Im representing the university of durbanwestville, documentation centres oral history project. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover ashwins connections and jobs at similar companies. Shuter and airports company south africa invite you to the launch of many lives. Theres an indian sociologist in south africa by the name of ashwin desai, a good friend of mine, who published a book very recently last year 2011, called reading revolution. Inside indian indenture a south african story, 1860 books loot. Ashwin desai is a sociologist based at the university of johannesburg and coauthor with goolam vahed of the south african gandhi. View ashwin desai s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Desai explained there are many different styles in the book as it incorporates a series of essays written by many authors.
One of south africas foremost social commentators, dr desai s work is internationally celebrated for its courage and clarity of vision and for its focus on the lived experience of oppression and resistance. With no corporate sponsors or advertising, we rely on support and donations from readers like you. Durbans climate gamble editor patrick bond right and contributor ashwin desai provide a background to the durban climate talks. Shakespeare on robben island by professor ashwin desai. Professor of sociology, university of johannesburg. For those dying forces we finally sense, even see, the forces preparing themselves for the future, and in the sunset, the promise and hope of a new dawn moves closer to us. A story of south african cricket since apartheid by. Nitin chandrakant desai during the launch of his book at jw marriott, mumbai on august 8, 2011. Our values solidarity, freedom, and unity in diversity. Ashwin desai has 18 books on goodreads with 557 ratings. The 1995 rugby world cup victory, and nelson mandelas nowfamous appearance.
This festival is the cocreation of joanne rushby, ashwin desai and myself. The authors of a controversial new book on gandhis life and work in south africa certainly believe so. Nitin chandrakant desai during the launch of his book at. How shakespeare met mandela in prison africa gulf news. Welcome to durban excerpt from new book, durbans climate. A highprofile wedding reception for hemendra kotharis. Ashwin desai in this new work, we get closer to the boykie who grew up whitish to become the man we have come to respect for his steadfast political and existential courage, for his integrity, for his wit and humour, for his fierce commitment.
However, until jo rushby, ashwin desai, darryl david, and friends decided to create one. Erica is in her curry phase, and will launch her new book, durban. Books by ashwin desai author of we are the poors goodreads. On november 26, the kotharis will host a reception for friends and business associates in mumbai. Doctor ashwin desai has applied his training as a sociologist to bring the human aspects of history to life especially in telling the story of the indentured workers. This involved whites and indians higher up than africans on the civilised scale. Join ashwin desai and goolam vahed for the launch of the south african gandhi.
Ashwin desais we are the poors is one of the best books yet on globalization and resistance. Ashwin desai has books on goodreads with 554 ratings. Some, on reading the blurbs announcing the book, have argued in pretty strong language, that we have sullied the name of gandhi. Jacana media and adams bookshop are delighted to invite you to the launch of ben turoks memoir, with my head above the parapet. He previously lectured at the university of durbanwestville, workers college in durban and rhodes. Desai and vaheds book has had a mixed reaction, particularly from ela gandhi, who denied her grandfather was a racist. Leon trotsky and the organizational principles of the revolutionary party by dianne feeley, paul le blanc, et al. Ikes books and collectables in durban is such a place mail and guardian. In a book where the love of cricket shines through, ashwin desai makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the farce that was. A sizeable and excitable crowd gathered on the balcony of ikes books on saturday afternoon to celebrate the publication of chatsworth.
Ashwin desai is currently affiliated to the centre for civil society at the university of kwazulunatal. Ashwin desai builds his book around a compelling story. The books power comes from its ability to keep its focus on soccer while situating the game in. Coauthor ashwin desai said the book also explored the role of south african indians in the struggle for liberation. Find all exclusive news stories bylines written by ashwin desai on recent incidents, events, current affairs published at. Material inequality has deepened and new forms of resistance have emerged in commnities that have. A south african story, 18601914 paperback may 1, 2010 by ashwin desai author, goolam vahed author 5. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ashwin desai books online. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. He is professor of sociology at the university of johannesburg. Postapartheid south africa put great stock in the potential of sport to break down racial barriers and build a united nation.
The hsrc press cordially invites you to join us at the launch of the race to transform. Ronnie kasrils and friends at the launch of armed and dangerous. The following is an excerpt from a new book, durbans climate gamble. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Find ashwin desais phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information.
