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June 14, 2015
Book Launch and Giveaway – Nari: A Novel
Welcome to the first look and launch of Nari, my fifth novel overall, and my third book out this year. I remember telling people at the beginning of 2015 that it promises to be a busy publishing year, and it is living up to its word so far. In this post, I will tell you a […]
June 3, 2015
Contest 16 Results: And the Winners Are…
And so, Contest 16 has come and gone. Those of you who are keen to read what people have written, please go to the contest page and take a look. We got more poems this time than we normally do. Maybe dreams lend themselves better to verse than to prose. Quite a few people examined […]
May 26, 2015
Book Launch and Giveaway: Jump, Didi!
So a new book is out today. It is a collection of nine stories, all of them centered around questions of one kind or the other. How happy would you be in a marriage arranged for you by a machine? (Arranged Marriage) What can you hope to find in a childhood home gathering dust? (Carnival […]
May 17, 2015
Contest 16: Dreams That Don’t Let Go
Contest OPEN. Last date for entries: Wednesday, 27th May, 2015. So just like that, we’ve stumbled onto Contest 16. We had some great writing in Contest 15. If you missed it, please head on over there and sample some of the entries. You may also want to look at the results to see who won, […]
May 16, 2015
The ‘Mystery Giveaway’: Results
Hey guys! If you remember, a couple of weeks ago I set up a giveaway here on my blog where I put up seven good mystery novels up for grabs. If you missed the original post, it’s too late to enter, but there will be more like it in the future, so have a look […]
The ‘Mystery Giveaway': Results
Hey guys! If you remember, a couple of weeks ago I set up a giveaway here on my blog where I put up seven good mystery novels up for grabs. If you missed the original post, it’s too late to enter, but there will be more like it in the future, so have a look […]
May 4, 2015
Giveaway: 7 Mystery Novels to Choose From
The previous giveaway on the Mahabharata was quite a hit, so I’ve decided to make this a monthly feature. This time, I’m showing around a bunch of murder mysteries written by Indian authors in the recent past. The murder mystery has seen a revival of sorts in the Indian English fiction landscape. Many of the new breed […]
April 28, 2015
Contest 15 Results: And the Winners Are…
The time has come for the results of Contest 15. We wrote about unlikely romances, and as expected, the usual suspects were there: romance with an animal, romance with food, and romance across time and space. Of course, it doesn’t need to be said that we’re interpreting the word ‘romance’ in its broadest possible meaning, […]
April 14, 2015
Contest 15: An Unlikely Romance
Final date for entries: Saturday, 25th April, 2015 Welcome, one and all, to Contest 15. If you have missed it, we had some lovely pieces of writing in Contest 14, so head on over there and have a read if you have the time. You may also want to see who won and who got some […]
April 3, 2015
Blog Launch and a MEGA Giveaway: Money Wise
Hey, guys! Welcome to the blog launch of my fifth book. I have a free reading sample and a huge giveaway coming your way in this post, so let’s get cracking. What is the book about? It is about perhaps the most taboo subject in Indian society: money. Many of us are pitifully illiterate when […]
