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Pankaj Giri | Perspectives
What are your early inspirations which motivated you to write? Pankaj Giri: Actually, I had never thought of becoming a published author. I used to write in my school days; a couple of articles were published in my school magazine. After that, I got busy with my studies in an engineering college in Bangalore and…
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Mulk Raj Anand Retrospective | Exposing Hard Truths
One of the early pioneers of English language Indian Writing, Mulk Raj Anand was termed as India’s Charles Dickens for his sympathetic portrayal of a Dalit’s life in his book Untouchable. Like Dickens, Anand exposed the weakest of the Indian society and juxtaposed their misery against the privilege of the upper castes. He brought forth…
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Author Notes | Memorable Opening Lines
“Call me Ishmael.” First three words from Herman Melville’s iconic classic Moby Dick doesn’t tell you much about the setting of the voyage the reader is about the embark upon. However, it grabs the attention of every reader’s passive attention to the voice of the novelist. It has been over seventeen decades. The Great American…
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Author Notes | Introspection Of The Writing Process
Whenever I read or see an interview of an author or a poet, almost always there is a question about the writing process and techniquea. Frankly, a number of good writers are able to deconstruct their process to the bare bones. I won’t lie, I am jealous. A few years back, I was at Charles…
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Author Notes | The Knock
The Inspiration Behind The Book As a child I heard about a story of a cricketer whose grandfather wanted to see him play for the national side but by the time the cricketer wore the blue blazer, the grandfather had passed away. The cricketer was Mohammad Azharuddin. This story stayed with me for years. A…
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The Knock | An Introduction
On one hand, going into the Boxing Day match, every punter was still betting on the Indian side to do better and bounce back despite their dismal performance in the first match. Last time India was down under, they lost their first match only to fight back and take the series with two wins against…
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The Knock | Excerpt
If you have to pick someone to bat for your life, whom will you trust with your life? Against the fiercest of the bowlers, on the most hostile of the pitches; whom would you pick to bat in defence of your life? Whom will you choose to stand between you and your judgment day? When…
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Jaba | An Introduction
Kolkata looks different during the month of October. Everyone seems a little happier. The chaos in the city is a little chirpier. The flowers infuse a festive scent in the air. Not just the people, the city itself welcomes Goddess Durga….
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