I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy.

Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.

When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I never wrote anything more than 250 pages.

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.

Hinduism comes closest to being a nature religion. Rivers, rocks, trees, plants, animals, and birds all play their part, both in mythology and everyday worship. This harmony is most evident in remote places like this, and I hope it does not loose its unique character in the ruthless urban advance.

There are two kinds of authors - subjective and objective. Introverts are more inward looking.