Amitav Ghosh
In the annals of literary creation, some narratives are borne not from deliberate design, but from serendipitous encounters. Such is the genesis of Amitav Ghosh's latest masterpiece, "Smoke and Ashes." Intricately woven around the opium trade, this magnum opus finds its roots in Ghosh's earlier work, "Sea of Poppies." As the author reminisces, "It was during the process of researching 'Sea of Poppies' that I stumbled upon the history of opium." A chance revelation ignited an odyssey of exploration that would span continents and centuries, giving rise to a literary tapestry of opium's hidden narratives.
Wanderlust and Imagination: The Intertwined Odyssey of Travel and Creativity
Amitav Ghosh's literary odyssey is underpinned by a lifelong affinity for travel, a passport to worlds both real and imagined. Ghosh's formative years were steeped in movement, nurturing an innate curiosity that found expression in his narratives. "Travel has played an enormously important role not just in my work, but also in my ways of thinking," Ghosh reflects. From distant horizons to uncharted territories, the act of traversing geographies serves as a crucible for the alchemy of imagination, fusing cultures, landscapes, and histories into literary gold.
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Author INTERVIEW
Could you share a bit about yourself and how you started writing?
A SHORT WALK ON THE MEMORY LANE
Nostalgia is both an ache and a draught, a draught more aptly as it provides the required energy to the wistful heart and patiently remains one’s undeterred friend during lonesome times and even transporting one to the blissful world of memories far away from the tension-ridden beguiling present.
AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Your novels, \"Nandi's Charge: Battle of Vathapi Book 1\" and \"Varaha's Vengeance:
A BLEND OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY
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Wandering Into the Nostalgic Lane to Seal a Promise
Distantly, what caught their breadth was the seraphic view of snow-capped Himalayas at the backdrops, partially covered in the thin blanket of white clouds. The air was crisp with a hint of Nostalgia as the sound of the nearby streams whispered tales of their past.
You Will Always Be REMEMBERED
I was enjoying my sleep when I woke up hearing the chirping birds outside my bedroom window.
A Feeling Called Home
In the summer of 2013, I left my ancestral house —a mid-nineteenth-century, one-storeyed building in South Kolkata—where I had lived my entire childhood and adolescent days.
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