Ziya Us Salaam
Ziya Us Salam is an Indian literary and film critic, book author/editor. He has served on the panel of many literary festivals. And is one of the designers of the Hindu Lit Fest held in Chenna every January. Additionally, he was the Indian representative at the British Council's Keep in Touch project.
Member of Film /Literary Jury
- 7th CMS Vatavaran Award
- 56th National Film Awards - Best Writing on Cinema
- 62nd National Film Awards - Best Writing on Cinema
- 2006 International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
- 2007 IFFI (preview committee)
- 2008 IFFI (Panorama section)
- 2011 IFFI in the Non-Feature Films category
- Young Indian Authors Award
Author/editor
- Co-author - Young in the Worlds of Islam (anthology)
- Co-author - Present Tense: Living on the Edge (anthology)
- Author - Delhi 4 Shows: Talkies of Yesteryear
- Author - Strands of Commonality: Postcard of Islam in the subcontinent
- Editor - House Full: The Golden Age of Hindi Cinema
Speaker at literary festivals
- Seemanchal International Literature Festival
- Hindu Lit Fest