From Rijula Das to Shakoor Rather: The 9 best upcoming authors from India
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- 28 Jan 2022
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The year 2021 was a tough one for upcoming novelists in India.
As the country was struck by a deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, it took an emotional and physical toll on most people. Constant lockdowns kept book shops closed for most of the year, and literary fests were either postponed, held virtually, or worse, cancelled.
At the end of such an unpredictable year, it feels particularly important to celebrate upcoming new authors and their books to make sure they receive the applause and kudos that they deserve.
Several Indian authors released books this year. In fact, many of them based their storylines on issues that speak of the times we live in.
Here’s a list of nine upcoming authors to look out for in the years to come:
Parinda Joshi – Author of A House Full Of Men
Born and raised in Ahmedabad, Parinda Joshi is a best-selling author and screenwriter whose modus operandi is best described by Maya Angelou’s famous quote: “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some style.”
In her recent novel A House Full of Men, Joshi navigates through casual sexism in life. Her book is a deep dive into false starts, failed attempts, messy love, refreshing familial bonds, and the importance of being understood… all told with bucketfuls of humour.
The Los Angeles-based author’s previous book Made In China was adapted into a movie of the same name featuring Bollywood actors Rajkummar Rao, Boman Irani, Paresh Rawal, and Mouni Roy.
Mohit Jain – Author of What The Young Don’t Tell
Mohit Jain’s two major sources of literary inspiration are Charles Bukowski and Paulo Coelho.
While Bukowski’s philosophy was “don’t try” and Coelho is all about seeing the remarkable in the ordinary, Jain likes to write with a style that’s a bridge between the two.
In his self-published debut novel What The Young Don’t Tell, the author – who is based in Jaipur, Rajasthan – has broached topics that are relevant to everyday human predicaments. “I don’t like to fictionalise the text too much or write about dragons,” he told The Independent.
The 23-year-old writes, instead, about the challenges being faced by the youth and why being young is both a privilege as well as a responsibility.
Rohini S Rajagopal – Author of What’s A Lemon Squeezer Doing In My Vagina?
Rohini S Rajagopal used to live in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru when an encounter with infertility stopped her in her tracks.
In what she calls “a temporary suspension of good sense”, she quit her well-paying, flexible-hours job to write a book that narrates her journey from infertility to motherhood.
Rajagopal’s overall writing is drawn from her personal experience as a mother. “I’m drawn to raw, intimate accounts of lived experiences,” she told The Independent. “I try to make sure my writing reflects that.”
“For me, writing is a way of making meaning of memory, clarifying what at first seems blurry and bringing some sense of healing and closure to it.” Read More…
