Indica Books and Abhinav Agarwal
sent me Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 's book on the amazing Murthy couple. I wrote an article on what we authors can learn from this book about writing biographies. deepakmr.com/index.php/2024…

A Very Happy #Ugadi for all who celebrate this festive New Year's Day. May your New Year be filled with peace, prosperity, good health and many wonderful books!

I agree 100% that this should happen. But in reality immigrant parents are still saving carefully and depriving themselves all their lives so they can leave an inheritance for the children. A mental habit we have to drop. #parenting

Congratulations! Great moment. I remember the feeling from my own 1st work being published, a story titled 'Bats' in the wonderful ZYZZYVA --centuries ago, it seems! #publication #debut #excitement #Gratitude

So poetic!

To celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth , here's a favorite #poem , titled WILL (by Baabusha Kohli)
I love these lines:
'Donate my dreams
To all those women
Who between the confines of
The kitchen and bedroom
Have lost their world . . .'
What's one of your favorite poets or poems?

Pranam to one and only my fav Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni .. Salute you and your books. I'm still in The Palace of Illusions, seeing myself to be one #Draupadi ... Malli09vks Indira Harinath

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A fine write-up of the debut works of famous Indian writers by Scroll.in . My first book of stories, ARRANGED MARRIAGE, which won an American Book Award, is listed. scroll.in/article/106606…
#fiction #shortstories #debut #prizewinner

Mothers in law and daughters in law: this complex relationship has been a big part of Indian culture since the time of the epics. Here’s how #Sita and #Panchali handle it in #ForestOfEnchantments & #PalaceOfIllusions : HarperCollins Pan Macmillan India

“Reading is crucial to the human spirit; it is when we read books that we create pictures in our mind and those pictures are original and intimate for us. Each person who reads a book has a whole new experience.” says author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Just one of the many reasons why it is…

Congratulations, Dr. Sayantani DasGupta!

Congratulations to Semma New York and the chef & owners.

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We are delighted to announce that our much loved books have been awarded the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2023 Publishing Next.

Winner: For Children’s Book Of The Year (Ages 0-8): Who’s Afraid of Z? Not Me! by #LubainaBandukwala illustrated by #AllenShaw ;
Runner-up: For…

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YES! That’s why I write about #Kolkata and its beautiful old houses in so many of my novels: #SisterOfMyHeart , #OleanderGirl , #BeforeWeVisitTheGoddess and most recently #Independence .

A big onstage book event is coming up, focusing on my novel #Independence . I’m trying to choose among five #saris . Which one would you suggest?

Congratulations! What was 1 important thing you learned?