Dans le cadre de l'édition spéciale de Tehelka sur les habitudes littéraires en Inde pour l'année 2009.
Is there a book that changed or transformed your life? How – why?
I would say Krishna - the Man and His Philosophy. Through Krishna, Osho, the writer, makes the global part, in terms of religion and the way of life, relates with everything. When you are in search of Krishna, you wonder what he is, and you discover that he is the future. I think that’s what I understood. We must live in the moment and give in the moment because life is not optional.
Besides, I am a writer. I’ve not written a lot of plays but for me, this book is important to gather myself. When you keep writing you’re dealing with politics, mythology, culture and all contradictions. In Krishna – The Man and His Philosophy, all that come in one book. I just wrote a play called Joke, which is about a writer who chooses to believe in his childhood faith rather than in God. He is melting Mohat and Moksha together. It means that if some people critic you, it will lead to dialectic and this dialectic would finally help you make your choice. The book helps me because Joke is about faith and power, political and philosophical existence in the current political, economic and social situation of the world. If you read Krishna - the Man and His Philosophy, it provides you that kind of mind; I mean it is one of those books that only enrich you. I think it really has something significant to offer to readers. It is wonderful.
In everything you have read, who would you count as the most inspirational character you have ever encountered?
I think the writers are the most inspirational. For me, Govind Purushottam Deshpande, Marathi playwright, has written wonderful books, such as Dialectics of Defeat. I think he is a huge man.
Which book would you recommend to someone who reads only one book a year? Why?
I think everybody should read Little Prince, written by French Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, because this small book teaches how to speak with the heart. Then, I think people should also read books written by Kusumagraj, a huge Marathi writer and poet.
A book or a writer that changed your worldview? Or took you in a world you had never imagined before?
I have never been in such a world, but the Marathi litterature is full of symbols and metaphysics, with characters who can be terribly tragic and weak; it is very interesting. I should mention one play that I think radically changed my life: Chitra, written by Rabindranath Tagore, about the further wanderings of Arjuna. It is actually the story of a woman who looks like a man, since her mother and father educated her like a boy. She is an archer and beautiful warrior, but she is terribly upset because Arjuna does not even look at her. However, one day Arjuna sees her again and can’t help but finally falls in love with her. It is very poetic, and the language is impressive and amazing. I stopped writing when I read that book and started writing again after. It was definitely a turning point for me.
Is there a book that changed or transformed your life? How – why?
I would say Krishna - the Man and His Philosophy. Through Krishna, Osho, the writer, makes the global part, in terms of religion and the way of life, relates with everything. When you are in search of Krishna, you wonder what he is, and you discover that he is the future. I think that’s what I understood. We must live in the moment and give in the moment because life is not optional.
Besides, I am a writer. I’ve not written a lot of plays but for me, this book is important to gather myself. When you keep writing you’re dealing with politics, mythology, culture and all contradictions. In Krishna – The Man and His Philosophy, all that come in one book. I just wrote a play called Joke, which is about a writer who chooses to believe in his childhood faith rather than in God. He is melting Mohat and Moksha together. It means that if some people critic you, it will lead to dialectic and this dialectic would finally help you make your choice. The book helps me because Joke is about faith and power, political and philosophical existence in the current political, economic and social situation of the world. If you read Krishna - the Man and His Philosophy, it provides you that kind of mind; I mean it is one of those books that only enrich you. I think it really has something significant to offer to readers. It is wonderful.
In everything you have read, who would you count as the most inspirational character you have ever encountered?
I think the writers are the most inspirational. For me, Govind Purushottam Deshpande, Marathi playwright, has written wonderful books, such as Dialectics of Defeat. I think he is a huge man.
Which book would you recommend to someone who reads only one book a year? Why?
I think everybody should read Little Prince, written by French Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, because this small book teaches how to speak with the heart. Then, I think people should also read books written by Kusumagraj, a huge Marathi writer and poet.
A book or a writer that changed your worldview? Or took you in a world you had never imagined before?
I have never been in such a world, but the Marathi litterature is full of symbols and metaphysics, with characters who can be terribly tragic and weak; it is very interesting. I should mention one play that I think radically changed my life: Chitra, written by Rabindranath Tagore, about the further wanderings of Arjuna. It is actually the story of a woman who looks like a man, since her mother and father educated her like a boy. She is an archer and beautiful warrior, but she is terribly upset because Arjuna does not even look at her. However, one day Arjuna sees her again and can’t help but finally falls in love with her. It is very poetic, and the language is impressive and amazing. I stopped writing when I read that book and started writing again after. It was definitely a turning point for me.
