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In Conversation With Author Tanushree Podder
In our talk with the author Tanushree Podder about writing, reading and living, an essence of positive approach towards life can be captured. She tells us how she chased her dreams to pursue a career of her choice, writing. She has written some critically acclaimed books like 'Nurjehan's Daughter' and 'Dreams'. Here is what she told us in the conversation.
What
is
the
idea
that
encourages
you
to
write
a
book
especially
on
such
a
wide
range
of
topics?
I
am
a
restless
person
and
get
bored
very
easily.
My
idea
is
to
write
on
one
subject
and
then
move
on
to
a
different
subject
so
that
I
am
not
bored.
I
started
writing
with
non-fiction
but
I
didn't
had
any
idea
of
what
publishing
is
all
about.
But
after
writing
few
books
I
decided
to
move
on
to
fiction.
My
last
two
books
'Nurjahan's
Daughter'
and
'Boots,
Belts,
Berets'
were
fiction
novels.
What
subject
do
you
enjoy
the
most
when
writing?
Humour
always
interests
me.
But
I
love
writing
on
diverse
topics
as
well.
And
once
I
finish
writing
a
particular
book,
that
phase
is
over.
And
if
in
any
case
I
have
to
write
on
the
same
subject
again,
I
will
end
up
writing
it
very
differently.
How
many
books
have
you
written
and
which
is
your
favourite?
I
have
written
18
books;
16
non-fiction
and
2
fiction.
Another
one
is
at
the
editing
table.
But
cliched
as
it
sounds,
a
writer
can
never
choose
one
favourite
among
her
books.
I
was
really
interested
in
your
book
'Dreams'.
Does
it
talk
about
dream
interpretation
in
the
Fruedian
sense?
It
does.
A
part
of
the
book
is
about
dream
interpretation
and
the
rest
about
the
history
of
dreams,
cultural
references
and
also
about
how
you
can
remember
dreams.
Do
you
have
faith
in
dreams?
Yes,
I
do.
But
I
also
have
faith
that
dreams
help
people
achieve
what
they
want
in
real
life.
Who
is
your
favourite
author
and
what
is
it
that
strikes
you
about
their
work?
I
am
a
voracious
reader.
I
started
Enid
Blyton
and
then
moved
on
to
Robert
Ludlum,
O'Henry
and
Leon
Uris.
I
am
fascinated
by
Second
World
War
literature.
And
if
you
ask
my
all
time
favourites,
then
it
has
to
be
Ayn
Rand
and
PG
Wodehouse.
Indian
fiction
is
going
through
a
phase
of
boom
in
Mythological
and
Historical
fiction.
You
have
written
historical
fiction
yourself.
What
is
your
take
on
this
development?
When
a
particular
format
of
writing
succeeds
then
there
are
always
many
clones
that
follows.
The
same
is
the
case
with
historical
or
mythical
fiction.
But
I
guess
there
is
space
for
every
kind
of
fiction
in
the
Indian
market
and
they
can
all
happily
co-exist.
Any
message
for
budding
writers?
Writing
is
not
a
very
well
paying
job.
Moreover,
it
is
extremely
unpredictable.
You
never
know
what
would
work.
It
is
just
like
movies;
sometimes
a
good
movie
flops
while
some
become
unexpected
hits.
So
my
message
to
budding
Indian
authors
would
be
that
there
is
no
shortcut
to
success.
If
you
have
a
passion
for
writing
then
just
be
ready
to
pursue
it.
Any
message
to
the
readers?
My
third
fiction
book,
'Escape
From
Harem' is
releasing
in
a
couple
of
months.
So
do
pick
it
up
if
you
like
historical
fiction.
It
is
about
the
escape
of
a
Mughal
concubine
with
her
lover
from
the
harems.
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