and Laxmi S. Bajpai. With Hari Om Panwar (white jacket), and Kumar Bechain (far left) and Nada Fazili (second right).
This was taken in October 2014, when the City of Literature bid was first announced.
Suniti Sharma visited for a meeting about the Hindi language; and how it can be progressed and kept alive outside of India.
Jai returned to her former college, Ragunath Girl’s College, in 2014, for the first time in 45 years. She was invited to speak about Hindi, and its influence abroad. The headline reads ‘The Himalaya of Hindi Shall Not Be Shaken’.
Invited by the president of Trent Bridge Cricket Club, 13 July 2014.