Saros Cowasjee
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Saros Cowasjee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 July 1931 |
| Died | 8 December 2019 (aged 88) |
| Citizenship | Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and professor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | St. John's College, Agra (B.A.) Agra College (M.A.) University of Leeds (Ph.D.) |
| Doctoral advisor | G. Wilson Knight |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Regina |
Saros Dara Cowasjee (12 July 1931 – 8 December 2019) was an Indian-born Canadian novelist, short story writer, commentator, critic, anthologist, and screenwriter, as well as a professor emeritus at University of Regina.
Cowasjee was born in Secunderabad, India on 12 July 1931, to Dara and Meher Cowasjee. He had a sister and a brother. He earned a B.A. from St. John's College, Agra in 1951. He completed a M.A. from Agra College in 1955. In 1960, Cowasjee completed a Ph.D. from University of Leeds. He researched Seán O'Casey under the supervision of G. Wilson Knight.[1][2]
Career
Cowasjee was an editor for two years with the Times of India Press in Bombay (now renamed Mumbai). In 1963, he joined the faculty of the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus as an instructor of English. In 1971, he became a full-time professor. Upon retirement in 1995, Cowasjee became professor emeritus.[3]
Cowasjee said "…I am a Canadian citizen, though my I sell much better in the U.K. and India than I do in Canada…. Perhaps my work lacks Canadian content and sensibility. Also, to be noticed in Canada one has to be an aggressive salesman, as aggressive as a Jehovah's Witness, and as prepared to take insults and get the door shut in one's face."[4]
