Background
Bedi, Susham Dhamija was born on July 1, 1945 in Ferozpur, Punjab, India. Came to the United States, 1979. Daughter of Ishvardas and Shantidevi (Taneja) Dhamija.
(Susham Bedi lives and teaches in the USA, but continues t...)
Susham Bedi lives and teaches in the USA, but continues to write in her mother-tongue, Hindi. Through a woman's eyes, this novel describes several years in the lives of Indian immigrants in the United States, charting the battle of traditional Hindu morals and values against modern American life.
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Bedi, Susham Dhamija was born on July 1, 1945 in Ferozpur, Punjab, India. Came to the United States, 1979. Daughter of Ishvardas and Shantidevi (Taneja) Dhamija.
Master of Arts, Delhi University, 1966. Master of Philosophy, Delhi University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Punjab University, 1980.
Lecturer, assistant professor, Kamla Nehurn College, Delhi, 1966-1972;
lecturer, assistant professor, Punjab U., Chandigarh, India, 1974-1975;
correspondent, Times of India, Brussels, 1975-1979;
principal administrative associate, City of New York, 1981-1985;
professor, Columbia University, New York City, since 1985. Consultant, examiner Trinity College, Hartford, since 1988, Vasser College, Poughkeepsie, New York, since 1990, Sidmore College, Albany, New York, since 1997. Consultant American Telephone & Telegraph Company, New York City, since 1990.
Adjunct Professor University of California, Berkeley, summer 1990, New York University, 1993-1998. Member university language committee Columbia University.
(Susham Bedi lives and teaches in the USA, but continues t...)
Activist writer South Asian Community, 1979. Editor, chairperson publication committee Federation Indian Association, New York, 1987. Member American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (certified), Association Asian Studies, International Hindi Committee (editor Vishva 1991).
Married Rahul Bedi, December 11, 1969. Children: Varun, Purva.