Manalika Das
@Manalika · 1:15
In conversation with Sonali Raje; author of "The Empress of Indraprastha- Part 1 and 2"
A self professed chocoholic and potterhead, she finds joy in spending time with her friends and family, hiking, watching tennis, who are volunteering at a local hospital. The Empress of Indaprast building an empire is a sequel to her widely popular debut novel, the Empress of Indaprast, entering Kuruanch. So don't forget to join my conversation tomorrow at 06:00 p.m. And let the beauty of indian culture seep into your heart and brain
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 0:23
Hello, everyone. So who all are excited to emerge into the historical world of grandeur? Well, I am. And now I would like to invite Sonali Razi who is the author of the Empress of Indiaprathast building an empire, which is a sequel to a widely popular debut novel. The Empress of India. Prasad entering Kurvanj. So, hello, ma'am. I hope you are doing well and I cannot wait to have a conversation with
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 0:16
Alright, ma'am. So let's just start this interview by talking about your own life. So, as an associate professor of chemistry, how do you manage the demands of an academic career alongside your passion for writing? And do these two aspects of your life influence each other?
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 0:54
Yes, ma'am, I absolutely agree with you. And I also agree with the fact that there are a lot of things, a lot of elements which are not yet touched upon. So when I was a kid, we had a textbook called Mahabharat. We had to read Mahabharat. And when I was reading the parts, I got to know that there are a lot of elements which are not written in the book
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 0:42
Yes, ma'am. So now, while listening to your conversation, I can make it out that your curiosity eventually led to writing this particular book. And I believe that curiosity and creativity are two words which are connected to each other. The more curious a person is, the more creative he or she will become in the future. So I think that your curiosity led to your creativity, which eventually made something very productive and very useful for everyone out there
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 0:59
We just consume the content. We just consume whatever is shown to us or given to us without saying anything but your curiosity. I'm so glad your curiosity led to a new creativity regarding Mahabharat and I'm really happy that all the readers will be able to get a new insight about it. So my next question for you would be how is trophy's relationship with her sons portrayed in the book? What themes or messages do you hope to convey through these mother son dynamics
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 0:34
So what do you hope readers will take away from the book, particularly in the terms of the themes of leadership, ethical decision making, and women empowerment?
Manalika Das
@Manalika · 1:00
So the more interested or inclined they are to a particular information, chances are they will research about it in the future as well. So that's a very great thing, I believe. All right, ma'am, with this, we come towards the end of our interviews talks thing, which I would like to say is thank you so much for taking out your precious time to have a conversation with me. And secondly, I think a lot of youngsters are still not aware about our ancient culture and history
