Amitava Kumar, Manu Joseph and Anuja Chauhan | Armed and Dangerous: Of Words and Lovers

Armed and Dangerous: Of Words and Lovers: Amitava Kumar, Manu Joseph and Anuja Chauhan
Amitava Kumar is the author of several works of nonfiction and two novels. His latest book, Immigrant, Montana: A Novel, is forthcoming; the Indian edition is titled The Lovers. Kumar’s writing has appeared in Harper’s, the Guardian, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and The New York Times. Kumar is Professor of English at Vassar College and a Guggenheim Fellow.
Manu Joseph is the author of the widely acclaimed and bestselling novels, Serious Men and The Illicit Happiness of Other People, which have been translated into many languages, and have been nominated for several prizes. Among other honours, he is the winner of The Hindu Literature Prize and The American Pen Open Book Award whose jury described him “…that rare bird who can wildly entertain the reader as forcefully as he moves them.” The Tamil translation of Serious Men won the Sahitya Akademi Award. Among India’s most popular commentators, he is a former columnist for The New York Times. His latest novel is Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous.
Anuja Chauhan worked in advertising for 17 years selling colas, chips and chocolates before deciding to do something healthier for a living. She is the author of five best-selling rom-com novels, three of which have been procured by Bollywood studios and one of which was adapted into a prime time daily soap on the ZEE network.
Armed and Dangerous: Of Words and Lovers:
Amitava Kumar and Manu Joseph, two high octane contemporary writers stand up for the play of words and tell it as it is. Manu Joseph, author of numerous novels, including Miss Layla: Armed and Dangerous, brings his devastating humour and sharp wit to a stand­ up version of the social anthropology of writers and the writing process. American professor and novelist Amitava Kumar has recently written The Lovers , which melds story and reportage, anecdote and annotation through a protagonist in search of love. He brings his caustic eye to the creative process as he speaks of his own novels and creative output as well as books, literature and reading.
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LMAO! Manu Joseph never disappoints. I think he is India's most entertaining and profound public intellectual.

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Articulation is charlatan. But It's tiring to question everything, and it's nice to belong.

[@rajadhirajmaharaj]

12:22 who wears muffler with sleeveless kurti? a proud arya naari... who is also pissed off at this moment.