Aishwarya talks to Mita Kapur (Founder of Siyahi, one of the first literary agencies in India) about how literary agents guide writers through every step of the publishing process.
Mita Kapur talks about why she decided to start a literary agency in India. She shares how she loves being involved in every aspect of a writer's life - including birthdays, weddings and major life events! Aishwarya loves that the Siyahi team replies to every single submission with feedback! Mita spills the beans about her writing process and some fun anecdotes with Devdutt Pattanaik and Gulzar. How does her experience as an author influence her as an agent? What is her advice to budding writers? And does she really have a basement full of books? Tune in to find out!
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Mita Kapur is the founder and CEO of Siyahi, India’s leading literary consultancy. Her first book, The F-Word, is a food book, memoir and travelogue. She has edited Chillies and Porridge: Writing Food, an anthology of essays on food. She has received the Femina Women Super Achiever Award (2018) at the World HRD Congress, the Maharani Gayatri Devi Award for Woman of Excellence (2014), and the Karamveer Puruskar (2009). She has produced the Mountain Echoes festival of Arts, Literature and Culture (2010-2019), the Woman Up! Summit, and Soul Connect Experiences. She is currently the Literary Director for the JCB Prize for Literature. Find out more here: http://siyahi.in
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Aishwarya talks to Mita Kapur (Founder of Siyahi, one of the first literary agencies in India) about how literary agents guide writers through every step of the publishing process.
Mita Kapur talks about why she decided to start a literary agency in India. She shares how she loves being involved in every aspect of a writer's life - including birthdays, weddings and major life events! Aishwarya loves that the Siyahi team replies to every single submission with feedback! Mita spills the beans about her writing process and some fun anecdotes with Devdutt Pattanaik and Gulzar. How does her experience as an author influence her as an agent? What is her advice to budding writers? And does she really have a basement full of books? Tune in to find out!
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Mita Kapur is the founder and CEO of Siyahi, India’s leading literary consultancy. Her first book, The F-Word, is a food book, memoir and travelogue. She has edited Chillies and Porridge: Writing Food, an anthology of essays on food. She has received the Femina Women Super Achiever Award (2018) at the World HRD Congress, the Maharani Gayatri Devi Award for Woman of Excellence (2014), and the Karamveer Puruskar (2009). She has produced the Mountain Echoes festival of Arts, Literature and Culture (2010-2019), the Woman Up! Summit, and Soul Connect Experiences. She is currently the Literary Director for the JCB Prize for Literature. Find out more here: http://siyahi.in
‘The Book People’ is brought to you by Bound, a company that creates stories and helps individuals and brands tell their stories. Writer and booklover Aishwarya Javalgekar interviews people whose lives and careers revolve around books. Read more: https://boundindia.com/the-book-people-podcast/
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Create your own podcast! DM us or send us an email at connect@boundindia.com and we can create a customized podcast production plan just for you.
Download our FREE research report on ‘Demystifying Indian Publishing’: https://boundindia.com/demystifying-the-indian-publishing-industry/
Soundtrack: Fork and Spoon