
AUTHOR BIO
Shivaji Das is the author of seven critically acclaimed books spanning genres of travel memoirs, oral history, business and art. He was the first prize winner for Time Magazine’s Sub-Continental Drift Essay contest and shortlisted for Fair Australia Prize for Short Stories.
Shivaji has been actively involved in migrant issues and is the conceptualizer and organizer for the acclaimed Migrant Worker and Refugee Poetry Contests in Singapore, Malaysia and Kenya and is the founder and director of the Global Migrant Festival.
Shivaji’s work and his interviews have been featured on BBC, CNBC, The Economist, Nikkei, South China Morning Post, CCTV, etc. Shivaji’s writings have been published in magazines such as TIME, South China Morning Post, Think China, Asian Geographic, Jakarta Post, Conscious Magazine, PanaJournal, Freethinker, etc.
Shivaji Das was born and brought up in the north-eastern province of Assam in India. He is a graduate from IIT Delhi and has an MBA from IIM Calcutta. Shivaji works as the Managing Director for IGPI Singapore. He is currently a Singapore citizen, an atheist, and a vegetarian by conscience.
Shivaji Das 是一位备受好评的作家,已出版七本书,涵盖旅行回忆录、口述历史、商业和艺术等多个领域。他曾荣获 Time Magazine “Sub-Continental Drift” 征文比赛一等奖,并入围 Fair Australia Prize for Short Stories。
Shivaji 长期关注移民议题,是新加坡、马来西亚和肯尼亚知名的 Migrant Worker and Refugee Poetry Contests 的策划者和组织者,同时也是 Global Migrant Festival 的创始人兼总监。
Shivaji 的作品和访谈曾被 BBC、CNBC、The Economist、Nikkei、South China Morning Post、CCTV 等知名媒体报道。他的文章也见诸于 Time Magazine、South China Morning Post、Think China、Asian Geographic、Jakarta Post、Conscious Magazine、PanaJournal 和 Freethinker 等刊物。
Shivaji 出生并成长于印度东北部的 阿萨姆邦(Assam),毕业于 IIT Delhi,并获得 IIM Calcutta 的 MBA 学位。他目前是 IGPI Singapore 的董事总经理,同时是 新加坡公民,并自认为是一名 无神论者 和出于道德信仰的 素食主义者。
Shivaji Das は、高い評価を受ける作家であり、これまでに旅行記、口述歴史、ビジネス、アートなど幅広いジャンルで7冊の書籍を出版しています。彼は Time Magazine の “Sub-Continental Drift” エッセイコンテストで最優秀賞を受賞し、Fair Australia Prize for Short Stories の最終候補にも選ばれました。
Shivaji は長年にわたり移民問題に積極的に関わり、新加坡(シンガポール)、マレーシア、ケニアで開催される Migrant Worker and Refugee Poetry Contests の企画・運営を行い、また Global Migrant Festival の創設者兼ディレクターを務めています。
Shivaji の作品やインタビューは、BBC、CNBC、The Economist、Nikkei、South China Morning Post、CCTV などの主要メディアで取り上げられています。また、彼の執筆記事は Time Magazine、South China Morning Post、Think China、Asian Geographic、Jakarta Post、Conscious Magazine、PanaJournal、および Freethinker などの雑誌にも掲載されています。
Shivaji はインド北東部の アッサム州(Assam) で生まれ育ち、IIT Delhi を卒業し、IIM Calcutta で MBA を取得しました。現在は IGPI Singapore のマネージング・ディレクターを務めており、シンガポール国籍 を持つ 無神論者 であり、倫理的信念に基づく 菜食主義者 です。
AWARDS
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Time Magazine: First Prize, Sub-Continental Drift Essay contest, 2002
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Fair Australia Prize 2019: Shortlisted
APPEARANCES IN LITERARY FESTIVALS
2024:
Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore
2023:
Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore
2018:
Japan Writers Conference, Otaru, Japan:
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Workshop on Travel Writing
Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore:
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The Sensual World of Nepalese Temple Art: Classroom Series Talk
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The Idea of "Authenticity" in Travel-Writing: Panel
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Short Short Stories by Migrant Workers: A Reading - Moderator
Hyderabad Literary Festival, Hyderabad, India:
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Workshop on Travel Writing
Makassar Int. Writers Festival, Indonesia
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Talks and Panels
2017:
Japan Writers Conference, Tokyo, Japan:
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Talk on 'Non-Required Travel: Collecting stories of unheard lives'
Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore:
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Classroom lecture on 'Travel Writing in the age of Instagram'
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Moderator & Curator for 'In their own words: Migrant Worker Poets'
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Moderator for the panel 'Speaking for the Voiceless'
George Town Literary Festival, Penang, Malaysia:
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Launch of 'Angels by the Murky River'
ASEAN Literary Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia:
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Travel Writing Workshop
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Panelist for 'More than a travel story'
Cebu Literary Festival, Cebu, The Philippines:
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Launch of 'Angels by the Murky River'
Maitisong Festival, Gabarone, Botswana:
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Launch of 'Angels by the Murky River'