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== Reception == == Reception ==
<ref name=":9" />''<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Kulkarni |first=Reshma |date=2010-12-04 |title=Twists and turns |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/Twists-and-turns/article15580362.ece |access-date=2022-10-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>''<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Kulkarni |first=Reshma S. |date=2012-07-01 |title=Heady cocktail |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/heady-cocktail/article3584043.ece |access-date=2022-10-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhardwaj |first=Meera |date=2015-01-13 |title=The New-age Father |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2015/jan/13/The-New-age-Father-704601.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=]}}</ref><ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chellappan |first=Kumar |date=2022-07-18 |title=2 authors highlight history of tribal warriors |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2022/epaper/july/bhubaneswar-english-edition-2022-07-18.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717202134/https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2022/epaper/july/bhubaneswar-english-edition-2022-07-18.pdf |archive-date=2022-07-17 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=The Pioneer |page=nation 05}}</ref>
The review of ''22 Yards'' (2008, subsequently republished as ''The Captain'') in '']'' said the book "embarks on a course that is based on some real life incidents in Indian cricket. The style is simple but racy. Says Tom Alter in his review of this book, 'It is a story, a fable, rich with incidents all cricket-lovers can recognize – and yet ''22 yards'' goes a metre forward, and dares to bring truths to light which have been darkened for too long.'"<ref name=":9" />

The reviewer of ''Of Love And Politics'' (2010) in ''The Hindu'' found the book "a study in thorough research and diligent analysis! It is certainly not easy to hark back four decades; unravel the socio-political mechanisms and ideologies from then to now; derive logical conclusions and co-relate it to present-day situations – all this, while penning a work of fiction which also has its share of romantic turbulence to add to the complexity of it all." Commenting on Sinha's writing, the reviewer said the book's style was rather demanding, but would "delight the linguistically-gifted intelligentsia, with keen interest and in-depth knowledge of Indian politics."''<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Kulkarni |first=Reshma |date=2010-12-04 |title=Twists and turns |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/Twists-and-turns/article15580362.ece |access-date=2022-10-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>''

A review of ''The Edge of Desire'' (2012) in ] complimented the book on being "immensely pacey – mirroring exactly the frenetic developments in Indian politics where a split second can transform people's lives" and making "good use of real-life events as markers in Shruti's political and personal life" but criticized Sinha's writing style and the apparent endorsement of an arranged marriage in the plot.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aiyar |first=Sayoni |date=2012-05-25 |title='Edge of Desire' mirrors growing frenzy in politics |url=http://www.news18.com/news/books/book-review-53-477694.html |website=]}}</ref> The review in ''The Hindu'' found that "In his enthusiasm about and deep knowledge of political affairs" Sinha appeared to have put too much into the book's plot, concluding that "a little pruning would have helped."<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Kulkarni |first=Reshma S. |date=2012-07-01 |title=Heady cocktail |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/heady-cocktail/article3584043.ece |access-date=2022-10-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This point was echoed in a review by ''Helter Skelter'' magazine.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Tyagi |first=Tasha |date=2012-07-27 |title=Book Review: The Edge of Desire |work=Helter Skelter |url=http://helterskelter.in/2012/06/book-review-the-edge-of-desire/ |access-date=2022-10-23}}</ref> Both of these reviews, however, commended the book for the depth of its research and understanding of government politics and considered it worth a read on that basis alone.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" /> ] commented that "The book has an interesting plot, considering the immensely political times we live in Sinha, a TV scripwriter when he isn't writing books, covers a wide swathe, keeping his narrative interesting while portraying Shruti's 'it's complicated' status, be it her rocky personal or professional life."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2012-05-28 |title='Writing for TV is lucrative, but very restricting' |work=] |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/interview-with-tuhin-sinha/20120528.htm |access-date=2022-10-23}}</ref> A review of the sequel, ''The Edge of Power'' (2014), in ''The Punekar'', concluded that the book's "pace matches that of a political thriller film", considering it a "well-crafted political novel which is compact yet the range of the story is astounding Political drama does not get better than this."<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Sarfare |first=Sapna |date=2014-03-18 |title=Book Review |url=http://thepunekar.com/2014/03/book-review-the-edge-of-power/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220140324/http://thepunekar.com/2014/03/book-review-the-edge-of-power/ |archive-date=2017-12-04 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=The Punekar}}</ref>

Reviewing Sinha's non-fiction book on childcare, ''Daddy'' (2015), '']'' described it as "a very well-written book" for "new-generation fathers who share responsibilities and enable and empower their working wives", noting that the topic marked a departure for Sinha as an author "credited with inventing the genre of political thrillers in contemporary Indian writing."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhardwaj |first=Meera |date=2015-01-13 |title=The New-age Father |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2015/jan/13/The-New-age-Father-704601.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=]}}</ref>

Sinha's romantic novel ''Let the Reason Be Love'' (2015) was panned in a '']'' review which found the plot and writing unoriginal.<ref name=":10" /> ''Mission Shengzhan: India Fights the Dragon'' (2021) on the other hand was recommended by '']'' as "an inter-country political thriller set in the backdrop of the pandemic where the search is on for patient zero."<ref name=":1" />

