Indian - Author | October 18, 1974 -
I think it's a fallacy to say that a good book sells itself. It doesn't happen. I'm a voracious reader and I can give you a long list of books which should have been best sellers but they aren't. How can you buy a book if you haven't heard of it?
Amish Tripathi
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When I write, I tend to be quite cut off from the world. At that point of time, I'm not thinking about editors, publishers or readers. I write the story the way it comes to me.
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At the outset, I think that one should be natural, not just when it comes to writing but in every area of life. If you try to be something that you are not just to impress others, then it's a rather sad life.
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The good news is that a vast majority of Indians from different religions see no contradiction between religiosity and liberalism, keep India stable. We religious liberals don't talk loudly enough.
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There is a wealth of readership for regional language literature in India that is not given importance. We must give respect to our own languages.
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Even though many Indians can read or speak English, for most, it is not their first language. At the office, we speak in English, but we consume our culture in our own language.
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Most educated Indians are bilingual. Amongst the urban elite though, there is a disdain for regional languages. That's unfortunate.
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I don't think I'm any competition to the already-existing canon of writers in Kannada. How can I ever even think of comparing myself?
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India is a musical country, so it would appear obvious to use our collective passion for music to promote a book.
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Songs of different moods are like keys, which help me enter the world of my book's characters.
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As a writer, it's important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should do your karma as an author the way you want to, and rest is up to God.
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Writing about our gods in English is unnatural, but I believe language is just a carrier - a means to an end.
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