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Ashok Mathur is an Indo-Canadian writer and visual artist, an associate professor of English and modern languages at Thompson Rivers University. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Cultural and Artistic Inquiry, and is the director of the Centre for Innovation in Culture and the Arts in Canada.[1]

Mathur is the author of a volume of poetry (Loveruage; a dance in three parts, Wolsak and Wynn, 1994), and three novels:

  • Once Upon an Elephant (Arsenal Pulp Press, 1998, ISBN 978-1551520582) recounts the story of the birth of Ganesh as a Canadian courtroom drama.
  • The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2002, ISBN 978-1551521138) was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and blends the Ramayana with modern Canada.
  • A Little Distillery in Nowgong (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009, ISBN 978-1551522586) follows three generations of a Parsi family from India to North America. Along with the novel, Mathur also produced an associated art installation, which was shown in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Kamloops.[2]

Additionally, Mathur's artwork "one hundred thirty-three thousand five hundred twenty-eight words and a super-8 grab" was part of a 2009 acquisition by the Canada Council Art Bank.[3]

Mathur was born in Bhopal, India; in 1962, at the age of one, he emigrated with his family to Canada. He worked as a journalist from 1981 to 1985, and then completed his studies at the University of Calgary, earning a bachelor's degree and master of arts.[4] Prior to joining Thompson Rivers in 2005, he taught at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Faculty profile, Thompson Rivers University, retrieved 2010-11-26.
  2. ^ Reviews: Varty, Alexander (January 28, 2010), "Ancient creed animates author Ashok Mathur's A Little Distillery in Nowgong", The Georgia Straight; Delisle, Jennifer Bowering (2010), "Staying Power", Canadian Literature; Guthrie, Becky (March 5, 2010), "Buy It or Skip It? A Little Distillery in Nowgong", National Post.
  3. ^ Werb, Jessica (April 23, 2009), "11 B.C. artists represented in 55 new works acquired for Canada Council art bank", The Georgia Straight.
  4. ^ Author biography from publisher's web site, retrieved 2010-11-26.

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