The artsy book launch parties in delhi have always been about cocktails, canapes and the chance to brush shoulders with the likes of vikram seth, or his mother. This book, with its stories of children prostituting themselves to stave off their familys eviction and mothers fighting off the police, can not be reduced to. Its secret is that it barely mentions globalization. Sonny venkatrathnam had been, since his student years at the then university of natal, so intrigued by shakespeares plays that when he. Ashwin desai and goolam vahed unveil a man who, throughout his stay on african soil, stayed true to empire while showing a disdain for africans. Nov 04, 2016 join ikes books and collectables for the launch of ashwin desai s new knockout novella, hari pottermari and the curse of the nurse, published by praxis publishing. View ashwin desais profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Time launched the third annual essence festival durban. A history of the present is the first fulllength study of the indian minority in south africana culturally, economically and politically conspicuous and significant populationin the postapartheid period. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover ashwin s. An insider account of the anc in power join turok as he reflects on his 69 years in the struggle as an antiapartheid activist. Ashwin desai consulting partner, wipro digital consulting. Ashwin desai south africas own goal 16 june 2010 as football fans worldwide turn their attention towards south africa, ashwin desai and patrick bond look at what impact hosting the world cup is having on the worlds most unequal large country.
The argument went that the stability created during the mandela years would serve as a launch pad for more aggressive. Green left is a vital socialchange project and aims to make all content available online, without paywalls. Mela joins ashwin desai and goolam vahed for the launch of their very recent book entitled. Housed in a beautiful old building and opened in its current venue by nobel prize winner, jm coetzee, the bookshop has hosted many authors, whose signatures adorn the walls. Trotskys own words on revolutionary organization, from 1917 to 1940, highlight the dynamics of democratic initiative and principled centralism. But the celebrations have only just begun for the family.
Our souls must always respond to human evolution in such a way that we tell ourselves. Join ashwin desai and goolam vahed for the launch of. A south african story, 18601914 desai, ashwin, vahed, goolam on. The launch will take place on saturday, 5 november at 4 pm. Durban, south africa eager durbanites last night were able to rub shoulders with star author, world renowned sociologist and international academic, professor ashwin desai, at the launch of his latest book titled reverse sweep, an installation which tells the south african story of cricket since the demise of apartheid. Unisa press, santrust and ikes books invite you to the launch of reading revolution. Join ashwin desai and goolam vahed for the launch of chatsworth at ikes books and collectables by adele on nov 28th, 20 tweet university of kwazulunatal press and adams books invite you to join them for the launch of chatsworth. To the extent that he wrote africans out of history or was keen to join with whites in their subjugation he was a racist, ashwin desai told me. Ashwin desai is professor in the department of sociology at the university of johannesburg. Based on original oral and archival material, it focuses on gender. In 1960, apartheids planners created the indian township of chatsworth, evicting people from established neighbourhoods around durban. Ashwin desai digs deep into this history, bringing to life those who inspired and played the game when.
The young lawyer fought the british empire for the rights. Ranjith kally opening the midlands lit festival tariq ali signs our wall 2004 the wonderful lewis nkosi reading from his book mandelas ego ashwin desai at the launch of the south african gandhi. Housed in a beautiful old building and opened in its current venue by nobel prize winner, jm coetzee, the bookshop. Inside indian indenture a south african story, 1860 1914 paperback, second edition, author. Speeches archives page 17 of 38 inkatha freedom party. Ashwin desai and goolam vahed stanford university press. Join ben turok and ashwin desai for the launch of with my. Ikes is an independent bookshop established in durban in 1988. Viral bhayani nitin desai s book launch photogallery. Ashwin desais reading revolution, shakespeare on robben island which was inspired by venkatrathnams volume. In 1960, apartheids planners created the indian township of chatsworth, evicting people from established neighbourhoods around durban and forcibly settling them into the grid of a modern racial ghetto. Mumbaibased aditi tied the knot with vikram desai in april in a registered ceremony with immediate family in attendance.
