Scenes from Asian America tapings

"South Asian Writing" panel
Kamila Shamsie, author, Salt and Saffron; Akhil Sharma, An Obedient Father; Beena Kamlani, an editor at Viking. [PHOTO: Roopa Unnikrishnan, click for magnify]

Srenath Sreenivasan: "The attention paid to South Asian writing swelled to a cresendo in April 2000 when a young writer named Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, becoming the first Asian to win this prize. Many of you will remember Jhumpa's appearance right here on Asian America last year as we discussed South Asian writing. With me now to continue our discussion of the publishing business are three guests new to the program..."