I have written this blog post in my mind so many times that I’ve lost count over the past months, so I finally dictated the post on my smartphone – anything to get the creative flow going. It’s been in the drafts with several rounds of edits and multiple reads this whole month of September …
I was very chuffed when Shalini from Shalzmojo asked me to guest post for her for [ #WisdomWednesday ] I have known Shalini when we met for the Breaking Barriers event organised by WomenWeb last year. She is a spirited and generous person. I really enjoy her bubbly and friendly nature, always willing to lend an ear. …
X has been the most worrisome and troublesome alphabet by far! I could not find a single author for X. So I decided to feature the many authors that I love, have read or have been highly recommended by friends. More books from diverse genres that beg to read and so many that I feel …
We have now come to the most difficult letters of the alphabet for the #AtoZChallenge so the chances of having more than one author per alphabet are rather slim. On top of it I am too worried about X. Surly you don’t expect an Indian author by the name X? I am still searching. Do …
Today is U and this author was decided the moment I decided to write about Indian Authors. I was introduced to her writing on Damyanti’sBlog whose stories were awesome last #AtoZChallenge. I am going with Damayanti & her opinion as I have yet to read the Aryavarta Chronicles I present Krishna Udayasankar. From one creative lady …
After an exhaustive S yesterday I realized two things. One, I should have mixed the first names and surnames from the first alphabet so now A will be updated with another author. Second, there are so many authors to read that this list sure doesn’t do justice to all of them. I am sure I …
As we have moved through the alphabets I have realized that a lot of women authors have done an amazing job of putting the Indian women writers on the world map. For the alphabet M, there are two women whom I feel are definitely worth your time and a must read. Sudha Murty needs no …
L is about ladies and love and life with lots of good reading. L brings to you my very favorite and beautiful Jhumpa Lahiri. Yes, I am a big fan and am cursing myself for still not having finished reading The Lowland still. She shares space with another lady whose writing has so much heart …
H brings to fore three very diverse writers. On one hand, I share writer, journalist, and serious novelist Indrajit Hazara. Followed by my favorite and my inspiration Simmi Harshita who writes in Hindi so should not be on this list but I tweaked it a bit! Not to be left behind is the third author …
I always thought that finding an author with the alphabet F would be fairly fun and fast but as I discovered, it was not quite so. To my desperation, I finally succumbed to mixing the first name – surname of the authors. I had thought I would be able to hold on to listing authors according …
The 4thletter has inspired me to try and encompass as many authors as I can find for the alphabet. So I think it was destined that I talk about 4 authors today. So cool; 4th alphabet = 4 authors. I start with the supper acclaimed and talented Anita Desai, a writer who needs no introduction. …
Today is the theme reveal day and I am so excited since I finally found my theme just last week! I had almost given up on the challenge, moving to another city in April and no theme, no posts, no ideas; so worried I was. It was possible only when a fellow blogger and very …