Ashwin desai teaches at the workers college in durban, south africa, and is a newspaper columnist and community activist. This book, with its stories of children prostituting themselves to stave off their familys eviction and mothers fighting off the police, can not be reduced to a power point presentation. The making of a south african township edited by ashwin desai and goolam vahed. The end of apartheid did not change the basic conditions of life for the majority of oppressed south africans, however. Prof desai is an unusually prolific and wideranging writer whose work has been published in academic and popular books and journals around the world.
When nelson mandela was elected president of south africa in 1994, freedomloving people around the world hailed a victory over racial domination, injustice and inequality. This is a book about the crooks and grannies in chatsworth, desai joked. Ashwin desais most popular book is we are the poors. Ashwin desai, the holder of a masters degree from rhodes university and a doctorate from michigan state university, is currently affiliated to the centre for civil society at the university of kwazulunatal, and lectures part time in journalism at the durban institute of technology and the workers college. The south african gandhi focuses on gandhis first leadership experiences and the complicated man they reveala man who actually supported the british empire. The making of a south african township, edited by ashwin desai. Ashwin desai senior manager, gaming and experiential. Now they are bigger, glitzier, informal and more frequently, taking place out of cultural traps like the india international centre. Sport in postapartheid south africa edited by ashwin desai.
Desai, ashwin oral history interview discipline of music. Nov 19, 2015 ashwin desai is a professor in the department of sociology at the university of johannesburg. Launch of nitin chandrakant desai s book at jw marriott, mumbai on august 8, 2011. Oct 02, 2015 join ashwin desai and goolam vahed for the launch of the south african gandhi. Playing the carbon markets, betting the earth, launched on november 23, 2011, ahead of the november 28december 9 cop17 climate change talks by unisa press.
Dalrosamro colloquium report august 2017 by wordfest issuu. Stretcherbearer of empire in durban by annetjie on oct 2nd, 2015 tweet ikes books and collectables and adams books are excited to invite you to the launch of the south african gandhi. Many lives is a photographic history of the indian diaspora in south africa, beginning from 1860 when migrations of indentured labourers arrived in natal. The mad hatter at ikes bookshops mad hatter tea party photo provided. One wonders how much of gandhi she has really read, desai said of. Stretcherbearer of empire by ashwin desai and goolam vahed.
View the profiles of professionals named ashwin desai on linkedin. Prolific sociologist and activist ashwin desai, holds a masters degree from rhodes university and a doctorate from michigan state university. September will see the return of the festival to durban, under. Join ashwin desai for the launch of his new novella hari. Investment banker hemendra kotharis daughter, aditi, transitioned from miss to mrs nearly six months ago. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover ashwins. Numbers and theories are only employed to illuminate lived experience. First, ashwin desai wants to demonstrate that in postapartheid south africa poor people are no longer discriminated on the basis of race, but continue to be discriminated on the basis of class. Desai s book has no elaborate graphs or references to homi k.
Youre right by the way about the prison yard at robben island being turned into a university. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, goolam vahed and others published inside indian indenture. Ravinder singh, preeti shenoy, durjoy datta, amish tripathi, ashwin sanghi, ravi subramanian, tuhin a sinha, madhuri banerjee and jaishree misra during the. South african academics ashwin desai and goolam vahed spent seven years exploring the complex story of a man who lived in their country for more than two decades 1893 to 1914 and campaigned for the rights of indian people there. Africas first unesco city of literature gets a new literary festival. The launch will take place at ikes books and collectables on friday, 17 february at 6 pm. Ashwin desai s most popular book is we are the poors. This book, written in a tone of righteous indignation, aims to serveatwofold purpose. Join ashwin desai and goolam vahed for the launch of the. The book is an attempt to capture this changing pattern of events, itself inevitably skewed by the fact that all authors were in johannesburg, most were at wits, and most were unhappy with the.
Madhuri banerjee felicitates winner shachee desai during the write indias book launch at st. Today we are at the durban institute of technology, city campus and we are interviewing one of our best political activists, dr ashwin desai. One of south africas foremost social commentators, ashwin s work is internationally celebrated for its courage and clarity of vision and for its focus on the lived experience of oppression and. Publicity matters is a multiaward winning durbanbased, womenowned business specialising in promotion, public relations, media liaison and.
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