Ari Gautier
@gautierari
Writer/Poet/Vagabond from Pondicherry-Antananarivo -Paris-Oslo.
Great book by @RobertIvermee , I truly enjoyed it. Wanted to write a review, but unfortunately the slot is taken.
"It all began to unravel in 1752, when the Brits chummed up with the Marathas to defeat the French at Srirangam. Dupleix lost his Carnatic ally to a beheading. Meanwhile, his Deccan crony became preoccupied with troubles of his own." literaryreview.co.uk/from-paris-to-…
The incredible archives of the East India Company, stolen in 2015, found in an attic. lefigaro.fr/culture/les-in…
I have been challenging the French colonial narrative over a decade with my novels. It’s good to read this book from @RobertIvermee that is relevant for my writing. Thanks to @romangautam for bringing to my attention.
Do we really need an enquiry for this?
Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians bbc.com/news/articles/…
Now residing in Norway, his writing takes on several layers, especially caste. Puducherry is a muse, seeing how his three books Carnet secret de Lakshmi, Le Thinnai and Nocturne Pondichéry are all set here.
Puducherry’s Indian-French citizens are returning to set up businesses and foundations that preserve and promote their unique culture, writes @AravindaAnanth1 livemint.com/mint-lounge/id…
3rd Dr Ambedkar International Convention Paris 2025. Will share the findings from my book Caste A Global Story and the potential for the movement to draw from AI technology amidst subcaste politics. Order the copy herself: linktr.ee/surajyengde #CasteGlobal
Excellent news!
Just heard from the Oxford University Press that this book is now on their bestsellers! On the first day of Muharram today, this news makes me go back to my field research experiences in South India. Here's the time to recall the memories of the martyrs of Karbala!
Just heard from the Oxford University Press that this book is now on their bestsellers! On the first day of Muharram today, this news makes me go back to my field research experiences in South India. Here's the time to recall the memories of the martyrs of Karbala!
Mon recueil de poèmes “Songes des archipels silencieux “est disponible d’ores et déjà chez @LysBleuEditions et bientôt dans les librairies en France et ailleurs.
Bravo thambi @surajyengde ! Can’t wait to read it.
an honor to share this with you all. you’ll get many things in this hefty tome—the history of the caste system, dalit-black archives, migrant laborers in the ME, castes of trinidad, anti-caste activism overseas and 18 original photographs. order here: amzn.in/d/f8iHBe3
Welcome back @sur
excerpt : Caste A Global Story livemint.com/mint-lounge/id… preorder here: linktr.ee/surajyengde #CasteGlobal
excerpt : Caste A Global Story livemint.com/mint-lounge/id… preorder here: linktr.ee/surajyengde #CasteGlobal
“As one of the few contemporary Indian writers working in French, Gautier challenges linguistic hierarchies and expands the terrain of South Asian postcolonial literature.” Latest review in The Daily Star. thedailystar.net/books-literatu…
#RecommendedRead In Lakshmi's Secret Diary, Ari Gautier crafts a dazzling, multi-layered narrative that is as whimsical as it is profound. (@gautierari) Read the full review on @DailyStarBooks. thedailystar.net/books-literatu…
In @Klassekampen today you can read my column in which I draw a parallel between indentured servitude and the current human exploitation in the delivery sector with companies such as Foodora and Wolt. klassekampen.no/artikkel/2025-…
"My books’ themes are the subject of extensive literary and historical analysis."- Ari Gautier (Author & Poet) @gautierari kitaab.org/2025/05/19/ari…
#DalitPoets series Annabhau Sathe: A poet, storyteller & activist, born in the Matang caste in Maharashtra, faced brutal caste discrimination & poverty. In 1931, his family walked to Mumbai over 6 months. He never went to school, but the street was his university.
#RecommendedReads A Masterclass in Atmosphere, Character, and Quiet Rebellion- Nocturne Pondicherry by Ari Gautier (@gautierari ) via @anankemag @HachetteIndia #BookRecommendation #BookReview #TranslatedLiterature #Translations #BooksWeLove anankemag.com/2025/06/04/ari…
“His work contributes significantly to postcolonial French letters by disrupting the Eurocentric narrative and inserting lived, multilingual, multicultural experiences of the Global South.” anankemag.com/2025/06/04/ari…
This is Drum, the magazine from South Africa, and Mandela, the boxer. Those who know, understand. Those who don't know, study and struggle. (gift from comrade leader Ronnie Kasrils).