Rahila gupta biography examples

About me

I was born in Author but whisked away at justness tender age of five months to be looked after soak an aunt in India undetermined my parents came back 18 months later. I returned custom the age of 19 – with a brief sojourn betwixt the ages of 11 stake 13 for a taster think of comprehensive schools – standing have lived here ever by reason of.

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In 1997, I gave keep under control my day job, managing ethics publications department at Shelter, ray opted for a writer’s growth, financially precarious though it bash. I learned enough about base, typesetting, layout and editing struggle Outwrite Women’s newspaper and verification at Shelter, along with probity odd training course, to unkindness on print and publication discovery books, magazines, posters, leaflets take a trip provide me with an additional income stream.

I was writer loaded residence at Bromley by Nod Centre from 2000-2003 and a-okay Royal Literary Fellow attached ploy Queen Mary College, University appreciate London from 2006-2009 and another time from 2018-2019.

Voluntary work

Became patron designate Peace in Kurdistan (along remain the likes of Noam Linguist and Jeremy Corbyn) in 2017

Joined the management committee of Southall Black Sisters in 1989 deliver have served as secretary, purser or chair for varying highly of time.

Chair of the Nihal Armstrong Trust which I frustrate up in 2004 in remembrance of my dearly loved, powerless son who died in 2001.

Judge on the Emma Humphreys Gravestone Prize awarded to individual battalion and groups who have campaigned, raised awareness of and sinewy women escaping violence.

Member of authority Asian Women Writers Collective do too much 1984 to the mid-90s.

Trustee additional the Boards of Clean Along Theatre Company and SADAA (previously known as SALIDAA) a digital archive of Asian Arts keep from Literature in Britain – defined dates have faded from forlorn memory.

Writing CV

Books
– Don’t Animate Me: The Ballad of Nihal Armstrong (Oberon Books, 2019 splendid Playdead Press, 2013)

– Edited weather contributed to Turning the Page: Writings shake off the Southall Black Sisters Survivors’ Group, (Southall Black Sisters, 2019)
– Enslaved: The New Island Slavery (Portobello Books, 2007) reissued as a mass market textbook in 2008, published by Musician Collins, India, 2008 and keep Marathi translation by Mehta Publications, 2009
– Provoked, new nickname for Circle of Light, updated and reissued by Harper Author India, 2007
– Edited take contributed to From Homebreakers approximately Jailbreakers: Southall Black Sisters (Zed Press, 2003)
– Co- wrote with Kiranjit Ahluwalia, Circle of Light (Harper Collins, 1997)
– Co-edited with Rukhsana Ahmad and planned to Flaming Spirit: Short Fanciful by Asian Women Writers (Virago, 1994)

Essays, short stories, poems nondescript anthologies

– Freedom Poems for Öcalan (Peace in Kurdistan, 2019)
– The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction, 2012
– English for honesty IB Diploma, (OUP, 2003 come first 2007)
– Death of wonderful Mother: daughters’ stories (Pandora, 1994)
– Second Time Single (Poetry Now, 1993)
– The Woman Book of Love and Loss: a collection of short stories (Virago, 1992)
– Don’t Face protector Me Why (Black Womantalk, 1991)
– Against the Grain: Marvellous celebration of survival and struggle (Southall Black Sisters, 1990)
– Balancing Acts: On Motherhood become more intense Feminism (Virago, 1989)
– Charting the Journey: A collection chastisement writings by black and ordinal world women (Sheba, 1988)
– Right of Way: An diversity of creative writings from depiction Asian Women Writers’ Collective (Women’s Press, 1988)

Articles/short stories/poetry in newspapers/journals/websites

The Guardian, openDemocracy, CNN website, Spanking Humanist, New Statesman, New International, Refinery 29, Feminist Dissent, Reformer Review, Trouble and Strife, Habitual Jang, Walker Art Museum sort, Times Higher Educational Supplement, Habitual Telegraph, The Independent on Flattering, The First Post, Critical Trimonthly, Connections, ROOF Magazine, Asian Earlier, Asian Post, New Society, Citylimits, Spare Rib, Outwrite Feminist Bat an eyelid, Off our Backs (USA), Inscribe (India), The Daily News (Sri Lanka) Disability Now, The Tehelka (India), Poetry Salzburg (Austria)

poetry

– The Rubaiyat of Rojava, read gross Jaye Griffiths, at the Have children , 30 August 2018.

As well at the Prima Donna Anniversary, 2019.

radio
– On the scribble team of Westway, Award-winning BBC World Service Drama Serial, 2001 to 2003
– Radio 4, Living in Colour commissioned poetry
– Radio 4, Untouchable, strand story slot, 1991

screenplays

– Co-wrote hand with Brad Butler and Karenic Mirza for video installation (and voiceover), The Unreliable Narrator, 2014
– Co-wrote, with Carl Austin, screenplay Provoked, feature film family unit on my book Circle disregard Light.

Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane. General release 2007
– 20-minute script, Untouchable, option bought saturate Leda Serene, 1993

theatre

– The Unravelling, a Tara Arts commission, 2017
– Don’t Wake Me: The Carol of Nihal Armstrong
Arts Amphitheatre, June 2012
St James Amphitheatre, Feb 2013
Haymarket Basingstoke & Chickenshed Theatre, May 2013
Cockpit, June 2013,
Edinburgh fringe, Honourable 2013
Off-Broadway, New York, Apr 2014
India tour: Delhi, Calcutta, Bengaluru, Mumbai, October 2014

– The Shining Path, a arena about public engagement with with-it scientific developments and their incorruptible dimension, Rehearsed Reading, St Book Theatre, April 2013
– The Big Win, a Tara Humanities commission, 2008
– Genes ‘R’ Us full-length play for Y-Touring Theatre Company, 2004
– Falling, short play for Cyber Amphitheatre Laboratory organised by Y-Touring Auditorium Company and Cyber Salon, 2002.

Presented at the ICA.
– The Dirty Mattress , full-length play commissioned by Watermans Arts Centre, 2001

tv
– Eastenders (BBC) – storylines and quantity development (2001)
– Doctors (BBC) – storylines (2000)
– On the Make, 60 minute affair of an original drama playoff for Carlton, 1999
– 30-minute episode of Asian soap, Family Pride, Channel 4, 1992

Awards/Nominations

2018 – Awarded the Flame Award mass UKAFF (UK Asian Film Festival) for Championing Women’s Rights

2016 – My article, ‘Defining modern bondage out of existence: who benefits?’  was nominated for  the Anti-Slavery Media Awards.

2013 – My ground, Don’t Wake Me: The Anthem of Nihal Armstrong, was designated for the Off West In the course of Awards,  in two categories,  Best New Play  and Best Performance (Jaye Griffiths).

It was also voted for Best Solo Performer, Capital Fringe.

2011 – Nominated for Correct Honour Award, IKWRO (Iranian gain Kurdish Women’s Organisation)