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Arre yaaaar! The Oxford English Dictionary has recently added Indian words, 'Churidar', 'Bhelpuri', and 'Dhaba' along with 'Arre Yaar' to its assemblage of words

Farhana Shaikh: Inside Fiction Writing...

Farhana started up ‘Dahlia Publishing’ after the success of her online magazine ‘The Asian Writer’, which receives a global readership. Based in Leicester, always on a mission to stay true to her roots – the passion for literature as well as her background - she provides a service for budding talent who may not otherwise have the chance to grow. We talked more about the seeds – or excerpts – of writing that she looks to nurture, the position of contemporary ‘ethnic’ fiction in mainstream publishing and the courage to sit down and write without compromising your own voice. An entrepreneur of an editor, Farhana inspires as she works:

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Born in Ahmedabad in 1958, Poonam Bevli Sahi studied graphic design and set up her own design studio, Facet Design. The company has, over the years, produced corporate dossiers and other communication material. A special interest is the illustration of children’s books.