American Library in collaboration with Queer Ink presents Book Reading and discussion of ‘My Magical Palace’, a novel by Kunal Mukherjee. Meet the author for an interactive session on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 at 6.15 pm. Tea will be served prior to the event at 5.30 pm.
Venue: U.S Consulate General, C-49, G Block, Near Trident Hotel, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra East. Mumbai 400051.
Members can borrow the book from the American library or buy it from Queer-Ink athttp://bit.ly/
In response, Rahul tells Andrew a story. About a boy who lived in a palace. A boy named Rahul.
Set in San Francisco today and in Hyderabad in the early 1970s, My Magical Palace is a sensitive tale about a boy’s coming of age, and the many hurdles he must cross to heal and find himself.
Although not gay had personally attended the book reading of “MY MAGICAL PALACE” by author Mr Kunal..Mukherjee. at the American Centre library in Mumbai on Thursday(11-10-2012).Was surprised at the lack of an audience, although, thanks to a less crowd the book-reading was more relevantly discussed.Being Gay in India is still a taboo and this was clearly indicated at the book reading of “My Magical Palace” where most Gay Mumbaikars must have been embarrassed to be seen in public at this gathering.”My Magical Palace” is the first Gay oriented book return about Indian gay life and hence deserved a house-full audience just for curiosity, let alone the merits of the book.I myself will definitely read the book .The author said that there are plans to make the book into a “BOLLYWOOD FILM”. I commented stating that Bollywood should stop portraying gay characters as down and out slapstick comedians with exaggerated female idiocies. The author agreed with me and said that he himself would be selecting the star-cast when the movie is to be made.