India, Oct. 24 -- 1Your novel could have been titled The Red House. Those who grew up in the 1990s definitely know of such abandoned bungalows, full of rich stories. What inspired you to feature this ... Read More
India, Oct. 19 -- Your new book's subtitle is provocative. Were you interested in centralising the general acceptability of 'free speech' without considering its potential dangers? I became intereste... Read More
India, Oct. 17 -- Earlier, you've noted that you "kind of ran out of life" having already leveraged your experiences in poetry and memoir. I think, perhaps, more than having "run out of life", I felt... Read More
India, Oct. 17 -- 1You once said that you "kind of ran out of life", having already leveraged your experiences in poetry and memoir. I think perhaps, more than having "run out of life", I felt at the ... Read More
India, Oct. 14 -- Of KM Panikkar, K Iswara Dutt noted that he was "one of the impossible men". But he didn't write a doorstopper of a book like you did, though you feel the same way about the man. Why... Read More
India, Oct. 9 -- Guess what was spreading faster than the coronavirus at the start of this decade? Digital wildfires. Defined as "inaccurate, counterfactual, or intentionally misleading pieces of info... Read More
India, Oct. 3 -- 1In American Hagwon, you extend the idea of education in a globalised world as a way to critique social norms. In Korean culture, education is the theme that is most important. It's q... Read More
India, Sept. 28 -- You begin with a "golden rule" in this novel. What are the golden rules you've set for yourself as a writer? Perhaps the most important "golden rule" is that a novel, like a house,... Read More
India, Sept. 21 -- You have worked with women with learning disabilities. How did your experiences as a volunteer help you develop the central character of your novel? Gloria is not based on any pers... Read More
India, Sept. 19 -- Towards the end of Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal: The Life and Times of a Female Impersonator, in an interlude titled The Drag Queen, the narrator reflects: "If he said that... Read More