Book Launch: When Chachā Ghālib Met Uncle Shakespeare
( This blog describes the fun the author, other participants, and indubitably the audience had during the launch of the book “Fun with Chachā Ghālib and Uncle Shakespeare”. Before I begin, please note that interested readers may obtain a copy of the book on Amazon: https://amzn.in/d/07UPbbtg ) An evening when two immortals walked out of literature and onto the stage "Shakespeare and Ghālib collide in an epic literary crossover!" proclaimed the invitation. It sounded improbable enough to be irresistible. On the evening of 1 August, at the intimate Kala Srot Gallery in Aliganj, Lucknow, improbability became reality. My eighth book, Fun with Chachā Ghālib and Uncle Shakespeare , was launched before a packed audience of literature lovers, friends and fellow travellers in the world of words. The book carries a foreword by Suhel Seth, noted columnist, actor, keynote speaker and television commentator, besides endorsements from an illustrio...