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I’d have loved to be a textile designer, polite and well-mannered men (a dying species!) turn me on! I wish I could speak Bengali.
Of being a liability on others in my old age…
People like what I write!
Seeing my book in print…
I generally don’t dwell on it much!
All those who live life with passion, who do not deny their emotions…
Not exactly fictional, but mythological - Krishna
Can’t think of a villain as a favourite !
Shakespeare, W B Yeats, Jhumpa Lahiri
The tragedies of Shakespeare, The short stories of Jhumpa Lahiri, The poetry of W B Yeats, Yuganta by Iravati Karve, The Mahabharat
In the Country of Deceit by Shashi Deshpande (I’m still trying to figure it out!)
Queen, Chak De India, 3 Idiots, Sholay, Jab we Met
To be transported to a place of my desire by just thinking about it! Mind-travel!
Died with a smile!
Pick up any foreign language in two days!
A short story - Kabuliwallah by Rabindranath Tagore
Prefer to write in the time between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. sitting cross-legged on the carpet in the garden room, on my laptop kept on a floor desk.
Total silence.
Whatever happens, happens for the best!
No.
I try to read as many astrological forecasts for the day in as many daily newspapers I can lay my hands on.
Just be true to your own voice!
Leena Chandorkar grew up as a cantonment child and studied in different schools across India. She did her graduation in English Honours from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi and acquired her PhD in English Literature from Pune University. She is the author of the book, ‘Eye Me Myself: A Study of Six Women’s Autobiographies’. She teaches English at Garware College, Pune. 'Bends and Turns' is her first novel.
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