For the past few years, my daughter and I have been going for movies almost every weekend. Apart from popcorn, pepsi and pizza, it is also our own little bonding time. We […]
Bollywood is plot-bankrupt, while stories rot in bookstores
Why I counted my blessings and thanked God for 2016…
As I reflect on the year gone by, I wonder what makes a year a great year. What makes you feel satisfied with the year that is almost coming to an end? […]
Once Upon a time! What the Amazon acquisition of Westland says about our Publishing Industry…
Excitement of this kind is quite rare in the publishing industry. The last came a few years ago when Random House took over Penguin. And now this Amazon buyout of Westland […]
Life Lessons: Be the average guy
A few days back I had a very interesting interaction with Rediff.com. It was a freewheeling chat on life and the lessons one can take away from ones own life – something […]
Five Stories that influenced my life (from my personal diary)
Here are five stories that influenced me and changed my life. (This is a reproduction of an article that appeared in the Corporate Dossier supplement of Economic Times today) FIGHT YOUR OWN […]
Oh! What a Crush! – the story of my brief but intense love affair
Playing Candy Crush on the iPad was like experiencing ‘Vegas on Steroids’. I started playing Candy Crush some time in August last year. It was quite annoying to see posts about Candy […]
Stop the Hypocrisy. Penguin did the right thing
Too much is being made of the pulping of Wendy Doniger’s “The Hindus – An Alternative History.” I guess it all started with Arundhati Roy’s open letter to Penguin in the Times […]
Can Indian authors afford to pursue writing as a full time career?
Not a single media interview passes, without me being asked if I am planning to take up writing as a full time career. This morning I was asked the same question again. […]
Me, My books – a different side to my life
A few days back Kiran Manral, a close friend a fabulous author and a wonderful human being did a Q&A with me on her blog. I had reblogged her post yesterday. Here’s […]
Literary Fiction or Commercial Fiction
Over the last few weeks as I have gone around promoting BANKERUPT, I have been asked many questions. Some interesting, some not so interesting. Some probing, some not so probing. Some embarrassing, […]
Ravi Subramanian 