Talk:Vaseem Khan

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Hi there,

--Having corresponded with Wiki editor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tacyarg I have taken Tacyarg's advice to request edits on this talk page for the page: Vaseem Khan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaseem_Khan. To be clear, I am Vaseem Khan and I understand the conflict of interest protocols for Wikipedia and adhere to all the rules for these. However, this page is very out of date and does not provide an accurate representation of my profile as an author. It was recently updated (not by me) to more up to date info, but then the editor undid those edits and has advised I myself ask for those edits - shown below - to be reinstated via this Talk page. I hope that you can help as it is very frustrating to see a page about myself that is so out of date:

Suggested changes to first paragraph:

Vaseem Khan[3] (born 1973) is a British writer, author of the Malabar House historical crime fiction novels set in 1950s India, featuring India’s first female police detective and her English forensic scientist colleague, and the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency novels[4] set in contemporary India, featuring a retired Mumbai police Inspector and his sidekick, a baby elephant. Khan's awards for his writing include a CWA Historical Dagger, a US Shamus Award, and the Eastern Eye Arts Culture & Theatre Award for Literature.

Khan is the current Chair of the 70-year old UK Crime Writers Association, the CWA’s first non-white chair. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/31/vaseem-khan-first-person-of-colour-to-chair-cwa

Suggested Changes to Biography section:

Khan was born in London, England and studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He subsequently spent a decade in India working as a management consultant. He returned to the UK in 2006 and has since worked at University College London for the Department of Security and Crime Science. Khan lives in London with his wife. He plays cricket for Redbridge Cricket Club and the Authors XI Cricket Club.

Suggested Changes to Works section: (Please could we add this paragraph at the end about his new books)

Khan’s time in India inspired him to write The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra. The book was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2015 and selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020. It has subsequently been published in 17 languages.

In 2021, Khan was awarded the Historical Dagger by the Crime Writer's Association[9] for the first in his Malabar House series, Midnight at Malabar House. The series, set in 1950s India, introduces Persis Wadia, India’s first female police detective, and Archie Blackfinch, an English forensic scientist working in Bombay. The books explore post-colonial India, just a few years after Indian Independence in 1947.

In 2021, Midnight at Malabar House was shortlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. In 2023, The Lost Man of Bombay was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 14 and longlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.

Khan is also the co-host, with fellow writer Abir Mukherjee, of the crime fiction podcast, The Red Hot Chilli Writers.

Suggested Changes to Notable Works sidebar:

Malabar House series; Baby Ganesh Agency series

Thank you for your help! --86.18.75.145 (talk) 11:59, 6 November 2023 (UTC)


 * The changes are not supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Regards,  Spintendo  20:59, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Spintendo,
 * Thank you for this feedback. I am not quite clear what the problem is. These changes are simply a tidying up of the page, simplifying the content. Everything mentioned on the page is factual. Which particular items did you feel were not supported by reliable sources? I would appreciate your help in trying to get these edits made. This page is very out of date. 82.25.136.49 (talk) 00:20, 7 January 2024 (UTC)