Imtiaz Dharker is a poet, artist and documentary film-maker. Her collections include Purdah (Oxford University Press), Postcards from God, I speak for the Devil and The Terrorist at My Table (all published by Penguin India and Bloodaxe Books UK), Leaving Fingerprints and Over the Moon (Bloodaxe Books UK). Her poems are on the British GCSE and A Level English syllabuses and she reads out her work at Poetry Live! Events to audiences of more than 25,000 students each year. Imtiaz also scripts and directs films, many of them for non-government organisations in India, working on improving shelter, education and healthcare for women and children.
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