Ask the Author: Avik Chanda
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Avik Chanda
My latest book is a biography of the charismatic and controversial Mughal Prince, Dara Shukoh. I was struck by the breadth of his prodigious talent - and his profoundly syncretic ethos, which remain just as relevant today.
Avik Chanda
By the subject - always! I have to be gripped by it so much that I'd happily devote a 12-18 months to the project, which is the range of time it typically takes me to do a book, from the point of inception to a final, printable version.
Avik Chanda
I've just started on a book focussing on technological disruption and its impact on the workplace.
Avik Chanda
Do it out of passion (if not inspiration!), work hard at your craft and always keep the faith.
Avik Chanda
Like an actor or a film director, it gives one the ability to inhabit many spaces and many voices.
Avik Chanda
Never experienced any. My 'challenge', if any, is the problem of plenty - at any point, I have multiple books in my head, and so my task is to choose and prioritize the books that I want to write.
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