Vatsa SinghinCitizen Writer(s)India: We Must Dismantle The Flawed Notion of a Hindu MajorityInterrogating the myth of a Hindu majority: the premise of fascist Hindutva.5 min read·Dec 13, 2021----
Vatsa SinghinCitizen Writer(s)Hello! Welcome to our blog.This is a collaborative endeavor by a number of NYU Abu Dhabi students enrolled in Citizen Writer (CADT-UH 1034) — in Fall 2021, taught by…1 min read·Oct 11, 2021----
Vatsa SinghinModernizing the Pre-Modern: Arabic Literature in TranslationOn al-Ḥarīrī’s Impostures: The Politics of TranslationAl-Ḥarīrī (d. 516/1122) was an acclaimed poet, a scholar of Arabic language and literature, and a government official from Basra, Iraq. He…4 min read·Jul 6, 2021--3--3
Vatsa SinghinModernizing the Pre-Modern: Arabic Literature in TranslationAbu Nawas: A Decolonial Poetic Force For Gender & SexualityAbu Nuwas is considered to be one of the greatest and most versatile classical Arabic poets. Born in 757 CE, he not only exhibited…3 min read·Jul 4, 2021--1--1
Vatsa SinghinModernizing the Pre-Modern: Arabic Literature in TranslationOn Ibn Quzmān’s Zajals: Distinguishing Love From Lust in the Age of Dating SitesNot much is known about the life of Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn ʿIsà ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Quzmān. He was born in the late 11th century and…4 min read·Jul 4, 2021--1--1
Vatsa SinghinModernizing the Pre-Modern: Arabic Literature in TranslationHello!Welcome to our blog.1 min read·Jun 21, 2021----