INTERVIEW | Satwik Gade: ‘I find the idea of trying to elevate commercial genres very interesting’

In his debut novel The Alice Project (HarperCollins India), Satwik Gade takes the all-too-familiar genre of the coming-of-age novel and infuses it with humour, philosophical meditations, and observations on life’s inane absurdities, making the book a refreshing read.

An illustrator and writer based in Chennai, Gade is a graduate from Delhi’s National School of Fashion Technology. He is also a Fulbright scholar with an MFA in Community Arts. From 2012 to 2016, he worked for The Hindu as a designer and since then, he has been freelancing as a cartoonist, including for The Hindu where he has been an editorial cartoonist since 2019. Besides this, his work has been featured in Firstpost, Buzzfeed, and a host of other news and lifestyle portals.

He also illustrates children’s books for publishers such as Karadi Tales, Tulika Books, and BLPS. Some of his notable works include Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why (2013), Srinivasa Ramanujam: Friend of Numbers (2020), and Music for Joshua (2018).

Satwik Gade spoke to Frontline on his book, the process of writing it, his literary influences, and much more.

Read the story here - https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/interview-satwik-gade-author-the-alice-project-i-find-the-idea-of-trying-to-elevate-commercial-genres-very-interesting/article66683005.ece
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