Dr. Mamta G. Sagar. 619, 7 th cross, 1 st main, BEML layout 4 th stage, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore 560098 [email protected]Phone: (Res) 91 80 2860 8700, (Office) 91 80 2296 1687, (Mobile) +91 94 80 58 44 64 MAMTA G. SAGAR Brief intro: Mamta Sagar is a poet/playwright writing in Kannada language spoken in Karnataka, the Southern Indian State. Genres attempted: poetry, performance poetry, plays, short prose, column writing, essays, academic writings, criticisms, art reviews, journalistic writings, translations from and into Kannada language. Poetry Festivals attended: on invitation she has participated and presented poems at poetry festivals such as Struga Poetry Evenings- Macedonia (2012), MAKARANDA Poetry Festival- Sir Lanka (2012), The International Poetry and Literature Festivals- Vietnam (2010 and 2012), The International Translation workshop and poetry festival-Slovenia (2010), Granada International Poetry Festival-Nicaragua(2010), XVIII International Poetry Festival of Medellin-Colombia (2008), 5th International Congress “Defending Cultural Diversity”, Havana-Cuba (2007), Poetry Africa-South Africa (2005) and South Asian Literary Association International Conference, San Diego, USA (2003). Mamta was invited for the Kolkata Literary Meet 2013, by the Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi for reading and interaction with Noni Benegas, poet from Argentina, New Delhi 2012, poetry reading and pannel discussion ‘Body & Biography’ @ LEKHANA a festival of literature, Bangalore 2012, Hyderabad Literary Festival, Hyderabad 2012, Bangalore Literature Festival 2012, Samanvaya IHC Indian Languages Festival 2012, Hyderabad Literature Festival, Lekhana- Multilingual Literary Weekend 2012 etc. Publications: Mamta Sagar has three collections of poems, four plays, an anthology of column writing, a collection of essays and a booklet on Slovenian-Kannada Literature Interactions to her credit. Her poems are translated into many Indian languages including English apart from Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Galician, Maltese, Japanese, Chinese, Slovenian, Serbian, Russian, Cebuano and are published in those respective languages. She has collaborated/performed in ‘MOTHERLAND’, with artists N.Pushpamala (India), with musicians Manja Ristic, Igor Stangliczky and Marko Jevtid (Belgrade). ‘Emily Dickenson project’ with Jannet and Jennifer (Australia), and poets Marjorie Evasco (Philippines) and Que Mai (Vietnam). She was invited as ‘Poet in Residence’ to Belgrade, Serbia by AUROPOLIS, an Association of Multimedia Artists. ‘Motherland' with Pushpamala
Mamta Sagar, an Indian poet and playwright writing in Kannada language has three collections of poems, four plays, an anthology of column writing, a collection of a collection of essays in Kannada and English on Gender, Language, Literature and Culture and a booklet on Slovenian-Kannada Literature Interactions to her credit. She was invited as ‘Poet in Residence’ to Belgrade, Serbia by AUROPOLIS, an Association of Multimedia Artists. Mamta has participated and presented poems at Kolkata Literary Meet 2013, Bangalore Literature Festival 2012, Samanvaya IHC Indian Languages Festival 2012, Hyderabad Literature Festival, Lekhana- Multilingual Literary Weekend 2012, poetry festivals in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Colombia, Cuba, South Africa, Nicaragua, Slovenia, Serbia and Macedonia. Her poems are translated into Indian and many foreign languages including Sinhalese, Vietnamese, Galician, Maltese, Spanish, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian, Chinese, Japanese, Cebuano etc and are published in those respective languages. She has collaborated/performed in ‘MOTHERLAND’, with artists N.Pushpamala (India), ‘Emily Dickenson project’ with Jannet and Jennifer (Australia), with poets Marjorie Evasco (Philippines) and Que Mai (Vietnam) and musicians Manja Ristic, Igor Stangliczky and Marko Jevtić (Belgrade). Mamta has conducted poetry workshops for schools in Durban, South Africa(2005) and at the Rangashankara Theatre festival 2007, Bangalore and a theatre workshop for young girls from economically backward communities in Hyderabad. Her article, “Sexism and Language” is included in ‘Battleground: Women, Gender and Sexuality’ edited by Amy Lind. Greenwood Publishers, USA. 2007. Articles and poetry around gender sensitivity by Mamta Sagar are showcased in ‘Agenda’, Empowering Women for Gender Equality, journal No. 69, South Africa. Routes-‘Moving Worlds’ A Journal of Transcultural Writings, Vol 2, Issue One, University of Leeds-UK. South Asian Studies News Letter-IOWA, Spring. ‘TOMAS’, The Literary Journal, published by Centre for Creative Writing and Studies, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines Issue 10. SAMYUKTA- A Journal of Women Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. URDHVA MULA: An Inter-disciplinary Journal focusing on Women and Related Issues, Mumbai. Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in India, Mumbai. British Council’s Website on Women Writing, the websites like Poetry International, etc. Dr. Mamta G Sagar teaches at the Centre for Kannada Studies, Bangalore University and lives in Bangalore.
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