Tuhin Sinha
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Author Tuhin Sinha
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Fiction, politics, romance |
| Notable works |
That Thing Called Love Of Love and Politics 22 Yards The Edge of Desire The Edge of Power. Tuhin's latest book, "Daddy"- The Birth of a Father releases Diwali 2014. |
Tuhin A. Sinha is an Indian author. He is known for the novels The Edge of Power, The Edge of Desire, Of Love and Politics, That Thing Called Love and 22 Yards.
Tuhin was born and brought up in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He completed his schooling at Loyola School, and obtained a B. Com. (H) from the Hindu College, University of Delhi and post-graduate diploma in advertising and communications management from the National Institute of Advertising, New Delhi.
Starting in 2006, Tuhin has written five novels. They include of Love And Politics, The Edge of Desire, The Edge of Power, 22 Yards and That Thing Called Love. He is credited for inventing the genre of political thrillers in contemporary Indian writing. A review of his book, Of Love And Politics in The Hindu, published in December 2010, wrote, "In today's age, it is commendable to have a writer like Sinha who can so adeptly weave Shakespearean phrases with Shashi Tharoor-esque aplomb in his work" – The Hindu.
Tuhin's first novel, That Thing Called Love, was released on 25 September 2006. It is set against the backdrop of Mumbai monsoons and explores relationships in the contemporary urban set up of the city, in the phase of changing moralities. The book has sold over 100,000 (100,000) copies.
The Captain was his second novel and is a chronicle of a fictitious Indian cricket team captain's journey through the fickleness of life and the cricket world. The novel was originally published as 22 Yards in August 2008 by Westland. Later Rupa Publishers re-published it in 2011 with a new name.
Both That Thing Called Love and The Captain have been brought out in the Hindi and Bengali languages as well. Regional language versions were published by Diamond Books, Delhi. The Marathi version of That Thing Called Love is being published by Mehta Publishing House, Pune.
Tuhin's third English novel, Of Love and Politics, published by Hachette India, was released on 2 July 2010 at IHC, New Delhi, by renowned politician Ravi Shankar Prasad and TV journalist Bhupendra Chaubey. The Delhi event was followed by high-profile events in Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Pune. The book is known for its peculiar interplay between personal relationships and political alliances which are present throughout the book.
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