Simar Malhotra on her writing journey, inner workings of the publishing world the influence of art in our society

Simar Malhotra is a Stanford graduate, author of There Is A Tide and Tides Don't Cross. She is also the founder of Inkpot India, a platform to engage with Indian art, culture and society. In this episode we discussed her process, character development, themes and focus on societal issues. Her experience with Rupa publications, thoughts on literary agents and self-publishing. According to Simar, there are two ways in which change is brought about in society: public policies and art. With Inkpot she'd like us to engage with art that has been born in India, since even the West is now turning towards us to consume our art and culture (case in point Yoga and Ayurveda!). Follow us on instagram @shereadypodcast or email us at [email protected] Music credits: On My Way by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4163-on-my-way License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Laid Back Guitars by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3964-laid-back-guitars License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/