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How the Danish sold Tamils into slavery in Scandinavia and the story of one man’s escape to freedom

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It was a glacial winter evening in 1713, the court dwarf Frøken Elsebe broke out in a cold sweat. Queen Charlotte Amalie of Hasse Kassel seemed hypnotised by the newcomer. It was a bad omen. Her future was at stake right now. The man who stood was of medium height, his dark skin shining under the large chandelier.

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Négrodalitalité, la Negrodalitality

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Africanity entered my life at the age of 40, when I visited my native island of Madagascar for the first time. I was overwhelmed with an inexplicable pride when I saw some pictures of my great-grandfather and my grandfather. Both of them were Africans! Thus, I was part of the great African family! Because until that day, I only knew about a part of this lost family, through souvenir photos.

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Reading List: Ari Gautier

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At the time I was reading the books that I list below, nothing seemed predestined for me to become a writer. As I read them, I was amazed by the talent of these writers, who transported me into these wonderful worlds. And since I have now become one of them, I often go back to that moment of wonder and get inspired by their novels.

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Chapter & Verse with Ari Gautier – Pondicherry’s Past Meets its Eccentric Present

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Kurusukuppam, the working-class locality in Pondicherry is far from the quaint picturesque portrait of the erstwhile French colony that most tourist brochures paint.

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Pondy Lit Fest: Lack of Diverse Opinions Makes the Event Dubious

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The three-day fest scheduled for August 17 should be viewed in the context of the right-wing’s historical attempts to disturb social harmony of Pondicherry…

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Locked down, born again: Covid-19 and the search for ‌Indian‌ ‌Francophone‌ ‌literature‌

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Franco-Tamilian writer Ari Gautier traces the history and future of French writing out of India….

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ET LITTERÆRT VITNESBYRD OG POLITISK STANDPUNKT

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Veldig få har brukt sitt eget morsmål som verktøy for å bekjempe lingvistisk imperialisme. Ngugi wa Thiong’o var en av de første som utfordret kolonimakten gjennom lingvistisk kamp. Selv om de brakte ham i landflyktighet kunne de ikke sende ordene hans i eksil.

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