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​Sasha Parmasad

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Sasha Kamini Parmasad (MFA, Columbia University), author of the poetry collection No Poem (2017), began publicly/professionally engaging the space of Consciousness & Culture at age six, performing songs and poetry on a national scale in Trinidad and New Delhi, India. Sasha’s childhood poetry was published in Equality (All India Democratic Women’s Association Journal), and she has been giving public lectures/presentations since her teenage years to catalyze inner-outer transformation. Her first novel, Ink and Sugar, placed third in the First Words Literary Contest for South Asian Writers; her poetry placed first in the annual Poetry International competition and has appeared in online and print publications such as Muse India and Indivisible: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry. Her other projects include the chapbook, Bolo Bahen! Speak Sister!, which she co-edited and  which emerged out of an Arts & Empowerment Program co-sponsored by Sakhi and Jahajee Sisters, and the screenplays for two short narrative films, Land of Nothing (director, Amine Kouider) and Navaswan: A Tale of Self, Loss, and Love (director and cowriter, Marc Baraka Strauch). Sasha has designed and taught academic and creative writing courses and led meditation/personal development projects in programs at Columbia University, UN Women, in leadership/government circles, underserved communities (NYC, Chicago, Washington D.C.), and internationally (Caribbean and UK). With more than 20 years of meditation experience, she is a Specialist Transcendental Meditation Teacher and a Director of Special Projects at the David Lynch Foundation (NYC).

​Interviews:

https://www.tm-women.org/a-writer-s-perspective-an-interview-with-sasha-parmasad/
Sasha Parmasad Interview - STAY HOME [produced by Gayelle Television; interview by Christopher Laird, fl. 1975 (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2007), 57 mins]. LINK: https://search.alexanderstreet.com/preview/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C3275705

Contact: 

Email: [email protected]
Website: sashaparmasad.com ​

Other links:

Maatwala 2015 Presentation By Sasha Kamini Parmasad: "Nothing for Intellectuals" -- LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGiR3sNiFxs
Panel on Meditation at NYC Annual Supportive Housing Conference -- LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlLnRYQx7Ws

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  • Home
  • People
    • Directors >
      • Usha Akella, Founder & Director
      • Pramila Venkateswaran, Director
    • Matwaala Ambassadors >
      • Kashiana Singh
      • Zilka Joseph
    • Advisory Team
    • Volunteer Poets
    • FRIENDS of Matwaala
    • Matwaala Poets
  • Festivals
    • 2015
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    • 2021 - 23
    • 2024
    • 2025
    • Poets-of-color Series: 2021-2025
    • Testimonials
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  • Publications
    • MAPS
  • Media
  • Critical Work
    • Interviews
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Matwaala Youth - Sync Poetry
    • Key Initiatives
    • Our Team
    • Poetry Submissions!
    • 2021: A Beginning >
      • July 2021 Open Mic: Confidence
      • September 2021 Open Mic: Connection
      • October 2021 Ghost Stories and Poetry: Creation
    • 2022: Outreach >
      • Week of Expression! >
        • Open Mic: July 25, 2022
        • Speed Poetry: July 26, 2022
        • Repetitive Poetry: July 27, 2022
        • Style Mirroring: July 28, 2022
        • Let's Play a Game: July 29, 2022
    • Personal Projects >
      • Sara's Work
      • Diya's Work
  • Resources
  • Contact