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Amit Varma is a novelist and blogger based in Mumbai. He has worked in journalism, television and advertising, and has written for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and Wisden, as well as many Indian publications. He won the Bastiat Prize for Journalism in 2007. He writes the popular blog, India Uncut. His first novel, My Friend Sancho, was published in India in May 2009, and quickly became the biggest selling Indian novel released that summer. He aims to bridge to gap between literary and popular fiction with his novels, and is currently at work on his second book. In April 2009, Business Week named him as one of India’s 50 Most Powerful People.

http://www.indiauncut.com/ - Amit Varma's award-winning blog, India Uncut. 

Amit Varma will be featured at the following events:

Sunday 31 January, 10.00 AM - 11.00 AM, Hall de Galle: Making Legends - with Shehan Karunatilaka.

Sunday 31 January, 2.15 PM - 3.15, Fort Printers: Amit Varma. 

Please click on Programme for more details about these events!