Rochelle Potkar Explained

Rochelle Potkar
Birth Name:Rochelle Potkar
Birth Place:Kalyan, Maharashtra, India
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:La Trobe University, Australia
Genre:Fiction, poetry, short story
Notableworks:The Arithmetic of Breasts & Other Stories
Four Degrees of Separation
Paper Asylum
Bombay Hangovers

Rochelle Potkar is an Indian fiction writer and poet based in Mumbai, India. Her work includes the short story collections The Arithmetic of Breasts and Other Stories and Bombay Hangovers, as well as the poetry collections Four Degrees of Separation, Paper Asylum and Coins in Rivers.

She was a writer-in-residence in the 2015 Fall residency at the University of Iowa's International Writing Program, and the Charles Wallace Writer's fellow at the University of Stirling, Scotland in 2016-17. She is the founder of the Arcs-of-a-Circle artists' residency program.

Early life and education

Rochelle Potkar was born in Kalyan to Goan parents.[1] [2] She moved to Mumbai in 1998.[1] She completed a college degree in commerce and a post-graduate degree in advertising from Wigan and Leigh College, Mahalaxmi. She completed an MBA from La Trobe University, Australia.[2]

Career

As writer

Her short stories and poems have been published in books, journals, and anthologies.[3] [4] She wrote her first short story, "Matamorphosis of Joe Pereira" after she moved from Kaylan to Mumbai, and also wrote poetry about her transition to the city during that time.[5] After visiting the Tapi estuary at Surat in 2007 and then attending her first fiction-writing workshop, she wrote the story "Tropical Estuary."[4] In 2013, she participated in a Tall Tales project storytelling event, and shared a story from her personal experience.[6] [7] Her first book of short fiction, The Arithmetic of Breasts and Other Stories, was published in 2014 and shortlisted for The Digital Book of the Year Award 2014, by Publishing Next, Goa.[8] [9] In 2014, she was one of the founders of Cappuccino Readings (CR), which organized a series of poetry readings at a Starbucks in Horniman Circle in Mumbai.[10] [11] Around this time, she also participated in Poetry Couture, an association formed by Raghavendra Madhu to promote poetry readings in India,[12] and was co-editor of Neesah Magazine.[13]

In 2015, she was selected to participate as a writer-in-residence in the 2015 Fall residency program of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.[14] [15] [16] In a January 2016 interview, she discussed elements of realism and magic realism in her work, and said her writing is influenced by Haruki Murakami.[17]

Her first book of poetry, Four Degrees of Separation, was published in 2016, and includes poetry written during her transition to Mumbai.[5] [18] In 2016, two of her poems, "Biscooti Love" and "Knotted Inside Me", were included in the anthology 40 under 40: an Anthology of Post-Globalization Poetry.[19]

She was the 2016-2017 Charles Wallace Writer's fellow at the University of Stirling, Scotland.[20] In 2017, she founded the Arcs-of-a-Circle Artists' Residency in Mumbai, and organized its first ten-day event for 12 artists in December 2017 with funding support from the US Consulate, Mumbai.[2] In 2017 and 2018, she contributed to the Joao Roque Literary Journal as the poetry editor.[21]

Rochelle practices and promotes the Japanese short poetry form haibun through workshops.[2] [22] In 2018, she published a collection of haibun, Paper Asylum.[23] [24]

In 2018, a poem she wrote during her Iowa residency, Skirt, was adapted into a poetry film by Philippa Collie Cousins for the Visible Poetry Project.[25] [26] She co-edited the 2018 Goan-Irish anthology, Goa: A Garland of Poems, with Gabriel Rosenstock.[27] Her collection of short stories, Bombay Hangovers, was published in 2021. Her short story "Honour" was included in The Punch Magazine’s Anthology of New Writing: Select Short Stories by Women Writers, also published in 2021.[28]

As actor

Rochelle debuted in a character role in the Tamil feature-length film, Taramani, directed by Ram.[29] [30]

