Amitav Ghosh Interview | Exclusive: Amitav Ghosh Reflects On Fiction That Mirrored Real Events
In an NDTV Exclusive, acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh speaks to NDTV's Vishnu Som about his new book ‘Ghost-Eye’ in his first television interview on the subject. Ghosh delves into themes of reincarnation, the idea of the ‘ghost eye’, and the deep links between ecology, memory, and history. He also reflects on how elements of his fiction have uncannily mirrored real-world events — including how The Hungry Tide was published just weeks before the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. In a striking moment, Amitav Ghosh says, “Reincarnation is not a belief; it is a phenomenon that occurs.” A wide-ranging, thought-provoking conversation with one of India’s most respected literary voices.
