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Writer and academic Sheela Banerjee’s recent book, What’s in a Name?, uncovers the rich histories hidden within names—stories of migration, colonialism, and identity. Through personal reflections and the diverse experiences of her friends, Banerjee, and academic, poet and author Michael Rosen, paint a vivid, multicultural portrait of Britain, blending heartbreak, wit, and insight to present a social history of a kaleidoscopic society. They are in conversation with author and professor Somnath Batabyal.
Sheela Banerjee is a writer and journalist. Her debut book, What’s In A Name?, won the Eastern Eye Award for Best Non-Fiction and is a New Statesman Book of the Year. She directed programmes for the BBC and Channel 4, later going on to do a PhD in ghosts in modernist literature.
Michael Rosen has written and edited over 200 books and was the UK Children's Laureate 2007-2009. He is Professor of Children's Literature at Goldsmiths University of London.
Somnath Batabyal is the author of two novels, The Price You Pay, a political thriller set in Delhi and Red River, a multi-generational epic set in the north-eastern borderlands of India. He lives and works in London where he teaches at SOAS, University of London.
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Writer and academic Sheela Banerjee’s recent book, What’s in a Name?, uncovers the rich histories hidden within names—stories of migration, colonialism, and identity. Through personal reflections and the diverse experiences of her friends, Banerjee, and academic, poet and author Michael Rosen, paint a vivid, multicultural portrait of Britain, blending heartbreak, wit, and insight to present a social history of a kaleidoscopic society. They are in conversation with author and professor Somnath Batabyal.
Sheela Banerjee is a writer and journalist. Her debut book, What’s In A Name?, won the Eastern Eye Award for Best Non-Fiction and is a New Statesman Book of the Year. She directed programmes for the BBC and Channel 4, later going on to do a PhD in ghosts in modernist literature.
Michael Rosen has written and edited over 200 books and was the UK Children's Laureate 2007-2009. He is Professor of Children's Literature at Goldsmiths University of London.
Somnath Batabyal is the author of two novels, The Price You Pay, a political thriller set in Delhi and Red River, a multi-generational epic set in the north-eastern borderlands of India. He lives and works in London where he teaches at SOAS, University of London.
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