writing
Lawrence Osborne: ‘Sensuality drives everything in travel’
Tunku Varadarajan
Novelist and traveller Lawrence Osborne on the art of seeing and writing
‘We musicians sit on the high horse of religiosity,’ says TM Krishna
Open conversation with TM Krishna, Carnatic vocalist and writer
The Marathoner
Vikram Chandra finds solitude annoying when he writes, but admits to not being a collaborative enough person to work on movies. He writes 400 words every day, adamant that writing is about a steady pace, not a stroke of inspiration
The Accidental Genius
George Saunders, who suspects he won the MacArthur genius grant through an error, on his ability to write anywhere and the importance of doing the dishes
‘Writers these days write to be seen, not read’
For years, Anees Salim nursed his introversion and dealt with rejection by starting new novels. This year, four of them found publishers
The Asianist
Writing about South East Asia, Tash Aw explores the confusion of new personal and political freedoms, privileging emotional authenticity over exotic detail
The Carburettor
Rajesh Parameswaran talks about his reluctance to talk about his writing—and the lasting lessons of failing quickly with short stories
The Hermit
After years of putting off a lifelong passion, Kishwar Desai finds she must shut herself off from the world in order to write—but the world still seeps into her writing
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