ICG Scholars-In-Residence Programme 2022
Dinesh Sharma, Samrat Choudhury and Neeta Deshpande were selected for the 2022 Scholars-in-Residence award
Dinesh Sharma is an award-winning journalist with about 40 years’ experience of reporting on science and technology, health and environment for national and international media outlets. He has covering events like satellite launches, medical and scientific breakthroughs, scientific controversies surrounding GM food and nuclear energy, climate change negotiations. His books include The Making of Modern Hyderabad (forthcoming); Indian Innovation, Not Jugaad: 100 ideas that transformed India (Roli Books, 2022); Unmasked: Decoding the politics of the Covid-19 pandemic (Edit Mill, 2021) The Outsourcer: The Story of India’s IT Revolution (MIT Press, 2015); Know Your Heart: The Hidden Links Between Your Body and the Politics of the State (HarperCollins India, 2014); The Long Revolution: The Birth and Growth of India’s IT Industry (HarperCollins India, 2008); and Witness to the Meltdown – Logs of a Science Reporter from the Arctic (Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, 2015).
Book project: The Making of Modern Hyderabad
Published as Beyond Biryani: The Making of a Globalised Hyderabad (Westland, 2024).
Samrat Choudhury is a journalist and author who has published both fiction and non-fiction He has to his credit books, short stories, academic papers and chapters in anthologies. He has I’ve also written regular columns at various times for the Hindustan Times, DNA, Asian Age and Firstpost. His journalistic pieces have been published in every major news publication of note in India and in Granta, the New York Times, Le Monde Diplomatique, the Japan Times and elsewhere. His previous book, The Braided River: A Journey Along the Brahmaputra (HarperCollins India, 2021) was listed for the Tata Lit Live book of the year in the nonfiction category. His other books include The Urban Jungle (Penguin India, 2011); and Insider Outsider: Belonging and Unbelonging in North East India (co-edited) (Amaryllis, 2018).
Book project: A history of Northeast India
Published as Northeast India : A Political History (HarperCollins, 2023).
Neeta Deshpande is an independent writer based in Bengaluru with interests in rural, agrarian and environmental issues. She has published in The Wire, Economic & Political Weekly, The Hindu Sunday Magazine, Frontline, Outlook Web, Deccan Herald, Himal Southasian, and Down to Earth. Neeta was awarded New India Foundation Fellowship awarded in 2019 for her book on the cotton and the handloom industry in modern India.
Book project: Cotton Country: The Story of India’s Everyday Fabric
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The International Centre Goa (ICG) invites academics, journalists, writers and others to apply for the ICG Scholars-in-Residence Programme 2022. ICG will select one or two applicants to spend 30 days at ICG to work on her book project.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be residents of India
- Applicants must be currently writing/completing a book manuscript, a report (10,000 words or more) or any other scholarly/literary work; and
- Applicants must be able to convincingly show in their application their progress in the ongoing project (1-2 book chapters or some other documentation).
NOTE: The programme is not open to those who are yet to begin work on a project.
Terms and conditions
- The selected applicant will be required to make a public presentation (typically a lecture) during the period of her stay at ICG.
- The ICG Scholars-in-Residence programme will cover the following expenses:
- Return air travel (economy);
- Complimentary accommodation for self (and spouse/partner) at ICG for 30 days; and
- A stipend of Rs. 4,000 per day for the 30-day period.
All applications – clearly marked as “ICG Scholars-in-Residence Programme 2022” – must be sent by email on or before 30th April 2022 to: director@incentgoa.com.
Note: ICG reserves the right to amend the rules and terms and conditions of the Scholars-in-Residence Programme.