FN must be receiving stuff like this all the time, but to anyone else it can be quite uplifting to receive such a note from a young writer.
I have received similar requests from a few other Indian journalists over the years, but not in the manner Nikita is asking. > On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 2:33 PM Nikita Biswal <biswalnik...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Roland, > > I hope this finds you well. I encountered your writing while researching a > story on Bombay's indecently little-known Aunty bars and it has been so > illuminating – specially the wonderful piece you wrote about the charm of > Dhobitalao for Goanet in 2011. One rarely finds writing born out of such > deeply personal, and fond, connections. > > I am currently researching a story on Aunty bars for The Goya Journal and I > wanted to reach out to see if you might have some time to spare for a > conversation. I would be humbled to hear more of this personal and shared > history first-hand from someone who has experienced and written about the > subject in such depth. > > To give you a bit of background: I am a writer and editor based in Delhi. I > recently graduated from King's College London with a Bachelor's degree in > English Literature. I have previously written about food, place and politics > for Kajal, Goya, Soup, The TLS, Hindustan Times and Muse India among others. > > Of course, I completely understand if you don't have the time or space for > this at the moment. I just thought I'd get in touch with you and try my luck! > I would love to hear from you either way. > > And thank you, sincerely, for putting this story out there in the first > place. I am so grateful to have come across it. > > Warm wishes, > Nikita Biswal > Roland. Toronto.
