This is the world. Half of it is lit by the sun and the other half remains in darkness. It is the same with life. There is good and bad and it's our duty to remain in the light, be good.

Perhaps because technology so dominates our existence, more and more it seems that the young reader is captivated by fantasy.

In India we have a readymade world of fantasy available in Indian mythology. And this is why we see such a surfeit of characters drawn from mythology. I don't think it's because the present day humanity is soulless.

I don't think there is a need of the categorization 'woman writing'. I think in some sense writers lost their gender when they walk into the world of words I believe that writers ought to be able to slip under the skins of both men and women. Only then will the writing and the characters have credibility and strength.