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• October 22, 2008
• 5:30

  "From Jhelum To Tana": A Search for Identity

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  On a personal journey to find her history and identity, angered by the lack of recognition given to Indians in Kenya's fight for independence, and inspired by a portrait of her great-grandfather, it took Neera Kapur-Dromson five years to write From Jhelum to Tana.
  
  A fourth-generation Kenyan of Indian origin, Neera Kapur-Dromson was born in Nairobi, where she grew up. At the feet of gurus in India, she studied the art of Indian classical dance. She continues to perform Odissi, a style of dance from Orissa , and regularly writes articles on socio-cultural subjects; From Jhelum to Tana is her first book.
  
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• October 15, 2007
• 19:50

  The Grass is Singing

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  Last week, Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for literature.
  
  "The Grass is Singing" is a psychological and social analysis on race relations in the old Zimbabwe, and an exploration of the dichotomy of culture and nature.
  
  Read here as Annette Keino writes a review on her book, the Grass is Singing."