Selected work

Poetry

Short stories

Novel

Anthologies

Honors and awards

Short fiction

Poetry

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sripathi . Apoorva . A thirst for words . 9 February 2023 . . 2 December 2014.
  2. News: Rajpal . Seema . Poet Rochelle Potkar began an artist residency last year and here's why it was a good idea . 9 February 2023 . . 24 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221221/http://cms.edexlive.com/people/2018/jan/24/poet-rochelle-potkar-began-an-artist-residency-last-year-and-she-is-just-getting-started-1927.html . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Bio . Rochelle Potkar . 10 February 2023.
  4. Web site: The core of life is to find the flame: Rochelle Potkar. PlanetRadiocity.com. 19 August 2016. 30 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331025211/http://www.planetradiocity.com/indie/interviews-details/The-core-of-life-is-to-find-the-flame-Rochelle-Potkar/4305. 31 March 2017. live. dmy-all.
  5. News: Sinha. Dipanjan. Mumbai author's book of poems explores her transition to the city centre from Kalyan. Mid-Day. 5 May 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160704065132/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-authors-book-of-poems-explores-her-transition-to-the-city-centre-from-kalyan/17198150. 4 July 2016. live. dmy-all.
  6. News: Telling Tales in Mumbai. Wall Street Journal. 16 July 2013. 4 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026191502/http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/07/16/telling-tales-in-mumbai/. 26 October 2016. live. dmy-all.
  7. News: Ansari. Humaira. Change of scene. Hindustan Times. 11 July 2013. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180908015730/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/change-of-scene/story-SspXUfODZ1XLD6jh4xb8iM.html. 8 September 2018. live. dmy-all.
  8. News: Publishing Next declares shortlist. 10 September 2014. PrintWeek India. 7 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826182015/http://www.printweek.in/news/publishing-declares-shortlist-12975. 26 August 2016. live. dmy-all.
  9. News: Mitter. Suprita. Mumbai: Poem by ad professional creates stir for use of F-word. Mid-Day. 24 July 2015. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610133049/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-poem-by-ad-professional-creates-stir-for-use-of-f-word/16396172. 10 June 2016. live. dmy-all.
  10. News: Behrawala. Krutika. Mumbai's got a new brew. Mid-Day. 22 April 2015. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160610133059/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbais-got-a-new-brew/16154170. 10 June 2016. live. dmy-all.
  11. News: Silgardo. Dustin. In Mumbai, the poetry never ends. 16 March 2015. Live Mint. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317055810/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/PiIf2yCkU724MEaeTO1UIM/In-Mumbai-the-poetry-never-ends.html. 17 March 2015. live. dmy-all.
  12. News: Pens and Palettes: An Afternoon Of Poetry. Indian Express. 30 March 2015. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622034335/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/pens-and-palettes-an-afternoon-of-poetry/. 22 June 2016. live. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Literature: Better Than Politics at Fostering Cultural Understanding. Iowa Public Radio. 25 April 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423201023/http://iowapublicradio.org/post/literature-better-politics-fostering-cultural-understanding. 23 April 2016. live. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: Nissen. Samantha. Rochelle Potkar on Going Home. Iwp.uiowa.edu. International Writing Program. 2 February 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160627054625/https://iwp.uiowa.edu/shse/2016-02-02/rochelle-potkar-on-going-home. 27 June 2016. live. dmy-all.
  15. Panel Discussion On 'Girl Rising'. International Exchange Alumni. May – November 2015, India. 30. US Department of State. 25 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222013441/http://photos.state.gov/libraries/india/13974/PDFS/AlumniHighlightsMayNov15.pdf. 22 February 2017. live. dmy-all.
  16. News: Putting Childhood Back into the Child: Rights and Realities of Children In India. Iowa City Foreign Relation Council. 17 September 2015. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160626143402/https://icfrc.org/2015/09/17/rochelle-potkar-tuesday-september-22/. 26 June 2016. live. dmy-all.
  17. News: Afreen. Saima. Lady of Verses. New Indian Express. 12 January 2016. Hyderabad. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816223323/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Lady-of-Verses/2016/01/12/article3222961.ece. 16 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  18. News: The Write Choice. New Indian Express. 19 April 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816220202/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/The-Write-Choice/2016/04/19/article3387114.ece. 16 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  19. News: Das. Nabita. How 40 poets under 40 are writing India of the 1980s and 1990s. Scroll.in. 28 May 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630135609/http://scroll.in/article/808905/how-40-poets-under-40-are-writing-india-of-the-1980s-and-1990s. 30 June 2016. live. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: Charles Wallace Fellowship . . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907183055/https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/arts-humanities/literature-and-languages/literature-and-languages-research/charles-wallace-fellowship/ . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  21. Web site: Joao Roque Literary Journal . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174650/https://www.joaoroqueliteraryjournal.com/ . 10 October 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  22. News: Patkar. Rochelle. You know the haiku? Now meet the haibun, the other Japanese form. Scroll.in. 3 July 2016. 30 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331030532/http://scroll.in/article/810957/you-know-the-haiku-now-meet-the-haibun-the-other-japanese-form. 31 March 2017. live. dmy-all.
