Hyderabad Literary Festival

What is good cricket writing?
I think to keep it simple is the mantra one should follow while writing cricket. The style of writing must be comprehendible to everybody and not just the cricket freaks. Moreover, it is not necessary to be a good player of cricket to write about it...

What does dance mean to you?
“Dance to me is lifestyle, it is a part of me and it presents me to the world. It is an opportunity for me to connect with people without words or language, it is communication through silence. It keeps me moving and reminds me of the movement outside...

Since India is a country with huge diversity, every person takes mythology and concepts of religion in his/her own way, so how far do you think that the religious experiences of a writer affects his writings?
Definitely, it affects the writing to a great deal, writers think comprehensively, they have to see what to take into their books and what not to. In the existing diversity of choice, he has to channelize his thoughts and diversity adds the color to...

With major news channels and news paper not having their offices in several parts of India how can we expect a journalist to voice the concerns of the marginalized?
Kalpna: We cannot expect a journalist to report without any representation. The definition of a nation as defined by the media is limited to where it is located. Just because they are located in Delhi, the stories that are easily accessible become national...