‘Finding her Indus’ as a writer Here last month for the Ceylon Literary and Arts Festival, award-winning author Alice Albinia, spoke to Renuka Sadanandan of epic journeys made and the ones yet to come View(s): View(s):Reading Alice Albinia’s books ‘Empires of the Indus’ and ‘The Britannias’ is like going on an epic adventure – you never know what the turning page will bring. Working in Delhi, the idea of a book on the Indus river came to her and she still marvels at how it led to such a pure immersion, likening it to diving into the river in all its metaphorical and actual forms. For the young Alice, Das’s certainty that she would be a writer was a validation. Published in 2008, ‘Empires of the Indus: the Journey of a River’ was an impressive debut. when you are in the middle of a project and you’ll do anything to write that book.”She talks too of the importance of return, as a writer.

Source: Sunday Times March 07, 2026 19:16 UTC