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Sarai

I will be reading from both books/having a discussion on SFF at the Sarai cafe (29, Rajpur Road) on the 3rd of November, 6 pm. Do come if you can.

Cover!

Artwork for The Manticore’s Secret cover has arrived. Looks good.

I want to break free

Get Seth, Go (sorry)

For a really good story about a Seth launch, go here. The Delhi one was good fun. Reached 20 minutes early after book-buying spree (Thud!, The Iron Dragon’s Daughter, the Gormenghast trilogy (thanks, Aishwarya, for telling me they were available) and two Murakamis) and got good seats, the hordes that arrived later had to stand … Continue reading →

On Comics: City Limits

*note: this is supposed to be missionary-type article, and is not meant for you comics-literate types* Back in the days when the Internet, mobile phones and digital video cameras were as sci-fi as Flash Gordon, when Indrajaal Comics were everywhere and Bahadur, Mandrake and Phantom ruled the hearts and minds of Indian kids, comics knew … Continue reading →

Avast!

Yer good-fer-nothing, spineless, scurvy, ponytailed scallywag! Know ye what to do with yer britches when them bloodthirsty, buccaneerin’ bloggers attack? Aye, I pee ’em, cap’n!

Seth on Edge

I dont normally gush about people I’ve met, especially writers , but after I interviewed Leila Seth at the Seth house in Noida (for a Telegraph magazine cover story when On Balance was launched) I remember calling my sister and telling her I wished they would adopt me. That entire family is just so impressive, … Continue reading →

We was hacked

But now we’s back

Smitten

Shubho Bijoya

To all of you, your families, pets, friends, imaginary friends and internet service providers