Ragas and Reels

The intricate stories told in Rodrigues' portraits are matched by the rhythms and imagery in Fraser's poetry. From 'The Bangladeshi Gentleman' to 'Jura Whisky', this book offers an insight into the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures in today's Scotland. By peppering her poems with both Scots words and Indian words, Fraser demonstrates the bi-cultural nature of many of today's Scots.

Bashabi Fraser Bashabi Fraser has written extensively on multi-culturalism and on poetry. She travels widely as poet, across Scotland, the UK and India. Now living in Edinburgh, Bashabi teaches English at Edinburgh University and the Open University. She has a Ph.D in English from Calcutta University