By Jilawatan

Lonesong Street and A Stranger Called I author Pritish Nandy presented his new book Again at Mumbai’s Crossword Thursday night and longtime fan and friend Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was there to support the journalist and poet.
And he needs it! The author of Again told reporters that if people don’t read poetry it’s because publishers aren’t doing their job! “You cannot judge a reader. It is the writer and publisher’s job to persuade the reader to take to reading. If your book is not being read, you better chase or change the publisher,” he told PTI.

“I think everyone should read and write poetry. Poetry is living. It is discovering yourself. If you have not written poetry, it means you have not discovered yourself. We need to go beyond the boundaries of academia. Poetry should attempt to discover a connect with the people. It should be fun and should not be just for examination purpose as done in schools,” he added.