Urvashi Buralia of Zubaan. (Morung Photo by Soreishim Mahong)
Giving an introduction of the festival and also Zubaan, Urvashi Buralia said that the idea is to look at the very rich and complex cultures of this region. “For us the understanding of this region has grown as we come to see the differences and overlaps and every time we are in NE we are constantly suspired by the very rich and different cultures. In Cultures of Peace this is what we celebrate,” she stated during the event held at Tetso College.
Zubaan is a trust/NGO, set up in 2003, that supports and organizes events and research-based projects focusing on feminist and women’s issues, as well as other minority and marginalized social groups. It was set up as an imprint of India’s first feminist publishing house, Kali for Women, and continues to publish books on, for, by and about women in South Asia.
The academic list of Zubaan covers a range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences from research monographs to textbook and supplementary material for students. Special areas of interest include conflict studies, health, human rights and gender justice, history, cultural studies, and feminist and queer theory.
Zubaan’s name is associated strongly with high quality fiction by women in South Asia, both in translation and written in English.
Zubaan’s trade non-fiction includes memoirs, popular history and books on the women’s movement for a general audience. Under the Young Zubaan imprint, we also publish a range of fiction and non-fiction titles for younger adults and children.
Alongside their publishing activities, Zubaan functions as a not-for-profit trust handling a variety of research and outreach projects in the areas of gender, feminism and the women’s movement.
