It is an exciting time to be in Pakistan: Jeet Thayil

Indian author, Jeet Thayil, talks to Dawn.com at the Lahore Literary Festival about his book 'Narcopolis', how he did his research for it and why it is an exciting time to be in Pakistan.

Interview by Tabinda Siddiqi/Dawn.com

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Mar 07, 2013 02:03am

Do we really know what questions are being asked , 'cause the questions are scripted rather than voiced , hmmmmm for some strange reasons !!! Why Indians bother to say anything about Pakistan , no matter what we say you guys will find faults and start giving us lectures on morality .

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rohan

Mar 06, 2013 12:40pm

ya.. lot of real time fiction is happening in pakistan

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Ashish

Mar 06, 2013 08:28pm

Absolutely agree. Opt out of this "boring" job.

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Ashish

Mar 06, 2013 08:29pm

Agreed. Sarcastic. Oversmart.

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Cyrus Howell

Mar 06, 2013 04:51pm

"It is an exciting time to be in Pakistan." . I'll say.

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Chanakya

Mar 06, 2013 04:23pm

agreed 100%

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Akram

Mar 06, 2013 02:58pm

Its not an exciting time to be a Shia in Pakistan.

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WAHID

Mar 06, 2013 03:41pm

Just be here in pakistan,surely its exciting time with all killings going around.

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mamu

Mar 06, 2013 12:06pm

Jaan bacha bhaag yanhan se...you are on most dangerous place on earth...come back soon

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Rash

Mar 06, 2013 11:13am

He is on drugs :)

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Gullu

Mar 07, 2013 03:41am

I think he's just being witty. Do realise he's talking about 20 years of his life wasted on drugs. It's brave of him that he can look back with a smile at it.

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Imran

Mar 06, 2013 02:35pm

Appreciate his trip to Lahore but the way he replied the 1st two questions by saying "WOW, GOD, thats a question i have never been asked before" and "i'm so surprised you asked this question" makes me feel that he is trying to ridicule the interviewer by acting cool over it. Need to be humble as thats the key to success.

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Intikhab

Mar 06, 2013 07:29pm

It is largely believed that if you don't enjoy your work, you should opt out of it and do something that is interesting, I am amazed to hear him saying that he enjoys music more than writing because writing is boring. Wow. What a statement. It can be a labor of love, but not boring for an author at least.

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Sayed Fida Hussain Shah

Mar 06, 2013 10:10am

glad to see him,even i noticed his eye brows and realise that he is also related with music,because his hands and eyes dancing while talking,very expressive and wonderful person

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