Pallavi Padma-Uday,[1] also known as Pallavi Singh,[2] is a writer, journalist and business historian based in the UK.[3] Her debut poetry collection Orisons in the Dark was published by Writers Workshop in April 2023.[4][5][6] Noted Irish poet Csilla Toldy, writing about her poetry, wrote that Padma-Uday "transforms life experience into poetry comparably to the great American woman poet, Elizabeth Bishop, with the same unflinching view on life."[7][8]
In 2022, she was featured as one of the artists in 'Breaking Ground Ireland', a landmark project of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature and National University of Ireland Galway.[9][10] Punch Magazine featured her as one of the 40 poets from India in its annual poetry issue in 2022 and 2023.[11] She is one of the seven awardees for the prestigious Cill Rialaig Residency for the year 2023.[12] In November 2023, she was invited to be one of the speakers at Rostrevor Literary festival, where she launched her debut collection 'Orisons in the dark'. [13]
Early life and education edit
Pallavi was born in a family of academics and civil servants in Patna in the state of Bihar, India. Her literary name Padma-Uday is a combination of the first names of her jurist father Uday and entrepreneur mother Padma. She studied for her post-graduate degree in economic history from London School of Economics and Political Science. More recently, she took up research work in the field of Economic History at Queen’s University Centre for Economic History in Belfast.[14] She holds two Masters degrees, one in economic history and another in journalism. She trained to be a journalist at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, India and studied English Literature and Economics at the undergraduate level.[citation needed]
Research edit
Pallavi studies the long run evolution of community in India, especially in the context of joint stock firms.[15] Pallavi is a member of the Economic History Society in the UK and also serves on its public engagement team.[16][17]. She is also a member of the Business History Conference in the United States [18]
Digital Leadership and Journalism edit
Pallavi built and led highly performing marketing teams and advised fast growing startups in India and the UK. She led Content Marketing, Communications and Digital Audience Engagement for two News Corp startups in New Delhi, India. In an earlier stint, she worked as a journalist with leading Indian newspapers such as Hindustan Times, The Indian Express and Mint "Mint.[19] She has reported and written long form and enterprise stories on political economy, business, politics and policy, culture, caste and inequality in her journalistic career spanning more than a decade. She writes a business history column and reports on British politics for moneycontrol, and is a member of the Economic History Society in the UK.[20][17]
Literary career edit
Her writing has been published in literary journals worldwide including The Honest Ulsterman, Abridged, Muse India, Usawa Literary Review, Madras Courier, Punch Magazine and Outlook.[1][21][22][23][24][25] Her Hindi poems have appeared in various literary journals such as Jankipul, Garbhnaal, Hans (magazine), and Vagarth.[26][27]
Her poems were also anthologised in Irish anthologies including New World New Voices anthology published by Books Beyond NI, a creative writing project supported by Ulster University, and the CAP Anthology Threshold.[28]
Her writing has been supported by mentoring programs from Arts Council Ireland and Centre for Creative Practices in Dublin, Ireland. In 2022, she was chosen for the prestigious mentoring programme with the Doire Press in Ireland to work with celebrated poet Nandi Jola.[29]
She is a professional member of the Irish Writers Centre.[30] In February, Pallavi will read from her work for the Northern Soul Roadshow 2024 with a host of accomplished writers such as Dawn Watson, Bernie McGill and Maria Fusco, with the event culminating in a session with booker winning author Anna Burns.[31]
Pallavi writes the EconHistorienne newsletter on Substack and blogs at EconHistorienne.[32][33]
Bibliography edit
- 2024: Lola in Belfast, forthcoming May 2024.
- April 2023: Orisons in the Dark, Writers Workshop India. ISBN 978-81-961291-1-8)
References edit
- ^ a b Padma-Uday, Pallavi (October 2022). "Puberty". the honest ulsterman.
- ^ "Pallavi Singh". Queen's University Belfast.
- ^ "Pallavi Singh". Muck Rack.
- ^ "Orisons in the Dark". Writers Workshop. April 2023.
- ^ "Book Excerpt: 'Orisons In The Dark' — Confrontation Of Patriarchy And Indomitable Spirit Of Women". ABPLive. 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Orisons In The Dark". BooksPaperScissors. May 2023.
- ^ "Poetry is both a tool to protest and heal for Pallavi Padma-Uday". News9Live. 19 May 2023.
- ^ Padma-Uday's poems take within their sweep themes such as feminism and freedom, modernity and liberalisation without selling any romantised version of the world. Reading her poems is like meeting a woman of today, senior journalist Panini Anand wrote in his review of 'Orisons of the Dark'."नारी चेतना और बोध से प्रेरित सरल कथानकों वाली कवयित्री हैं पल्लवी". TV9 Hindi. 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Breaking Ground Ireland". Cúirt. 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Breaking Ground Ireland (pdf)" (PDF). Cúirt.
- ^ "Pallavi Padma-Uday". the punch magazine.
- ^ "Cill Rialaig Residency Awardees 2023". Irish Writers Centre. August 2023.
- ^ "Paul Muldoon headlines Rostrevor Literary Festival 2023". Newry.ie. 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Research Students". Queen's University Belfast.
- ^ "Pallavi Singh". Queen's University Belfast.
- ^ "Pallavi Singh". money control.
- ^ a b "Pallavi Singh (Queen's University Belfast)". Economic History Society.
- ^ "Pallavi Singh". Business History Conference.
- ^ "Pallavi Singh". mint.
- ^ "Pallavi Singh". money control.
- ^ "Aarif Amod/Pallavi Padma-Uday". Abridged.
- ^ Padma-Uday, Pallavi. "Poetry". Muse India.
- ^ "Pallavi Singh". Madras Courier.
- ^ Padma-Uday, Pallavi. "Three Poems". Usawa Literary Review.
- ^ "Poetry 'What My Neighbour Left Behind' by Aditya Tiwari and 'The Kettle' by Pallavi Singh". Outlook.
- ^ "पल्लवी पद्मा उदय की कविताएँ". 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Flipbook".
- ^ "The Poetry in Motion Community 2021-22 anthology, Threshold is here!". April 2022.
- ^ "Nandi Jola".
- ^ "NI Support Scheme Awardees 2023-2024". Irish Writers Centre. January 2023.
- ^ "Northern Soul Roadshow 2024". Irish Writers Centre. December 2023.
- ^ "Doire Press - We're delighted to announce our NI Emerging Poet Mentorship Scheme, featuring Stephanie Conn and Nandi Jola!! | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "EconHistorienne". econhistorienne.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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