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*** Special Feature - December 2016 ***
Meet Saiswaroopa Iyer
An IITian and investment professional turned author, Saiswaroopa's interests include Indian history, literature and Philosophy. Also trained in Carnatic Music, she has won a gold medal from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams in rendering Annamacharya Kritis. Currently based in London, she is working on her next novel based on a Rig Vedic Legend.
Fun Facts about the Author
- My mother struggled to make me cultivate the habit of reading in my younger years. Chandamama and Gokulam made her life easier then.
- I still enjoy reading my childhood books, the older issues of Chandamama and Enid Blyton
- Rajaji's version of Mahabharata was introduced to me by my grandfather at the age of 8. My first fantasy around the epic was to time travel back and save Abhimanyu. I did have an imaginary mission team too and still remember their names!
- Abhaya began as an adolescent fantasy and my first ever draft was in Telugu, written over 12 pages. Thankfully I tore it off :D
- Still cherish a dream to write Telugu historical fiction as well as folklore fantasy. (Some day!)
- I have watched Telugu film Mayabazaar more than a hundred times and know the dialogues by heart. (And I still watch it!). I love the Pauranic films, especially
- When I was in India, I was among the few to like being stuck in a traffic jam because that was where I could catch up with reading.
- I really like strong female characters. But way too steadfast, infallible or unemotional women in stories turn me off
- My favourite female character is Kundavai from the Tamil Classic Ponniyin Selvan. She has a loyal side, a manipulative side, a loving side and a feisty side to her.
- I have 12 cousins, all younger to me. They deserve quite some credit for encouraging my storytelling
About the Book:
A tale set in the times of Mahabharata. An assertive and idealistic Princess Abhaya meets the enigmatic Krishna Vaasudeva. A bereaved Dhatri, hounded by her own family is saved by Lord Bhauma. When subverted religion becomes a tool in the hands of power thirsty and strikes Bharatavarsha, the land of Aryas, Abhaya finds herself face to face with the impending doom.
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Giveaway
Enter in the rafflecopter below to win a copy of Abhaya by Saiswaroopa Iyer
- 1 Paperback for Indian Residents Only
- 1 eBook for International Readers
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