Shujoy Dutta

@shujoydutta-blog

Having graduated with a Master’s in Philosophy from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi, I joined advertising in 1997 for a lack of ideas on how to make a living. I've worked as both a creative director and a planning director and I've just published my first novel. You can blame all the psychic stuff in it to summer vacations spent in ashrams in Haridwar.

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(via This Tortoise Could Save a Life - Ft. Alan Rickman - YouTube)

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I’ll be speaking at the book fair this weekend. Do come. If nothing else, it’ll be a great day spent surrounded by words.

#delhibookfair #speakingtiger #likeapinpricktotheheart #indianfiction #debut novel #indian author

Co-Writing this song with my all time hero & friend was the highlight of my career.

Great moment. Great show.

#david bowie #ricky gervais #Extra #tv show #musiclegend #bowie #extratv

(via 100 Movies, 100 Quotes, 100 Numbers - YouTube)

How lovely is this?

#moviequotes #classics #hollywood

Now available at Indian Airports.

#flyandread #debutnovel #likeapinpricktotheheart #airports #indianfiction

Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.

Raymond Chandler

#advertising #plannerandauthor #intelligence

And great news to start the year, I'll be speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2016. Please see if you can catch the session: 43. Readings: Identities: R. Raj Rao, Tulsi Badrinath and Shujoy Dutta, introduced by Mohini Gupta. It's on the 22nd of January, 2016 at the Mahindra Humanities Darbar Hall. Session starts at 11.10am.

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(via Aditya Sinha Column: Crappiest books of 2015 - News)

Like a Pinprick to the Heart [Shujoy Dutta] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Anando Sen's father can smell death, his uncle can see ghosts, his sister can communicate with spirits. Anando himself is able to tell futures and spin mantras to get what he wants. Gifts that are perhaps the natural by-product of being a highly spiritual family. While travelling to immerse his grandmother's ashes after her death

For those not in India, you can now order a copy off Amazon.com. Book reviews are on Good Reads and Amazon India, if you need the extra push to buy :)

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Thank you all for your kind words.

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At the 4th Delhi Literature Festival held at Dilli Haat on Sunday, where I read out one of Aditya Sinha’s favourite passages from my book.

#delhiliteraturefestival #likeapinpricktotheheart #debutnovel #indianauthor #beliefs

Coming from Delhi-NCR, there is a natural resistance to becoming a Mumbaikar. Too much dirt. Roads that go nowhere. No decent dal makhani. And everyone has a spiral-bound film script on the dining table. - Firstpost

A short piece written when my wife and I moved to Mumbai.

#firstpost #delhivsmumbai

He lives at home. He lies about who he is meeting at night. He has lots of toys. Meet today's 31-year-old going on 13 and refusing to grow up as long as there's another gadget he can buy to entertain himself. - Firstpost

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So,” she pronounced, pointing the fork at my chest, “tell me something.” “Something,” I said, not trying to be funny at all, just the rum and lust speaking. “You said you were a psychic, what can you tell?” Her eyes narrowed, her arm nestled against her breast, enhancing her cleavage. It may have been because she was so sexy and my boss was not, the injustice of it, the alcohol, the cramped kitchen, the takeaway, the blue dress, the cleavage, but I really wanted to prove a point. Now when I think about it, a simple ‘You are very passionate and are stuck at what you do’ or ‘You were once very close to becoming an actress’ would have suited all my purposes, but no, I had to say something that would show her I wasn’t to be trifled with, the psychic thing wasn’t just a party boast, an alpha dog pee, I wasn’t going to let her snicker condescendingly while slowly sliding the fork into her mouth with little bits of gravy-smeared rice. In what seemed then to be the only psychic thing I could say, I said, “One of your parents is suffering from cancer, it’s serious,” while following the fork go into her mouth and then staying there, her high slowly vanishing. “My father,” she said finally, putting the fork down. “I thought so, but didn’t want to say it,” I said nodding. “How did you know?” she asked. “I told you I’m psychic, I just feel these things.

Like A Pin Prick To The Heart

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'Pinprick' is an unexpected, pacy, endearing, nostalgic, thrilling, heart-warming, honest, lustful, philosophical, tragic, humorous, spooky and spiritual story. You might add a few more adjectives of your own. Flows easy, well-etched out characters and a mindf**k at many junctures. Splendid debut novel by Shujoy Dutta. Hope he writes more.

Hari Krishnan on Good Reads

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It's hard to do an objective review for a book that scares you, makes you sad, makes you smile & then spend an entire evening debating with yourself - about your own beliefs & about your feelings for Anando (the main character)

Shweta Khosla on Good Reads

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