{"product_id":"book-discussion-a-sort-of-homecoming-indian-fiction-writing-in-2026","title":"Book discussion | 'A Sort of Homecoming': Indian fiction writing in 2026","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat’s Indian fiction writing in 2026 like? Between evolving readership, self-publishing platforms, AI writing and translations, how has an author’s journey changed? Join us for a retrospective with \u003cstrong\u003eThe Deodar Prize \u003c\/strong\u003eauthors as they talk about their experiences and unveil the best stories of 2026, with \u003cstrong\u003eAadit Basu\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 2026 winner and \u003cstrong\u003eSumanya Velamur\u003c\/strong\u003e, shortlisted in 2024 in conversation with \u003cstrong\u003eRatul Ghosh\u003c\/strong\u003e, the runner-up for The Deodar Prize in 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis will be followed by an interactive Q\u0026amp;A with the audience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere are the details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21 November 2026, Saturday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6:00 PM \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChampaca Bookstore, Vasanthnagar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRSVP here to register.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTigers can be pets. The government can snatch your home. A midlife crisis can land you, fully clothed, in a swimming pool. From a vengeful goddess to a vomiting rice cooker, these stories carefully tread the ordinary alongside the fantastic. Short stories, like dreams, are visceral, vivid and hard to reconstruct; yet each bite leaves a distinct flavour on the tongue. Sweet. Sour. Salty. Spicy. Umami. Pick your flavour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the speakers: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSumanya Anand Velamur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a researcher, social worker, impact consultant, and writer. She is based in Bengaluru. Her fiction and non-fiction works have been published in \u003cem\u003eKitaab, Feminism in India, Mean Pepper Vine, USAWA, Out of Print Blog, Quibble Lit, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eQuillmark\u003c\/em\u003e. Her stories were longlisted for the Hope Prize, 2025 and shortlisted for the Deodar Prize (and featured in the Deodar 2024 anthology), 2024 and the BWW R.K.Anand Prize, 2024. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAadit Basu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a writer and designer based in Bangalore. By day, he is the founder of morphous Design Lab, a studio working at the intersection of craft and technology, solving problems that no one knew they had. He started his career as an architectural photographer, then became an artist investigating contemporary culture, but writing has always been at the heart of it all. He writes across fiction, poetry and cultural criticism, often drawn to memory, the internet and the strange absurdities of urban life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the moderator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTill he had to care for his father, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRatul Ghosh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewas a conventional engineer-MBA-CXO. As part of the reset, he started writing fiction about suffering and caring. He was runners-up at the inaugural Deodar Prize and was awarded the BWW RK Anand Memorial Award last year. His publications include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHammock, Usawa, Bangalore Review, Out of Print, Muse India \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHooghly Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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