Interview: Aditi Sowmyanarayan on 'Thus She Rose'   Print.Able: Aditi, I read your novel Thus She Rose almost as soon as it became available on Amazon and, as usual, I have my three questions for you.   But before that, let me say I really liked Pooja Sakhlani’s cover – the colours of the winter sky, the snow and fir trees in the background, and Zooni with the pretty top (lovely colour), the tattoo, and the thin gold chain. And now, my questions: Print.Able: A chalk and cheese difference in style and content between Gobble Thy Prejudice and Thus She Rose .   I enjoyed that. Very serious, hardly any humour, unexpected twists, including at the end – did the story just come to you in entirety or did you have to work a lot to put it together? Aditi: Thank you! I love the cover design too and it’s the wallpaper on my phone! So, let me just give you a bit of background about how the idea for this novel came about. This was right after my short story collection, Small S...

  Music: Pratik S   Print.Able spoke to Pratik S, a talented young musician. We asked him about his goals and the difficulties he faces in achieving them. He answered as follows:    'My ambition is to become good in data processing and multimedia. I also want to get confirmed and settle down working in a good company. The challenges I face are expressing myself, following multiple instructions, focusing and anxiety. Music and specifically playing the keyboard has helped me relax, stay focused and overcome anxiety to a good extent. Giving musical public performances both solo and in group has boosted my overall confidence. I also recommend music to others to overcome similar challenges.'   We also have a clip of Pratik playing the keyboard , which you can find below!