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THE Jamia Millia Islamia centre for learning Friday hosted a conversation on reading and writing between novelists Geeta Hariharan and Tabish Khair who dwelt on the critical and creative processes integral to writers to hone their skills. Organised by the Department of English, the event saw Hariharan, the writer of several novels and short stories, and Khair, whose new book, The Thing about Thugs, set in Victorian London was published by HarperCollins-India and released in New Delhi last week, reading out excerpts from their books.
Talking about his book, Khair said: "Re-creating Victorian London was an exercise in creativity and young writers of historical fiction should research their work extensively." He said writers have to be creative and critical to enhance their writing skills. Khair’s book, The Thing About Thugs, explores the thuggee cult of India through the tale of Amir Ali, who leaves his village for London with his captain William Meadows. Ali narrates the story
of his life - that of a murderous thug. While Meadow tries to probe
the strange cult of the Indian thug, a group of Englishmen tries to
probe different cultures by examining skulls. The consequences are
bizarre. Khair said he had to read "about the thuggee tradition
of pre-Independence India to put his protagonist in context". —
IANS
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