Tuhin Sinha
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Born | Tuhin Amar Sinha Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English, Hindi |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Genre | Political thrillers, romance, historical novels, non-fiction |
Notable works | Of 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.[1] Since 2016, he has been a spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Sinha was born and brought up in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.[1][3] He completed his schooling at Loyola School and is a commerce graduate from Hindu College, University of Delhi.[4]
Career
[edit]Writer
[edit]Sinha worked for a year in TV ad sales.[3] He moved to Mumbai to find work in the entertainment industry.[3] Having tried unsuccessfully to become an actor, he took a scriptwriting course and began writing for TV;[5] then turned to books, debuting with That Thing Called Love in 2007.[3][6] This was followed by 22 yards in 2008[6] and Of Love and Politics in 2010.[7] Sinha proceeded to write political thrillers and romance novels as well as Daddy, a non-fiction book on parenting (2015),[8] and two books on politics, one with former BJP president Nitin Gadkari.[9][10] In 2021, he published the historical novel 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,[11][12] followed in 2022 by the non-fiction book The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat, co-authored with Ambalika.[13]
Politics
[edit]On 31 January 2014, Sinha joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); in December 2016, he was appointed spokesperson for Mumbai region.[1] Sinha was subsequently included in the national media team of BJP.[14]
In 2016–2017, Sinha was on the Steering Committee of the national #HaveaSafeJourney (#HASJ) awareness campaign, a road safety initiative by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.[15][16] In 2017, Sinha filed a plea against Rahul Gandhi, then vice-president of the Congress Party, in the Delhi High Court, alleging that Gandhi had violated the Special Protection Group Act by giving his security detail the slip; the court refused to rule on the matter, saying security was a matter for the government.[17]
Reception
[edit]Reviewing for The Hindu, Reshmi Kulkarni found Of Love and Politics to be a "more head-spinning than heady" political thriller with occasional splashes of romance.[7] Reviewing The Edge of Desire, Kulkarni found the work to be a one-time-read that suffered from the intense cramming of a multitude of political affairs.[18] Sayoni Aiyar for News18.com deplored how Sinha's female lead character defined herself entirely by relationships with men in her life.[19]
Reviewing for The Deccan Chronicle, Omkar Sane panned Let The Reason be Love as an epitome of mediocrity and predictability.[20] Sinha's non-fiction book on childcare, Daddy (2015), was described in The New Indian Express as written for "new-generation fathers."[21]
Bibliography
[edit]Fiction
[edit]- That Thing Called Love.[1]
- 22 Yards;[22] republished as The Captain.[3]
- Of Love and Politics.[7]
- The Edge of Desire.[19]
- The Edge of Power.[23]
- Let the Reason Be Love.[20]
- When the Chief Fell in Love.[24]
- Mission Shengzhan – India Fights The Dragon (co-authored with Clark Prasad).[25]
- The Legend of Birsa Munda (co-authored with Ankita Verma).[26]
Non-fiction
[edit]- India Aspires: Redefining Politics of Development (co-authored with former BJP president Nitin Gadkari).[9]
- Daddy.[1]
- India Inspires: Redefining the Politics of Deliverance.[10]
- The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat (co-authored with Ambalika).[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f IANS (29 December 2016). "Bestseller author Tuhin Sinha becomes new Mumbai BJP spokesman". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Goswamy, Ruchika (23 September 2019). "Pune International Literature Festival: 'Is India a Majoritarian State?' — BJP, Cong slug it out". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Staff (28 May 2012). "'Writing for TV is lucrative, but very restricting'". Rediff. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Bose, Antara (15 June 2010). "Loyola alumnus to release third book". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Staff (28 April 2005). "Sahara One bags RAPA award for Phir Se". Indian Television. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ a b Staff (6 November 2008). "Beyond 22 Yards". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Kulkarni, Reshma (4 December 2010). "Twists and turns". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Bhardwaj, Meera (13 January 2015). "The New-age Father". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b Staff (30 October 2013). "Print Pick". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ a b Express News Service (7 December 2018). "Will run bulldozer over contractor if roads found in bad shape: Nitin Gadkari". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Our Bureau, PTI (24 March 2022). "Book on Birsa Munda is befitting tribute to freedom fighter". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Staff (20 March 2021). "Cover of Tuhin A. Sinha's 'The Legend of Birsa Munda' revealed". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ a b Anand, Arun (6 August 2022). "Right Word | Remembering the great tribal warriors of Bharat who couldn't make it to our history books". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ TNN (2 February 2019). "Literature festival takes off with tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, V S Naipaul". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Bose, Antara (28 December 2017). "Turning pages on road safety". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ TNN (12 October 2017). "Micro Review: Have a Safe Journey is an eye-opening anthology on road safety". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Staff (22 November 2017). "Delhi High Court rejects plea against Rahul Gandhi". The Hindu. PTI. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Kulkarni, Reshma S. (1 July 2012). "Heady cocktail". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ a b Aiyar, Sayoni (25 May 2012). "'Edge of Desire' mirrors growing frenzy in politics". News18.
- ^ a b Sane, Omkar (10 January 2016). "Let The Reason Be Love". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Bhardwaj, Meera (13 January 2015). "The New-age Father". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Staff (6 November 2008). "Beyond 22 Yards". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Staff (15 December 2013). "New Arrivals". The Pioneer. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Staff (16 March 2018). "Author Tuhin A Sinha: We are all suckers for romance". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Swaroop, Ananya (1 December 2021). "Eight Books of 2021 Recommended By Notable Authors To Fill Up Your Literary Diet". Man's World. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Our Bureau, PTI (24 March 2022). "Book on Birsa Munda is befitting tribute to freedom fighter". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Sinha's Write India profile on the Times of India website
- Sinha speaking on the role of corporates in road safety at a 2018 FICCI event
- Sinha speaking on the way ahead for Kashmir at the Orange City Literature Festival