Category Archives: Random Musings

Top 3 Lessons I Learnt While Writing Book #3

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Adite

I sometimes wonder if the writer is truly in control of the story that she’s writing. A thought, that has often popped up during the writing process, again reared its head when I recently finished the manuscript of my third … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day — What’s the Big Deal about it?

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Adite

Valentine’s Day is here. Take a look around you. You can’t miss it–not unless you decide to take a trip to the Mars. Marketers go to town trying to sell everything from heart shaped chocolates and flowers to cell phones … Continue reading →

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2014 Wrap-Up Write-Up

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Adite

It’s a bone chilling 9 degrees C in Delhi as I write this. Looking out into my tiny lawn from my writing desk, everything is shrouded in a haze and I can virtually “see” the cold! Even my thirteen-going-on-three-year-old puppy … Continue reading →

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Ladakh – The Colours of Life

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Adite

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. – Hilary Cooper Breathless in Ladakh When I landed in Leh, with a gang of twenty women out to spend … Continue reading →

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The growth of Indian literary fests

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Adite

Originally posted on AditeBanerjie:
World Book Fair 2014, New Delhi Indians are among the world’s top readers according to a recent survey. While the survey and its findings may be open to debate, the fact remains that there has been…

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The growth of Indian literary fests

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Adite

Indians are among the world’s top readers according to a recent survey. While the survey and its findings may be open to debate, the fact remains that there has been a spurt in the reading habit like never before. The … Continue reading →

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Global Novelists at the Jaipur LitFest

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Adite

The Jaipur LitFest is a celebration of all things related to writing. Whether you are a reader, novelist, aspiring author, screenwriter, poet, graphic artiste or just a lover of books, Jaipur Lit Fest should definitely be on your to-do destination. … Continue reading →

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When Creative License is Not Enough

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Adite

Here is a post that I wrote for Her Film Project. It discusses how films often, in the name of commercialism, seek to portray cliched stereotypes of women. A recent example is Ekta Kapoor’s psycho-thriller flick, Ek Thi Dayan. Can … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 100 Years of Indian Cinema

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Adite

On the occasion of the ongoing centenary celebrations of Indian cinema, I requested my friend Aloke Kumar to share his views of Indian cinema. Aloke is a man of many talents and his views and observations about films have always … Continue reading →

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A Happy Ending and a New Beginning!

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Adite

A little more than a year after my novel-writing journey began, I am finally approaching my destination. Yes, my debut novel will be published in September this year by Harlequin Mills & Boon and the title is {drum roll, please!} … Continue reading →

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