Relatively True, Stories of Truth, Deception and Post-Truth
from the Indian subcontinent and Australia
Orient BlackSwan 2022
Masala Chai Meanderings #14 Relatively True stories online launch
Words on the Waves Writers Festival Book Launch
Australian Deputy Consul-General in Kolkata, Mr Daniel Sim video message
Meenakshi Bharat Video Message
Dr Malathi Nagarajan closes event with a Thillana
Excerpt of Dr Malathi Nagarajan playing Veena video
Video showing Daniel Sim, authors and audience
Orient BlackSwan WOW Launch photograph slideshow
Emie Roy
Meenakshi and I would like to thank Words on the Waves Writers Festival 2022 and Mandi McIntosh; Kirsten at Woy Woy Library.
Glass Walls: Stories of Tolerance and Intolerance from the Indian Subcontinent and Australia
Edited by Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle is a carefully selected, exquisite bouquet of stories that are cathartic, masterfully told and very relevant to our times. This collection makes a genuine attempt to demystify violence that has become an undeniable part of our “everydayness” that more often than not goes unheard or unsaid. Samana Madhuri, Rocznik Komparatystyczny – Comparative Yearbook Issue 11 2020.
Foreword by Mr Amit Dasgupta. University of New South Wales inaugural India Country Director, distinguished former Indian diplomat, author and educator.
Amazon Books Paperback and ebook
GLASS WALLS Stories of Tolerance and Intolerance Media clips and images.
Video Glass Walls – Susanne Gervay
Video Meenakshi Bharat reading at UNSW launch of Glass Walls in Sydney
Video Story Readings by the authors
Glass Walls – Debra Adelaide – ‘Harder than Your Husband‘
Glass Walls – Neelum Saran Gour – ‘Other People‘
Glass Walls – Roanna Gonsalves ‘The Skit’ – YouTube
Glass Walls – Sujata Sankranti ‘Thamarapu’s Temple’
Glass Walls – Anu Kumar ‘Preparing for the Riots’ – YouTube
Glass Walls – Janhavi Acharekar ‘The Last Game Drive’
Glass Walls – Rupleena Bose – ‘Paatal Times‘
Glass Walls – Nandini C Sen – ‘The Religion of Love’
Glass Walls – Vashti Farrer – ‘The Wheels of the Bus Go Up and Down’
Glass Walls – Julia Mackay-Koelen – ‘Absence‘
Video Meenakshi Bharat speaks at Glass Walls book launch in Delhi.
Launched in 2019 in Delhi by Her Excellency Ms Harinder Sidhu Australian High Commissioner to India, in Sydney by Shri Ramanand Garge, Director Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, Sydney, with Susanne Gervay OAM as MC, and in Melbourne by Dr Devika Brendon at the Australian Short Story Festival 2019.
Slides of launch in Delhi, India.
UNSW launch of Glass Walls – Presentation to Mr Ramanand Garge.
Sharon Rundle vote of thanks at UNSW Glass Walls launch
Sharon Rundle at ASSF Glass Walls launch.
South Asian Film, Art and Literature 2019.
UNSW book launch of Glass Walls: Stories of Tolerance and Intolerance from the Indian Subcontinent and Australia, Orient BlackSwan 2019. Special Guest Shri Ramanand Garge. Authors Sharon Rundle, Julie Simpson, Susanne Gervay, Vashti Farrer, Roanna Gonsalves and Libby Sommer, co-editor Meenakshi Bharat on screen.
Delhi Launch. Orient Black Swan and The Australian High Commission in Delhi, India book launch, special guest Her Excellency Ms Harinder Sidhu Australian High Commissioner to India, Mr Amit Dasgupta, Sukrita Kumar Paul (with co-editor Dr Meenakshi Bharat).
Australian Short Story Festival 2019, Julia Prendergast, Sharon Rundle, Roanna Gonsalves, Debra Adelaide, Readings pop-up bookstore ASSF.
Online Reviews of Glass Walls, stories of Tolerance and Intolerance
Indian Link/glass-walls-a-book-review/
Review of Glass Walls, Australian Short Story Festival website.
Interview questions to the Glass Walls editors: Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle by Suzanne Masri Australian Short Story Festival.
South Asian Diaspora International Researchers Network (SADIRN) |News and Events |Articles | Glass Walls: Stories of Tolerance and Intolerance from the Indian Subcontinent and Australia.
The Aleph that Unveils the Reality of Our Times: A Curation of Thought Provoking Narratives from the Indian Subcontinent and Australia – 11 (2020) – Rocznik Komparatystyczny – Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego (wnus.edu.pl) Glass Walls: Stories of Tolerance and Intolerance from the Indian Subcontinent and Australia edited by Meenakshi Bharat and Sharon Rundle is a carefully selected, exquisite bouquet of stories that are cathartic, masterfully told and very relevant to our times. This collection makes a genuine attempt to demystify violence that has become an undeniable part of our “everydayness” that more often than not goes unheard or unsaid. Samana Madhuri
Book Review: ‘Only Connect!’ edited by Meenakshi Bharat & Sharon Rundle – Between The Lines
First Amazon Review of ‘Glass Walls’ | Libby Sommer, Author (wordpress.com)
Amazon International Reviews
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2019 Verified Purchase Five Stars
“Excellent collection of short stories tackling immensely important and relevant topics! My favorites were closer by David malouf, the last game drive by Janhavi acharekar and the wedding gift by Meenakshi Bharat. A must be read collection for anyone interested in broadening they’re minds and exploring different people and thoughts! Five stars”.
Punekar 5.0 out of 5 stars The book makes you introspect
Reviewed in India on October 2, 2019. Verified Purchase
“This collection of stories tackles a wide variety of subjects and is categorised into Family, Race, Gender, Religion and so on and that is why I enjoyed the book. One could pick and choose a story to read depending on one’s mood. I specifically liked the stories on Family and Gender. The stories on race brought out the dichotomy that exists in all of us, as mentioned in the introduction to the book. Right thinking people are determined not to be biased and want to do the right thing but the subconscious mind often has another agenda. The rational aspect of the personality loses out in certain circumstances. This is brought out in the stories on family too, particularly the story titled “The Wedding Gift”. Another story I liked was the one titled “Henry”. We behave in the most irrational ways but we are not bad people, not really, just human. All the stories are not equally good, but all of them touch something inside your heart.”
CB 5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read for book clubs Reviewed in the United States on 16 August 2020 Verified Purchase “The Glass Walls by Meenakshi and Sharon is a different read covering intense topics wound into stories taken from our daily lives. Most of these stories start in a free flowing manner covering relatively simple and unassuming topics, but as with life, they take the reader through a series of emotions emanating from personal experiences and relationships as they go on to cover social issues around us. Throughout the book I felt I could relate to the stories, either personally or through the experience of those around me. Just as in real life, the twists and turns in some of the stories took me by surprise. Some stories handled social complexities and got me thinking hard about the issues that smolder just beneath the surface. In fact, one of the stories by Trilok Chand Ghai became a topic of interesting discussion among friends. The book is a collection of stories, well written, covering topics across continents. I would recommend Glass Walls as a must add to the list of book clubs looking for discussion on topics in our daily lives”