Interview Archives

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“I look at my writing career as a long-distance marathon rather than a short-distance sprint.”- Smita Das Jain (Indian Author)

2 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Indian author Smita Das Jain as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. For the...

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“Women Writing as a genre should only come into play when selling a story, not when writing or reading!”- Aneeta Sundararaj (Malaysian Author)

3 weeks ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Malayasian author Aneeta Sundararaj as a part of the South Asian Women Writers Feature. Starting...

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“You’re the star of your life, never forget that.”- Sonya Rehman (Author & Journalist)

2 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Sonya Rehman, an author, and journalist based in Pakistan where we discussed all things...

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“Life is all about experience. The things we learned a decade back, sometimes we need to unlearn that to learn something new.” Jubanashwa Mishra (Author)

3 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab was in conversation with Jubanashwa Mishra, author of 28 Jobs, 28 Weeks, 28 States (Speaking Tiger, 2022) Jubanashwa...

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“Follow the child in his or her growth.” – Chitwan Mittal (Founder- Adidev Press)

4 months ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab is in conversation with Chitwan Mittal, Founder and Editorial Director of Adidev Press. Chitwan Mittal holds a BSc in English...

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“It is important whether I “fall in love” with the story or not.”- Kimberley Lim

2 years ago Editor_Kitaab

Team Kitaab interviews Kimberley Lim - an editor, who runs a literary magazine and a publishing house and tries to...

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“Writing both energizes and exhausts me.” – Dustin Pickering (American Poet and Editor)

2 years ago Editor_Kitaab

Shaheer Pulikkal interviews famous young American poet Dustin Pickering and explores his journey as a poet, writer, and editor. Dustin Pickering is...

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Writing love: Abhay K. and Anupama Raju in conversation

2 years ago Editor_Kitaab

In an interesting take on interviews, poet Abhay K and Anupama Raju discuss how the subject of love has been...

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“Poetry itself is pious!” – Kiriti Sengupta in a rendezvous with Jagari Mukherjee

2 years ago Editor_Kitaab

Poetry itself is pious — it’s like the holy water; you sprinkle it to eliminate the evil. — Kiriti Sengupta Kiriti...

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Someday we may have a common anthem for our planet!- Interview with poet Abhay K

3 years ago Editor_Kitaab

Poetry is the language of the universe. In a world where chaos reigns in so many forms, poetry is a...

“I look at my writing career as a long-distance marathon rather than a short-distance sprint.”- Smita Das Jain (Indian Author)

“Women Writing as a genre should only come into play when selling a story, not when writing or reading!”- Aneeta Sundararaj (Malaysian Author)

“You’re the star of your life, never forget that.”- Sonya Rehman (Author & Journalist)

“Life is all about experience. The things we learned a decade back, sometimes we need to unlearn that to learn something new.” Jubanashwa Mishra (Author)

“Follow the child in his or her growth.” – Chitwan Mittal (Founder- Adidev Press)

“It is important whether I “fall in love” with the story or not.”- Kimberley Lim

“Writing both energizes and exhausts me.” – Dustin Pickering (American Poet and Editor)

Writing love: Abhay K. and Anupama Raju in conversation

“Poetry itself is pious!” – Kiriti Sengupta in a rendezvous with Jagari Mukherjee

Someday we may have a common anthem for our planet!- Interview with poet Abhay K

Book Review: We Are What We Are by Lopamudra Banerjee and Priscilla Rice

“We should work on creating a demand for engaging literature that impacts and/or entertains the world.”- Tejaswinee Roychowdhury (Indian Writer and Poet)

“I started my publishing journey by setting the intention to work in publishing myself, to learn the industry from the inside out.”- Pallavi Narayan (Indian Author)

“It’s no more possible to reduce women’s literature to feminist or womanish concerns.”- Anju Makhija (Indian poet, playwright and translator)

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