'India’s true liberalism is what drives me to write about Indian mythology'
Updated On: 21 January, 2023 06:54 PM IST | Jaipur | Nascimento Pinto
Ahead of his visit to Jaipur Literature Festival 2023, Indian author Amish Tripathi spoke to Mid-day.com about his latest work, ‘War of Lanka’, how he leaves clues in his books and why he is pursuing a story to impress his son
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Amish Tripathi will be at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023. Photo Courtesy: Jaipur Literature Festival 2023
Indian author Amish Tripathi has a very busy schedule, one that not only involves his duties as an author, but also one that involves being a diplomat in London. Even though he is busy with all of this, the London-based author is working on a story idea for a book, one that involves him going beyond his love for Indian mythology and that is for one reason only.
“There is a story idea that has caught my fancy – part in London, part in India, more modern, it has an influence of time travel and of gaming. The main reason to start this book is that I need to impress my son who reads a lot. I am not my son’s number one author; I am his number two author. He keeps telling me you’re a close number two,” laughs Tripathi, continuing, “So, I am going to start this series with elements of fantasy. I am okay if anyone else does not like my books but for my son, I have to be number one in his eyes.” The author is in India for the Jaipur Literature Festival 2023 being held from January 19 to January 23 a little over two months after the release of his latest book ‘War of Lanka’. The author, who is returning to the festival after three years, calls it the ‘Kumbh Mela of Literature’.
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