Sindhuja R asked Saiswaroopa Iyer:

Some good thoughts there on independent female characters in an answer to another question. I have a similar question - are your female protagonists influenced by your own views and experiences ? And are your male characters (the good ones ) influenced by your views of how an ideal male should be ?

Saiswaroopa Iyer Thanks Sindhuja, both female and male characters do have traces of what I see in people around me, sometimes what I want to see. (Krishna, though is influenced by my reading more than experience). I strongly believe that our choices determine what we are. But at the same time, I don't believe that characters, either male or female should be faultless. They should be able to realize their faults and grow. They might develop new weaknesses too in the process. But growth is what makes it worth writing their story.

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