Author: Ravi Subramanian
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Bollywood is plot-bankrupt, while stories rot in bookstores
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For the past few years, my daughter and I have been going for movies almost every weekend. Apart from popcorn, pepsi and pizza, it is also our own little bonding time. We would intentionally choose a theatre reasonably far from home. The drive back home, the fight over the silly millennial songs vs Hindi music,…
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Lessons from a decade in publishing
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26th June 2017, as my latest thriller novel, In The Name Of God eased into the bookstores and even as the online preorder deliveries began, the significance of the occasion was not lost on me. It was on the same day, 10 years back that I stood on the small dais at Crossword Book…
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Research is only as good as the fiction you spin it into
Buy IN THE NAME OF GOD, my latest thriller: Click Here *** As it appeared in Mumbai Mirror *** Fiction writers are always advised to write what they know about. But what if you are tackling unfamiliar terrain? Ravi Subramanian has a few answers. Two years ago, on a rainy July afternoon, I stepped out…
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IN THE NAME OF GOD – Chapter 1
I am delighted to share with you the first chapter of IN THE NAME OF GOD, my latest thriller that releases on June 26. In line with my earlier books, this thriller too has short, fast paced chapters. Nothing establishes this more than the first chapter of the book which is hardly a page long. The story…
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Thrillers that I liked
My daughter once accused me of reading like an assignment. This accusation, while it irritated me, also made me ponder over it. What made her feel so? The more I thought about it, the more it became clearer to me. My preferred genre of reading is crime thrillers – books by Harlan Coben, Jo Nesbo,…
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IN THE NAME OF GOD
For any author it is a moment of great pride to see his book out in print. I have had many of those moments. Despite such beingthe case, every time a book comes out, butterflies begin to fly in my belly. My heart begins to palpitate and I start biting my nails even more. The…
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Chetan Bhagat is not an idiot
Surprise is a small word. It didn’t surprise me when I read about Anvita Bajpai’s accusation of plagiarism and court case against Chetan Bhagat. It SHOCKED me. You could read about it here: Economic Times Article. My first instinct was, why didn’t Anvita Bajpai write to the publisher and the author asking them for a…
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Don’t lead a pack of sheep. Herd cats instead
“Don’t lead a pack of sheep. Herd cats instead.” When I first read this statement it took me a while to understand its true meaning. In modern-day corporate life, leaders often have the flexibility to pick their own teams. Most of them stumble at this roadblock. Mediocre managers don’t often realise the enormous ability this…
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