Simon & Schuster and British Council launch the author Saikat Majumdar’s
‘The Scent of God’ in Delhi

February 27, New Delhi: Simon & Schuster and British Council will host the launch of author Saikat Majumdar’s latest book, The Scent of God (Simon and Schuster, January 2019).

The book brings together desire, religion and politics in an explosive narrative by the author. The launch will be followed by a conversation with Vivek Shanbagh, the Indian fiction writer and playwright.

 About Saikat Majumdar

He is Professor of English and Creative writing at Ashoka University and is the author of three books, including Prose of the World: Modernism and the Banality of Empire (Columbia University Press, 2013) and the novel The Firebird (Hachette, 2015)

Date: 2 March 2019

Time: 5.30 pm

Venue: British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi

Registrations required.

About the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We work with over 100 countries in the fields of arts and culture, English language, education, and civil society. Last year we reached over 65 million people directly and 731 million people overall including online, broadcasts and publications. We make a positive contribution to the countries we work with – changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust. Founded in 1934 we are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter and a UK public body.