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Manuscript help, book reviews and author interviews

Interview with Akhil Sharma

Akhil Sharma is the author of Family Life and An Obedient Father, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Best American Short … Continue reading

December 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

Interview with Natasha Sharma

Natasha Sharma is one prolific writer. In less than 4 years she has published 9 books and is all set for the release of her 10th one. tgbc: What does … Continue reading

December 9, 2014 · Leave a comment

Interview with Dilip D’Souza

tgbc: What does it mean to be a writer? Dilip : It means I work for myself, at my own pace, following (or not following) the stories I’m interested in. … Continue reading

December 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

Interview with Mara Thacker

tgbc : Tell us something about yourself. And your passion for India! Mara : My name is Mara Thacker and I am living the dream working as a South Asian … Continue reading

November 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

Interview with Tessa Smith McGovern

★What cocktail best describes you? Probably a Pimms – it was the very first cocktail I became aware of as a young teenager because everyone drinks it at Wimbledon and … Continue reading

November 11, 2014 · Leave a comment

Interview with Aroon Shivdasani

IAAC, with Aroon Shivdasani at its helm, is well-known in NYC for its cultural programs. They support all artistic disciplines in the classical, fusion, folk and innovative forms influenced by … Continue reading

November 1, 2014 · Leave a comment

An Interview with Samit Basu

Samit Basu is an Indian novelist, graphic novelist and screenwriter. Basu is the author of The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore’s Secret and The Unwaba Revelations, the three parts of The … Continue reading

October 25, 2014 · Leave a comment

Gandhi Before India, Ram Guha

Time Magazine has called Ram Guha ‘Indian democracy’s preeminent chronicler’ and there is truth in the statement. While there are many social commentators, Ram Guha presents modern history in a … Continue reading

October 22, 2014 · Leave a comment

Interview with Ashok Banker

Ashok Banker is a delight. He is one of India’s most popular and prolific  authors, and he is gracious, friendly and forthcoming. Despite his amazingly loaded schedule, he took time … Continue reading

October 11, 2014 · 5 Comments

Interview with Ashok Ferrey

Ashok Ferrey – Sri Lankan born in Colombo, raised in East Africa, educated at a Benedictine monastery in the wilds of Sussex, Ferrey read Pure Maths at Christ Church Oxford, … Continue reading

September 22, 2014 · Leave a comment