Asian Literary Society

Asian Literary Society has been chosen by Facebook to partner in its Community Accelerator Program. It is among 13 selected communities from India from 13,000 applicants. Asian Literary Society was started in 2017 to promote Asian art, culture, and literature all over the world. With over 16,000 members from more than 100 countries, the community has provided a vibrant platform to writers and artists to showcase their talent. The group has also organized many programs for people with special needs. The founder of the Asian Literary Society, Manoj Krishnan, in a statement, said, “Being the only literary and art Community chosen for India cohort was indeed a great surprise to us. This international recognition through FB accelerator Program would help us to reach to more  writers and artists across Asia who can access our world-class platform to hone their skills, learn the art of sustainability, and excel in their chosen fields." Asian Literary Society will receive up to $...

“Asia Forum-Chapter 11 MALDIVES” which is an offshoot of Asian Literary Society and Journal of Asian Art, Culture and Literature (JAACL) took place on September 19th, 2021 at 6:30 pm IST and 6:00 pm MVT on the virtual forum of Asian Literary Society Facebook Page. The event involves a presentation of the Maldivian Literature and Language by the distinguished writers and Lecturer of Linguistics- Ahmed Tholal, Iyaz Naseem, Shafee Shafeeq and Aminath Shareehan Ibrahim. The session begins with a welcome note by Mr. Manoj Krishnan, the Founder of the Asian Literary Society and Editor-in-Chief of JAACL. Thereafter, the session was moderated by Dr. Bishakha Sarma, Linguist and Administrator of Asian Literary Society. Mr. Iyaz Naseem, Lecturer of Linguistics provides with a linguistic account of the Dhivehi language. He mentions that Dhivehi has lexical cognates with Hindi and Bangla. He also speaks about the linguistic diversity of Maldives. He also discusses on the contemporary literat...