My current interests include reading, foreign affairs, the occasional period movie, tennis and golf.
I am an admirer of travel writing and 19th/ 20th century literature from India & around the world. Favourites include Fyodor Dostoevsky, Haruki Murakami, Ernest Hemingway and VS Naipaul among others. I would like to see Indian regional language writers get more mainstream and translation space.
I live in Singapore with my family and work for a commodity trading firm.
Raj Swaroop reviews The Nail and Other Stories by Gaurahari Das and Chasing the Rainbow by Manoj Das – books that offer a glimpse of the beautiful Odisha.
Raj Swaroop explores how the maverick Virender Sehwag wore different hats to blaze his way through the most vicious of bowling attacks. A journey through memories.
Raj Swaroop meets The Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor), the foot-tall residents of Philip Island, which houses their largest conservatory. A travelogue.
Roots and Meanderings Anthology of Short Stories a wholesome package ranging from the joyful to the poignant to fond remembrance and perchance fulfillment.
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