Jessica Joshi, Author at Purple Pencil Project

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A writer ought to be a psychologist and a philosopher: Pratibha Ray

A professor by profession and a writer by choice, author Pratibha Ray undoubtedly is a household name in Odisha and in most..

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In Conversation with: Manu S Pillai

Manu S Pillai needs very little introduction. Over the course of one decade and three books, he has contributed to taking history..

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In Conversation With: Paramita Satpathy

Paramita Satpathy is among the most renowned modern fiction writers in Odia. In her career spanning three decades, she has carved out..

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In Conversation With: Unni R

Unni R is a Kerala-based Indian short-story writer and screenwriter, known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. He’s the recipient of the Kerala..

Events

Writing Meetup: unBlock 109

At Writing Meetup: unBlock 109, a participant narrated a dream he had earlier, combined with a story written on one of the..

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In Conversation With: Manikantula Bhattacharjya

Manikantula Bhattacharjya is a prolific Assamese writer. Author of 20 novels, six short story collections, three children’s novels and six collections of..

Events

Writing meetup: unBlock 108 with Jameel Gulrays

This is an original piece Jameel Gulrays wrote to demonstrate how to write Urdu poetry at our writing meetup unBlock 108. From..

Events

Writing Meetup: unBlock 107

Metaphors, poetic prose, and abstract musings dominated our seventh writing meetup, unBlock 107. Written and visual prompts were mixed, stretched, interpreted and..