Rita Kothari (born 30 July 1969) is an author and translator who writes in both Gujarati and English. She teaches at St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad. Her publications on literary sociology of Gujarat and translation include Translating India: The Cultural Politics of English, Modern Gujarati Poetry: A Selection, Coral Island: Poems by Niranjan Bhagat, Angaliyat (a Gujarati Dalit novel). Her forthcoming book is called 'Stigmatised Identities: The Sindhis of Gujarat'.
Joan Jara is a British-Chilean dancer and activist, and wife of the Chilean poet-songwriter and theatre director Víctor Jara. Joan Jara is the founder of the Víctor Jara Foundation.
