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Posted on March 13, 2019 by

There once was a city named Bangalore, Which swalpa adjusted more and more, When they came for the trees, They confused the bees, And the garden city is now folklore. Author Bio: Sarita Talwai is a full-time reader, part-time writer, … Continue reading →

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Priya Doraswamy on Publishing a Book in India

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

Priya Doraswamy founded Lotus Lane Literary in New Jersey in May, 2013. She has been an agent for a little over five years and has sold books globally. Priya represents bestselling and award winning adult fiction and non-fiction authors. Prior … Continue reading →

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Lavanya Sankaran’s advice to aspiring writers

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

Lavanya Sankaran is the author of the celebrated short story collection The Red Carpet, which spent two years on the best-seller lists and collected praise world-wide. Her debut novel The Hope Factory, just released, has been selected by Amazon UK … Continue reading →

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BWW Star: Dilemma

Posted on February 25, 2014 by

Rakesh had been in the city for a while and had been Bangalored over the years. He wondered about how Bangalore had changed over the last decade. A beep on his computer drew his attention back to the code that … Continue reading →

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Shom Biswas on Getting Published

Posted on November 6, 2013 by

To start with, I am in no position to advise you on writing. I am a decent writer, but so are you. But the last month has been glorious in terms of getting published. I have got published or accepted … Continue reading →

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Jeet Thayil on Narcopolis and poetry

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

I met Jeet Thayil on a wonderfully nippy, December evening in Bangalore. I had read Narcopolis a month back and was desperately hoping he would win the Booker because it had been long since a book had thrilled me so … Continue reading →

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Annie Zaidi on How to begin

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Very often, when I lead workshops or sit on panels featuring writers, young people will ask this question: Where do you start? Sometimes this is also phrased as: How do you get ideas? This question, I must confess, always leaves … Continue reading →

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