Sinha's and Verma's ''The Legend of Birsa Munda'' (2021) is a fictionalized recreation of ]'s life, based on historical facts.<ref name=":2" />

'']'' said of Sinha's and Ambalika's ''The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat'' (2022): "], ], ] would have remained unheard of to the old and new generations of Indians alike but for the efforts of two young authors by name Tuhin A Sinha and Ambalika. Though history books in schools and universities in the country are full of paeans to white-skinned ], ], ], the curriculum is silent about the gallant and brave fighters in the sub-continent who staged the country’s first wars of independence. 'There is no justification in not telling the new generation about the unparalleled achievements made by these tribal warriors,' says Prof P G Haridas, eminent historian, ]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chellappan |first=Kumar |date=2022-07-18 |title=2 authors highlight history of tribal warriors |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2022/epaper/july/bhubaneswar-english-edition-2022-07-18.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717202134/https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2022/epaper/july/bhubaneswar-english-edition-2022-07-18.pdf |archive-date=2022-07-17 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=The Pioneer |page=nation 05}}</ref>

== Awards ==
The TV film ''Phir Se'', based on a story written by Sinha and premiered on ] starring ], won the RAPA Award for best telefilm in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2005-04-28 |title=Sahara One bags RAPA award for Phir Se |work=Indian Television |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/apr/apr331.htm |access-date=2022-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023143218/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k5/apr/apr331.htm |archive-date=2022-10-23}}</ref>


== References == == References ==

Revision as of 14:44, 31 October 2022

Indian novelist and journalist
Tuhin Sinha
BornJamshedpur, Jharkhand
OccupationWriter, Spokesperson
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
GenrePolitical thrillers, romance, historical novels, non-fiction
Notable worksOf Love and Politics
The Edge of Desire
Daddy
The Legend of Birsa Munda
The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat

Tuhin Amar Sinha is an Indian author of political thrillers, romance novels and non-fiction works. He has also been active as a newspaper columnist and scriptwriter for television. Since 2016, Sinha has been a spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Early life and education

Sinha was born and brought up in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He completed his schooling at Loyola School and is a commerce graduate from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in communications management and advertising from the National Institute of Advertising, New Delhi.

Writing career

Sinha moved to Mumbai in September 2000 to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. In 2006, he published his first novel, That Thing Called Love, set against the backdrop of Mumbai monsoons. This was followed by 22 Yards in 2008, later republished under the title The Captain. That Thing Called Love and The Captain were also released in Hindi, Bengali and Marathi. 2015 saw Sinha publish Daddy, a nonfiction work providing advice on contemporary Indian parenting from a father's perspective, while his next book, Let the Reason Be Love, focused on contemporary urban relationships.

Sinha's Mission Shengzhan – India Fights The Dragon (2021), co-authored with Clark Prasad, is a geo-political thriller set against the backdrop of a pandemic. He then published The Legend of Birsa Munda (2021), a dramatized account of the life of 19th-century religious leader and tribal revolutionary Birsa Munda, co-written with Ankita Verma. It was followed in 2022 by The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat (Rupa Publications), co-authored with Ambalika. Marking 75 years of Indian independence, the book honours 17 unsung heroes of India's resistance to British colonial rule.

Sinha also co-authored the book India Aspires: Redefining Politics of Development (2013) with former BJP president Nitin Gadkari. The book discusses development ideas and champions increased production of bio-fuel and solar energy to improve the country's rural economy; another book on Gadkari's initiatives, India Inspires: Redefining the Politics of Deliverance, followed in 2018.

Sinha has contributed guest columns to Indian publications including The Times of India, DNA and Grazia. He has also worked as a scriptwriter on several TV shows. He co-wrote the soap Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai in 2011–2012. Other serials he has worked on include Pyar Ki Kashti Mein (Star One, 2004–5), Koi Dil Mein hai (Sony, 2004–5), Dekho Magar Pyar se (Star, 2005), Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya (Sony, 2008) and Afsar Bitiya (Zee, 2012).

Political career

In 2010, Sinha began to support Narendra Modi as PM. On 31 January 2014, he formally joined the BJP and was appointed Mumbai BJP spokesperson in December 2016. Sinha subsequently became BJP national spokesperson.

Reception

References

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  8. Staff (21 September 2008). "'Drug abuse exists far more than it is reported'". Financial Express. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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  21. Sinha, Tuhin A. (20 December 2012). "End Violence Against Women". The Times Of India. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  22. Sinha, Tuhin A. (25 April 2011). "Fight Smart To Fight Corruption". The Times Of India. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  23. Sinha, Tuhin (14 January 2011). "Fixing The Scourge Of Betting". DNA.
  24. Sinha, Tuhin A. (15 January 2014). "I am an Aam Aadmi and I support Modi". News18.
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  28. Bhardwaj, Meera (13 January 2015). "The New-age Father". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  29. Chellappan, Kumar (18 July 2022). "2 authors highlight history of tribal warriors" (PDF). The Pioneer. p. nation 05. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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