{"id":452,"date":"2012-06-15T19:34:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T19:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/sikeena-karmali\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T13:33:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:33:16","slug":"karmali","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/karmali\/","title":{"rendered":"Sikeena Karmali"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sikeena Karmali was born in Nairobi, Kenya to Gujarati Indian parents. She was educated in Canada, the U.S., Italy and Egypt. Karmali works in the fields of international development and human rights and currently resides in Montreal. In 1992, some of her poems were published in Montreal in an illustrated artist’s book entitled Places to Remember<\/span><\/em>, featuring silk screen prints by Bernardo Carrera.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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A House by the Sea<\/h3>\n

Montreal: Esplanade Books, 2003.
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At the heart of this novel is a young woman’s quest to reconcile her nomadic spirit with an inner longing for a home. Zahra Khan crosses four continents, untangling family secrets and the fateful lives of her grandmothers. She encounters love when least expected and discovers she is not who she imagined herself to be. …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The Mulberry Courtesan<\/h3>\n

New Delhi: Aleph Book Company, 2019.<\/p>\n

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In 1857, the shadows are falling thick and fast on what is left of the Mughal empire. The last emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, is a broken, bitter man in his eighties who has retreated into religion and poetry. Zafar\u2019s empire extends no further than the precincts of his grand palace, the Red Fort in Delhi, but this hasn\u2019t prevented numerous court intrigues and conspiracies from flourishing within the Lal Qila; these involve the emperor\u2019s wives, children, courtiers, hangers-on, and English functionaries among others. Flung into this poison pit is Laale, a young woman from an Afghan noble family, abducted from her home in the mountains and sold into the Mughal emperor\u2019s court as a courtesan. Fiery, independent and beautiful, the \u2018mulberry courtesan\u2019 captures the ageing emperor\u2019s heart, giving him hope and happiness in his last years.<\/p>\n

Told against the backdrop of India\u2019s great revolt of 1857, and the last days of the Mughal empire, The Mulberry Courtesan<\/em> is an epic tale of romance, tragedy, courage and adventure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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