The bestselling writer who ‘cannot read’

“I hardly read books,” says Ravinder Singh, India’s newest pinup boy of mass-market fiction. “I cannot read. If I do pick up a book, it takes me three or four months to finish it.”

It is a hot evening, but Ravin—as his fans call him—does not seem to mind. He stirs his tea, takes a sip and smiles. “I am an author by chance.”