Satendra Khanna, Associate Professor of the Practice of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

He interprets the lives and works of contemporary Indian writers to an international audience through a series of documentary films and translations. His recent work includes a translation of Vinod Kumar Shukla's Naukar ki Kameez (The Servant's Shirt, Penguin India, 1999), an anthology of short fiction, His Daily Bread (Har Anand, 2000) and the series Literary Postcard on the Doordarshan national network in India.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	2204 Erwin Road Room 229, Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• AMES 151.01, INDIAN CINEMA Synopsis

  Languages 114, TuTh 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

  (also cross-listed as CINE 253.01, LIT 211.01, VMS 231.01)

• HINDI 305.01, ADVANCED HINDI Synopsis

  Perkins 065, MWF 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

• HINDI 407S.01, ISSUES IN HINDI LANG/SOC I Synopsis

  Perkins 060, Tu 06:30 PM-09:00 PM

• HINDI 306.01, ADVANCED HINDI Synopsis

  Perkins 060, MWF 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

• HINDI 408S.01, ISSUES IN HINDI LANG/SOC II Synopsis

  Perkins 060, Tu 06:15 PM-08:45 PM

Office Hours:

Wednesday 1:00 - 2:00pm in Office
Friday 4:00 - 5:00pm at Francesca's on 9th Street

Education:

Ph.D.	University of California, Los Angeles	1969
A.B.	Harvard University	1964
BA	Harvard University	1964

Specialties:

Hindi

Research Interests: India Cinema and Modern Hindi Literature

He interprets the lives and works of contemporary Indian writers to an international audience through a series of documentary films and translations. His recent work includes a translation of Vinod Kumar Shukla's Naukar ki Kameez (The Servant's Shirt, Penguin India, 1999), an anthology of short fiction, His Daily Bread (Har Anand, 2000) and the series Literary Postcard on the Doordarshan national network in India.

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Mohan Rakesh, translator Satti Khanna, Out to the Farthest Rock (Akhiri Chattan Tak) (Fall, 2014)
2. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala, translator, S. Khanna, Kulli Bhat (Summer, 2014)
3. Vinod Kumar Shukla, translator, S. Khanna, When It Comes to Flower (Spring, 2014), HarperCollins India, New Delhi
4. Renu, TSKP; Mukti, K, Freed from Disgrace (2007), Oxford University Press, Delhi, India, ISBN 978-0-19-568599-2  [abs]
5. Khanna, S, College, edited by Bhattacharjee, NK, Indian Literature, vol. L no. 2 (Summer, 2006), pp. 105-121, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi  [abs] [author's comments]