Rewriting Myth from the Margins: Anand Neelkantan on Becoming the Character

Anand Neelkantan is an Indian novelist, columnist, screenwriter and public speaker who is known for his reinterpretation of mythological narratives from alternative perspectives. Neelkantan is known for integrating historical, mythological and contemporary thematic elements like artificial intelligence. He has authored 16 novels, including the Asura and Bahubali trilogies, two non fiction books, and written for 14 TV and web shows, as well as a few Hindi and Malayalam films.

In this episode of TOI Bookmark, Neelkantan talks about his latest novel Mahishasura, published by Penguin India, and provides an insight into how he gets into the minds of his characters.