  23. News: Chandani . Priyanka . High on Haibun . . 27 June 2018 . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907190650/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/270618/high-on-haibun.html . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  24. News: Word maps . . 25 August 2018 . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907183221/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/unwind/wide-is-the-canvas/articleshow/65524903.cms . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  25. News: About a skirt . . 13 April 2018 . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907222821/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-friday-dossier-april132018/19314155 . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  26. Web site: Skirt from Visible Poetry Project . 30 April 2018 . visiblepoetryproject.com . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907183042/https://www.visiblepoetryproject.com/videos/ . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  27. Book: Writing Language, Culture, and Development: Africa Vs Asia . 19 June 2018 . Mwanaka Media and Publishing . 9780797484931 . xvii .
  28. News: Rayaan . Mohammed . How Shireen Quadri rounded women authors to bring out an anthology during the pandemic . 12 February 2023 . . 8 March 2022.
  29. News: K. Janani. Donning a new hat. Deccan Chronicle. 7 January 2017. 30 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331034849/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/070117/donning-a-new-hat.html. 31 March 2017. live. dmy-all.
  30. News: Rajendran. Sowmya. Actor, writer, poet: Meet Rochelle Potkar from the 'Taramani' cast. The News Minute. 7 February 2017. 30 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331024648/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-writer-poet-meet-rochelle-potkar-taramani-cast-56925. 31 March 2017. live. dmy-all.
  31. News: Thought provoking poetry. The Hindu. 25 June 2015. English.
  32. Reviews of Four Degrees of Separation
  33. Reviews of Paper Asylum
    • News: Chandani . Priyanka . High on Haibun . . 27 June 2018 . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907190650/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/270618/high-on-haibun.html . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
    • News: Kidwai . Shafey . A welcome intersection . . 8 June 2018.
    • G . Akila . 'Paper Asylum' . . 0975-1815 . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907183126/http://museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=book%20review(s)&issid=80&menuid=7898 . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  34. Reviews of The Arithmetic of Breasts And Other Stories
  35. Reviews of Bombay Hangovers
  36. News: Voicing against social evils through poetry. 22 June 2015. The Hans India. https://web.archive.org/web/20150731122416/http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-22/Voicing-against-social-evils-through-poetry-158850. 31 July 2015. live. dmy-all.
  37. News: Sinha. Dipanjan. 40 Under 40 is a collection of poems that relive the last few decades. Mid-Day. 7 July 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160704084835/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/poetry-of-global-india/17391157. 4 July 2016. live. dmy-all.
  38. News: What To Expect . . 22 January 2018 . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221337/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/jan/22/what-to-expect-1761597.html . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  39. Reviews of The Punch Magazine Anthology of New Writing
  40. Web site: Winner, Open Road Review Short Story Prize 2016 – In Partnership with NHP Centre. OpenRoadReview. 14 October 2016. 30 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331025042/https://www.openroadreview.com/winner-open-road-review-short-story-prize/. 31 March 2017. live. dmy-all.
  41. Web site: The girl from Lal Bazar by Rochelle Potkar . munsterlit.ie . . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907183124/http://munsterlit.ie/Southword/Issues/34/poems/potkar_rochelle.html . 7 September 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  42. Web site: The Gregory O' Donoghue International Poetry Prize . . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180830120954/https://www.munsterlit.ie/gregod_winners.html . 30 August 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  43. Web site: Hungry Hill Writing Competitions . www.hungryhillwriting.com . 7 September 2018.
  44. Web site: The David Burland Poetry Prize 2017 . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180819133442/http://davidburlandliteraryservices.com/Poetry_Prize/index.html . 19 August 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  45. Web site: Norton Girault Literary Prize . 19 July 2016 . Barely South Review . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174325/https://barelysouthreview.com/nortongirault/ . 10 October 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  46. News: Kidwai . Shafey . Life and death in an unequal world . . 4 January 2019.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Rochelle Potkar".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.