Tuhin Sinha

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Tuhin A. Sinha is an Indian author.[1] He is known for the novels, Of Love and Politics, That Thing Called Love[2] and 22 Yards.[3]

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[edit] Early life

Tuhin was born and brought up in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He completed his schooling at Loyola School, and obtained a B.Com (H) from the Hindu College, University of Delhi and Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising and Communications Management from the National Institute of Advertising, New Delhi. He is married to Ramyani DasGupta Sinha.

[edit] Career

Tuhin's first novel, That Thing called Love, was released on 25 September 2006. It is set in the backdrop of Mumbai monsoons and explores relationships in the contemporary urban set up of the city, in the phase of changing moralities. The book has sold over 70,000 copies.

The Captain is his second novel and is a chronicle of a fictitious Indian Cricket Team Captain's journey through the fickleness of life and the cricket world. The novel was originally published as "22 Yards" in August 2008 by Westland. Later Rupa Publishers re-published it in 2011 with a new name.

Both That Thing Called Love and The Captain have been brought out in the Hindi and Bengali languages as well. Regional language versions were published by Diamond Books, Delhi. The Marathi version of That Thing Called Love is being published by Mehta Publishing House, Pune.

Tuhin's third English novel, Of Love and Politics, published by Hachette India was released on 2 July 2010 at IHC, New Delhi by renowned politician, Ravi Shankar Prasad and TV journalist Bhupendra Chaubey. The Delhi event was followed by high profile events in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Pune. The book is known for its peculiar interplay between personal relationships and political alliances which are present throughout the book.

Apart from writing novels, Tuhin has contributed guest columns to India's leading print media publications. They include The Times of India and Grazia.

Tuhin has also scripted several TV popular Tv shows. He is presently the co-writer of one of the most popular soaps on Star Plus, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Some of the other serials on which he has worked include Pyar Ki Kashti Mein (Star One-2004-5), Koi Dil Mein hai (Sony-2004-5), Dekho Magar Pyar se (Star 2005) and Waqt Batayega Kaun apna Kaun paraya (Sony-2008). A TV film, Phir Se, based on a story written by Tuhin and premiered on Sahara One, won the RAPA Award for the best tele-film in 2005.

In addition to these, Tuhin has acted in a couple of series in the early stages of his career. He has also played the part of the protagonist, Mayank in the promo and music video shot around his first novel, That Thing Called Love. This promo was directed by S. Manasvi and featured famous TV actor, Akshay Anand.

[edit] Personal style

Tuhin is among the most prolific young Indian writers today.[citation needed] While That Thing Called Love was a story about the dark side of relationships, set in a Mumbai monsoon, 22 Yards can aptly be called a “cricket thriller”, written in first person by a fictitious Indian captain.

With Of Love and Politics, Tuhin has attempted an unusual story of relationships involving three Indian politicians, subscribing to different ideologies.

[edit] Of Management And Politics talk series

With a view to educate the youth and understand their viewpoint on contemporary national and social issues, Tuhin has initiated a talk series called Of Management And Politics. The first two sessions took place at XLRI, Jamsedpur and the Symbiosis Institute of Management and Human Resource Management, Hinjewadi, Pune. The driving objective of the initiative is to bring a significant change in the common perceptions towards politics and to encourage the youth to be more participative in the political system of India. In the next few years, Tuhin intends to take this series to every part of the country.

[edit] Love Thy Leader series

In March–April 2010, Tuhin wrote a controversial 4-part series of columns called “Love Thy Leader” for Times Life, TOI. Each column dwelt upon a romance, involving a key political figure. The column disputed existing notions and sought to provide a differential perspective about facts that have often remained clouded in history. While the first column delved into the power play in the Sarkozy-Bruni romance, the second questioned the veracity of the Akbar-Jodha hyphenation, the third probed the possible political implications of the Nehru-Edwina romance, while the last one dwelt upon the bond between Hitler and Eva Braun, which still remains shrouded in mystery.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "She was my type...". The Times of India. 3 November 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/spirituality/soul-curry/She-was-my-type/articleshow/5274709.cms. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "Author Tuhin A. Sinha and That Thing Called Love". Shaadi Times. http://www.shaaditimes.com/celebrities/celebrity-news/tuhin-sinha-061026. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
  3. ^ Bose, Antara (11 September 2008). "Making pitch for second novel - Steel city youth exposes corruption in the field of cricket". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080911/jsp/jharkhand/story_9817696.jsp. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 

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