Indian writers at Stirling
Every year since 1994 the University of Stirling has hosted an Indian creative writer: from Namita Gokhale and Arundhathi Subramaniam (both winners of the Sahitya Akadami Award) to poet and ecowriter, Mihir Vatsa, our youngest fellow at 23. The fellowship supports writers working on a diverse range of creative projects.
The Charles Wallace Fellowship brings Indian creative writers to the University of Stirling through the funding and support of the Charles Wallace India Trust and the British Council India. Each year a different writer produces new work, engages with undergraduates, postgraduates and staff, and presents a public reading.
In 2014/15 we celebrated 20 years of the Fellowship at Stirling. In partnership with the Charles Wallace India Trust, we have developed an online writers’ gallery. Explore the work of our fellows as they reflect on their time in Stirling and share their creative work.
Find out how to apply for the fellowship.
Previous Indian writers at Stirling
Janhavi Acharekar
2008-2009
Rukun Advani
1997-98
Smita Agarwal
1999-2000
Janani Ambikapathy
2012-2013
Siddhartha Chowdhury
2006-07
Nabina Das
2011-2012
Namita Gokhale
2001-2002
Manju Kak
1995-1996
Srilata Krishnan
2009-2010
Gayathri Prabhu
2019-2020
Simar Preet Kaur
2015-2016
Scherezade Siobhan
2021-22
Arundhathi Subramaniam
2002-2003
Sridala Swami
2010-2011
Snehal Vadher
2013-2014
Shreekumar Varma
2003-2004
Mihir Vatsa
2014-2015
Annie Zaidi
2005-2006
Full list of previous Indian writers at Stirling
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Madhu Raghavendra |
| 2022-23 | Nikita Parik |
| 2021-22 | Scherezade Sanchita Siobhan |
| 2020-21 | In abeyance due to Covid-19 |
| 2019-20 | Gayathri Prabhu |
| 2018-19 | Sneha Subramanian Kanta |
| 2017-18 | Arjun Rajendran |
| 2016-17 | Rochelle Potkar |
| 2015-16 | Simar Preet Kaur |
| 2014-15 | Mihir Vatsa |
| 2013-14 | Snehal Vadher |
| 2012-13 | Janani Ambikapathy |
| 2011-12 | Nabina Das |
| 2010-11 | Sridala Swami |
| 2009-10 | Srilata Krishnan |
| 2008-09 | Janhavi Acharekar |
| 2007-08 | Namrata Bhawnani |
| 2006-07 | Siddharth Chowdhury |
| 2005-06 | Anie Zaidi |
| 2004-05 | Indrajit Hazra |
| 2003-04 | Shreekumar Varma |
| 2002-03 | Arundhati Subramaniam |
| 2001-02 | Namita Gokhale |
| 2000-01 | Anuradha Marwah Roy and Manju Kapoor |
| 1999-2000 | Smitha Agarwal |
| 1998-99 | Jayabrato Chatterjee |
| 1997-98 | Rukun Advani |
| 1996-97 | in abeyance |
| 1995-96 | Manju Kak |
| 1994-95 | Vijay Nambisan |
Charles Wallace India Trust
Charles William Wallace was born in Calcutta in 1855. He was a trader and managing agent in the British Empire, living between India and Britain. In 1886 he co-founded the firm of Shaw Wallace. The name still exists in India but there is no connection now with the Charles Wallace India Trust.
On his death in London in 1916, Wallace's will stated that ‘all possessions great and small being acquired from the people should be returned to the people’. After provision was made for his immediate successors for one generation, Wallace asked for his estate to be divided between India and Britain.
Following an agreement between the two governments in 1978, the Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT) was set up in 1981. The CWIT supports scholarships and gives grants to Indian nationals working or studying in the arts, humanities and heritage conservation, enabling them to pursue courses and working attachments. It also supports a number of research fellowships at UK institutions in specific fields, such as the Fellowship in Creative Writing hosted by the University of Stirling.