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Manish Gaekwad On Writing His Mother's Memoir 'The Last Courtesan' And More
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Manish Gaekwad On Writing His Mother's Memoir 'The Last Courtesan' And More

News 18  

Manish Gaekwad’s ‘The Last Courtesan’ offers a poignant and vivid exploration into the life of a courtesan during the twilight of a fading era. Gaekwad’s narrative around his mother’s experience as a nautch girl weaves a tapestry of rich historical detail and compelling character study, presenting a world where art, desire, and societal change collide. In an exclusive conversation with …

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Interview: Manish Gaekwad, author, The Last Courtesan – “My mother and I were accomplices in this”
1 year, 3 months ago

Interview: Manish Gaekwad, author, The Last Courtesan – “My mother and I were accomplices in this”

Hindustan Times  

Why did the genre of the memoir seem like the best way to tell Rekhabai’s story? How did the process of listening to your mother’s life story – which unfolds across various parts of India – alter your relationship with these places? At the end of your first book Lean Days, you remark, “A writer may never write if he …

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His mother’s voice: review of Manish Gaekwad’s ‘The Last Courtesan’
1 year, 5 months ago

His mother’s voice: review of Manish Gaekwad’s ‘The Last Courtesan’

The Hindu  

Writing a book about one’s own mother is a tricky assignment, to put it mildly. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised at how smoothly Manish Gaekwad’s The Last Courtesan flows across its 180-odd pages. The following passage, for example, is part of a stunning sequence where we see Rekhabai learning a lot of things very quickly indeed — the cadences of …

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Essay: On why we enjoy memoirs
1 year, 5 months ago

Essay: On why we enjoy memoirs

Hindustan Times  

Revisiting the past and producing a personal account of one’s experiences can be therapeutic for the author just as reading these accounts can be cathartic for the readers who, perhaps, have been through similar experiences. Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, which divulged the long-kept secrets of the British monarchy and discussed the effect of his mother Diana’s death on the author’s …

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Book review - Guts amidst Bloodbath: Aunshuman Gaekwad shares love for Sachin, betrayal and more
1 year, 6 months ago

Book review - Guts amidst Bloodbath: Aunshuman Gaekwad shares love for Sachin, betrayal and more

The Hindu  

For someone who was scared of fast bowlers as a teenager to have grown into one of the most resilient batters against the new ball was some feat by Aunshuman Gaekwad. “We are also great friends because in all our partnerships we never got each other run out,” Gavaskar said when launching the book at a function in Mumbai’s Cricket …

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Virat Kohli can take a leaf out of Sachin Tendulkar’s book, suggests Anshuman Gaekwad
2 years, 11 months ago

Virat Kohli can take a leaf out of Sachin Tendulkar’s book, suggests Anshuman Gaekwad

The Hindu  

Soon after the third Test against South Africa ended in Cape Town on Friday, Virat Kohli walked up to his teammates and informed them it had been his last as captain. As congratulatory messages from his fans and cricketers across the globe started pouring in, hailing his contributions as the leader of the longest format, Anshuman Gaekwad recalled the time …

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