In Memoriam: Susham Bedi (1945-2020)

अपना या बेग़ाना महसूस कराने में भाषा कितनी महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका अदा करती है, यह [न्यूयॉर्क] आकर पता लगा। – सुषम बेदी, आरोह-अवरोह

As Susham Bedi reflects, language is at once tender and violent: on the one hand, it can make one feel at home, and on the other, it can also push one to the peripheries. Following her encounters with distinct linguistic cultures and finally immigrating to New York, Bedi wrote mainly in Hindi, predominantly about the experiences of Indians in the South Asian diaspora, focusing on cultural, gendered, and psychological conflicts. Her published works include novels, short story collections, and poetry collections. (Read more about her life and work here.)

To celebrate the lives and narratives of women writers, we have established the Women Translating Women project, supported generously by the Susham Bedi Memorial Fund.