Author Spotlight

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Community interviews with leading lights from the Indian literary community. Use the prompts to submit your questions for featured authors.

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September 17, 2025 @Ramya | Ask Chitwan Mittal | Your approach to writing for children...
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"So how has your cultural background and upbringing shaped your approach to writing about Indian mythology for young readers? And how do you hope your book will change the way children relate to Indian mythology?"
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September 17, 2025 @Ramya | Ask Chitwan Mittal| Research and sources...
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"Thank you so much, Chitwan, for taking the time out and answering all these questions. I think I just have one more question for you. Did you rely on specific texts or folk traditions or even, you know, family stories when researching the Vahanas of gods? Because many of these myths have multiple versions that we hear from family that we get from these books and our ancient texts as well. So how did you decide which one to adapt for young readers?"
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September 16, 2025 @sevenclouds | National Bestselling author Annie Zaidi answers your queries about her latest release, The Comeback. Ask her a question
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"My third question is, what was the most challenging part about incorporating technical knowledge about stage and theatre, all while seamlessly driving the narrative of the novel?"
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September 16, 2025 @sevenclouds | National Bestselling author Annie Zaidi answers your queries about her latest release, The Comeback. Ask her a question
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"So my second question is, did you have any apprehensions about making a deeply flawed character like Jon as the main character and not someone like Asgard?"
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September 16, 2025 @sevenclouds | National Bestselling author Annie Zaidi answers your queries about her latest release, The Comeback. Ask her a question
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"Hello. So my first question is, was there a specific incident or moment in your extensive background in theater that prompted you to create the story?"
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September 16, 2025 @Rhea_karkera | Advocate and founder of Pink Legal, Author Manasi Chaudhari is here to answer your questions about her path-breaking book, Legally Yours
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"Hello Mansi really loved your book Legally Yours. So after I read this book, I was really interested about your opinion on what the slide. So my question for you and based on the book is in the book Legally Yours, we look at the law not just through a professional lens, but also through the lens of a person or other individual's life, choices, values, and relationships. They are explored in a much deeper sense."
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September 16, 2025 @dipsbane | Advocate and founder of Pink Legal, Author Manasi Chaudhari is here to answer your questions about her path-breaking book, Legally Yours
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"Hi, Manasi. Congratulations on the book. So my interpretation of the book was that it makes law feel very human. What was the toughest part of translating legal reality into a story readers could really, really connect with? Also, which part of the book do you feel most strongly represents who you are as a lawyer and as a person?"
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September 10, 2025 @SohilBatada | My question for Pragya Mishra....
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"Hello Pragya. First of all, I truly want to appreciate your wonderful work and dedication in the field of children's literature. The way you are enriching and nurturing Hindi children's story is truly inspiring. My question to you is, was there a childhood book or author that shaped your love for storytelling and inspired you to walk on this creative journey? I'm eager to know about this and very curious to know about this."
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September 10, 2025 @RohanSinha123 | Advocate and founder of Pink Legal, Author Manasi Chaudhari is here to answer your questions about her path-breaking book, Legally Yours
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"Hey Mansi, just read your book and it's a great book. It's a great read. With great awareness of women laws in our nation. Just one question. Often even after knowing the laws, people can't decide the right litigation help because of the minute details of the laws and the nature of the cases. What, according to you is the right process to find good help in such cases?"
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September 10, 2025 @Ramya | The idea behind 'Viksit Bharat : India @ 2047'
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"Hi Aditya, welcome to Swell. Thank you for taking the time out and doing this Q and A around your book. Vixit Bharat India at 2047. I think I'll start off with this question. What inspired you to write this book? And how did you structure the book to make it both encyclopedic with a lot of facts and insights at and at the same time, you know, keeping it accessible? Because balancing rigorous data with readability is quite difficult for a writer."
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How many episodes does Author Spotlight have?

The podcast currently has 223 episodes available.