Kaushalya Bannerji (born Calcutta[1]) is a Canadian poet.
A resident of Toronto since 1993, Kaushalya Bannerji is the daughter of sociologist, philosopher and professor Himani Bannerji and professor, translator and writer, Manabendra Bandyopadhyay (1938-2020). In her article "A Lotus of Another Color", she delved into the cultural complexities sexuality adds to one's sense of self, especially coming from a socially conservative society. To Bannerji, this dilemma is enhanced by the willingness of many lesbians to keep their cultural identity and roots, while confronting jaundiced opinions that their society has about sexuality.[2]
Selected bibliography
- 1993: "No Apologies" in A Lotus of Another Color: An Unfolding of the South Asian Gay and Lesbian Experience, ed. Rakesh Ratti (Boston: Alyson Publications, Inc., ) 59–64.
- 1995: A New Remembrance: Poems, (Toronto: TSAR, ).
- 1996: Pearls of Passion: A Treasury of Lesbian Erotica (Ed. Makeda Silvera et al.) (Toronto: Sistervision Press, )
- 1998: Kaushalya Bannerji (1998-11-11). The faces of five o'clock. Sister Vision Press. ISBN 978-1-896705-10-1.
- 2007: Let the Guitar Raise Her Hand, Selected Lyrics of Silvio Rodriguez (Translation from Spanish) (Kolkata: Tarjama Press, )
- 2012: Grandfather's Kingdom, the Prose Poems of Josefina de Diego (Translation from Spanish) (Kolkata:Tarjama Press, )
References
- ^ Library of Congress Name Authority File
- ^ Karla Jay; Dyke Life: From Growing Up to Growing Old A Celebration of the Lesbian Experience. Basic Books, 1996, pp 40.
External links
- Works by or about Kaushalya Bannerji in libraries (WorldCat catalog)