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Review: The Blue Book – A Writer’s Journal by Amitava Kumar
Several of the images used in Amitava Kumar’s book were created during a writing residency in Texas to which he was invited. The others record his observations while taking a walk, travels, objects around the house, contemporary occurrences in India, amongst others. A visual expedition into the writ…
A chat with Amitava Kumar about his ‘Writer Journal’
‘The Blue Book’ is everything a person needs to experience a creative nudge they didn’t know they needed
As within so without
Amitava Kumar’s writings are usually ruminative, thought-provoking. The Blue Book is both, and also something of an indulgence. It is a non-linear collection of his thoughts, interspersed with some striking colour sketches drawn by the author. The result is an introspective look at the writer’s conv…
How Daily Record-Keeping Changed My Life
Once I decided that I would make a small check mark at the back of my notebook if I had done my quota of writing for the day. It was almost like keeping a diary. It represented actual living.