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Vikram Seth on his latest libretto The Rivered Earth - Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper


Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
Vikram Seth on his latest libretto The Rivered Earth
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
Mountain Echoes 2012 In one of the most anticipated sessions for the third session of Mountain Echoes, renowned writer Vikram Seth not only talked about his 2011 libretto or small book, The Rivered Earth, but also entertained the audience with some ...

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Discourse on travel writing - Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper


Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
Discourse on travel writing
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
The discussion, which included writers Vikram Seth, Patrick French, and William Dalrymple, largely covered two aspects of travel writing, its relevance in the age of the internet, and its significance in addressing cultural clashes.

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“Rashness … Fools should rush in” - Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper


Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
“Rashness … Fools should rush in”
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
On being asked what foundation is required to venture into varied writing Interview with Vikram Seth You mentioned on Monday that, when you were studying economics at Stanford, you happened to venture into this bookstore, which then led you to start ...

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The hills are alive: hugged by the Queen, blessed by the Abbot - IBNLive.com (blog)

The hills are alive: hugged by the Queen, blessed by the Abbot
IBNLive.com (blog)
Earlier in the day, we had a fabulous set of sessions - from Ali Sethi in conversation with Vikram Seth, on his collection of 4 libretti - Rivered Earth, which ended with the most surprising performance of Fire! (set to music, and featuring Seth as ...

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Mountain Echoes in Thimpu kicks off today - Times of India

Mountain Echoes in Thimpu kicks off today
Times of India
Few of the stellar names bringing all these different fields together include Vikram Seth, Gulzar, Ali Sethi, Patrick French, Dayanita Singh, William Dalrymple, Sharmila Tagore, Wendell Rodricks and Amitabh Bhattacharya. The days to come will see a ...

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Finding suitable time for A Suitable Girl - Tehelka


Tehelka
Finding suitable time for A Suitable Girl
Tehelka
NOVELIST AND poet Vikram Seth, who recently released his latest collection of poems Rivered Earth, has said that he is finally going to sit-in and work on his project novel A Suitable Girl, at least two years after he signed up on a £1.7 million deal ...

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Heaven on earth - Calcutta Telegraph

Heaven on earth
Calcutta Telegraph
This year, the list of participants is diverse in age, skills and specialization: Gulzar, Sharmila Tagore, Vikram Seth, Wendell Rodricks, Sarla Razdan, Dayanita Singh, Aveek Sen, Ali Sethi, Mishi Saran, Kishwar Ahluwalia, Stephen Alter, Noa Jones, ...

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Unravelling secrets of Indian success stories - The Hindu


The Hindu
Unravelling secrets of Indian success stories
The Hindu
“Popular Indian novelists whose translated books have been successful are Tarun Tejpal in France and Vikram Seth in Germany. Foreigners travelling in local trains often go through books authored by popular Indian names and the kind of advances our ...

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Third edition from May 20-24 - Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper


Daily Bhaskar
Third edition from May 20-24
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
Mountain Echoes: Authors writing from and on South Asia, including Vikram Seth, Patrick French, Wendell Rodricks, William Dalrymple, Kalpish Ratna, Ali Sethi and Gulzar are expected to part of the third edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary Festival ...
Bhutan calling for third edition of literary festival Business Standard

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The Millionaire Authors' Club - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk
The Millionaire Authors' Club
Telegraph.co.uk
Where Amis's big advance unleashed what he called an “eisteddfod of hostility”, Vikram Seth was paid a reported £250000 for his bestselling novel A Suitable Boy and a further £1.4 million for Two Lives. Seth, so the story goes, instructed his agent to ...

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