Kolkata: His mornings begin with penning a play, in the afternoon he switches to writing a book and in the evening he concentrates on scriptwriting. This is how Anuvab Pal, an internationally-acclaimed playwright, divides his time during a day as he loves to transverse the boundaries of various mediums. He has translated two of his own English plays 'Loins of Punjab Presents' and 'The President is Coming' for the celluloid....
Anuvab Pal is one of the wittiest writers I have read in a while. I would not classify his writing as necessarily funny. His writing style is more sarcastic and satirical than anything else. He writes about India - todays India and what it means to its citizens and how outsiders view it. I remember watching his play, 'The President is Coming' with much trepidation - as he wasnt a...