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The Chronicles of Village Life: Celebrating Eid
June 5th, 2019 Today marks the end of the month long fasting for Muslims called Ramzan or Ramadan, the festival of Eid. No, I am not very familiar with the tenets of Islam. (And, in all honesty, I am just as ignorant about most things Hinduism too. The only time I...
The Chronicles of Village Life – Part 3
May 29th, 2019 So… One week to go for me to complete 2 months here at Brambe, a village near Ranchi. Just putting it out there even sounds unreal. And yet, here I am, living the life. Living the life of constant struggles, frustrations, and unending battles. There is...
The Chronicles of Village Life – Part 2
April 28th, 2019 Writing is the only thing that keep us writers sane. With every high point in life comes a low. And, right after every low comes a high. After yesterday’s excitement, I feel lonely and miserable today. There is no reason to feel so. And yet, I do. I...
The Chronicles of Village Life – Part 1
April 6th, 2019 was when I boarded a flight to Ranchi - a town I had only heard about until then. I was setting out for a new teaching assignment with a non-profit school, and I had absolutely zero idea about what to expect. I spoke about what it was that inspired me...
The Art of Writing a Complex Thriller: Guest Post by Tanushree Podder
The Crime Writing Festival that Readomania hosted on Twitter was a writer's retreat in the virtual space. It provided a wealth of information on the craft of writing in the genre of crime and thrillers. The past month has been fun and extremely informative. It was an...
Exploring the Secrets of ‘Creating Memorable Characters in Thrillers’ with Maitrayee Sanyal De
The month-long Readomania Crime Writing Festival that’s on in full swing on Twitter is as informative and exciting as a virtual writing festival can be. Every Tuesday and Thursday, an author takes the viewers and readers through the various aspects of crime and...
Reflections on ‘Surprising the Reader’ with Deepti Menon
The month-long Readomania Crime Writing Festival that's on in full swing on Twitter is as informative and exciting as a virtual writing festival can be. Every Tuesday and Thursday, an author takes the viewers and readers through the various aspects of crime and...
Writing Political Thrillers: Author Interview with Anurag Anand
As part of the Readomania Crime Writing Festival, Readomania brings to you readers and writers the opportunity to understand the workings of crime and thriller plots and how to craft better stories. Today, Anurag Anand talks about Political Thrillers in current...
The Killer That Lurks Within: Guest Post by Sourabh Mukherjee
As part of the Readomania Crime Writing Festival, Readomania brings to you readers and writers the opportunity to understand the workings of crime and thriller plots and how to craft better stories. Today, Sourabh Mukherjee, author of The Colours of Passion takes over...
Delving into the Mystery of Penning Psychological Thrillers
My relationship with Readomania is one I cherish immensely. So when I initially heard about a Crime Writing Festival I was most excited for it is a genre I had debuted as an author with. This is what every newbie as well as established writer needs, I thought. So...
Book Review: Kalkatta Chronicles by Supriya Newar
When I first started reading Kalkatta Chronicles, published by Readomania, it was with the expectation of vicariously visiting a city I had only known about from afar. The various stories I had heard led to a yearning within me to visit the stately capital of West...
Book Review: Escape Velocity
I have a special affinity for short stories, and especially, ones with female protagonists. Here was an entire collection! The previous such book I had read was Madhulika Liddle’s Woman To Woman (and, interestingly, the friend who had recommended it to me is a part of...