AUTHOR INTERVIEW # KRISHNA UDAYASANKAR

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  1. Can you briefly introduce yourself 

My name is Krishna Udayasankar and I am the author of The Aryavarta Chronicles (Govinda, Kaurava, Kurukshetra), Immortal, 3, Beast, Objects of Affection and now, The Cowherd Prince.

 

  1. What are your hobbies?

Haha, I don’t think I have any hobbies, anymore ☺

 

  1. What did you do in lockdown?

The lockdown was a very strange time for me. I had very recently relocated back to India with my family after spending nearly two decades living overseas. The pandemic brought to the fore so many bigger issues for a host of people, that it really made me get my priorities a little straighter. 


  1. What made you write this book?

I had thought of writing The Cowherd Prince soon after I finished Kurukshetra, the third book of The Aryavarta Chronicles. In fact, there is a story that the Vyasas – Dwaipayana and Sukadeva – were both so saddened after the Mahabharata had been set down in all its violent glory, they wanted to write something else, and thus began work on the Harivamsa. My inspiration was along similar lines, though to less excellence for sure – I felt for all the efforts I had put in, I was still left wondering about Govinda Shauri, about what made him the way he was, what was his journey.

 

  1. Your favourite character from the book

I enjoyed writing the villains very much. Also, the brother-owner, Kubja, is an emotionally-important character.

 

  1. Did you face any difficulty while writing this book?

Because this book is a prequel to my earlier The Aryavarta Chronicles series, I was quite worried that I had nothing new to say, that I could not do justice to characters that readers already knew and loved – which is why it took me seven years to finally get this book out. As for whether I did the right thing or not – that’s for the readers to now tell me ☺

 

  1. Is mythology your favourite? 

No. I’m notorious for writing in whatever genre I feel like writing at that point in time. I even write (very bad) poetry!

 

  1. How will you motivate the new upcoming authors?

Being a writer a tough, low-paying, heart-breaking job. But we do it, because we love it. Hold on to that thought, that love for words through the toughest times, but it is all that matters.



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