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SPEAKER NOTES
- writer, professor & journalist who was born & partly grew up in Meghalaya.
- began his career in journalism as a sports journalist in Calcutta in 1994
- He has written 2 novels and a nonfiction book
- His first novel, The Point of Return, is set in a fictional hill station that closely resembles Shillong. His second novel, Surface is also set in Northeast India
- The non-fiction book 'The Beautiful & The Damned' won him the PEN/Open Book or Beyond the Margin award in 2012
- He has also contributed to prestigious publications like The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Nation, New Statesman, Harper's, the London Review of Books, and The Times Literary Supplement.
- He currently teaches creative writing at The New School in New York…
TOPICS COVERED
- early days of growing up in Shillong –school, where he grew up, memories
- days as a sports journalist in Calcutta
- journey from Journalism to writing novels
- About his 1st Novel ‘Point of Return’
- About his 2nd Novel ‘Surface’
- About his award winning Non-fiction book 'The Beautiful & The Damned'
- His thoughts on Meghalaya turning 50
- How Meghalaya shaped him as a writer
- The art that Meghalaya has produced over the last 49 years – his favourites
- Regional language & English writing
- His current job & upcoming work
