Ask the Author: Debraj Bhattacharya
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Debraj Bhattacharya
Nikhilesh and Bimala in Rabindranath Tagore's "Gharey Bairey" (Home and the World. Both characters are complex. She is attracted towards another man who is a firebrand revolutionary. Nikhilesh is quietly in love with her. She realises at the end how much he loved her. A wonderfully layered study of human emotions.
Debraj Bhattacharya
Tales from the Margin is a collection of short stories based in the city of Kolkata. I have written these stories over nearly a decade. The book emerged as I kept writing stories. I did not start with a definite plan. There were some influences - James Joyce's Dubliners, Moravia's Roman Tales, the short story collections of Satyajit Ray. There were also films like Paris je t'aime and New York I love you.
Debraj Bhattacharya
I read books, stories, articles. I also watch You Tube videos on various writers. Writing makes me happy, so finding inspiration is usually not a problem.
Debraj Bhattacharya
In fiction I am thinking of a crime novel. I am working on the lead character now. There are some vague ideas related to the story but that would develop once the lead character is clear.
As a social scientist I am working on how local government's plan for development.
As a social scientist I am working on how local government's plan for development.
Debraj Bhattacharya
Read widely and read a lot. Analyse why you like a particular piece or a particular writer's work. Find out whether you enjoy writing as an activity even when you do not make money out of it. Take feedback from readers and ponder over them. Find your own voice, your own unique way of putting things to the reader.
Debraj Bhattacharya
For fiction the most attractive part is to create characters. For non-fiction the happiness that comes from building an argument based on facts and logic.
Debraj Bhattacharya
I don't have this problem. I have to research and write reports within a strict time frame for a living and therefore I am used to delivering on time. However for creative writing I like to take time before finishing the work. Write, then leave it in the computer, return again, edit and then give it a final shape - that's my method.
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