look | Shashi Tharoor and Ankur Warikoo discuss ‘nuskhe’, passion and Generation Z
When Ankur Warikoo came out with his book fuck epic Last December, he posted that ‘this may very well be the most useless book you’ll ever buy because there’s nothing in it you don’t know’. It was the best selling Indian debut of 2022 and has since sold over 200k copies. One of India’s most successful internet entrepreneurs – who doesn’t shy away from revealing his laundry list of failures, from failing IIT (twice) to being a PhD dropout – he is also an icon of young India. He has 2.44 million subscribers on YouTube, and his ‘tips’ or short video explainers on everything from books to reading to where to invest get millions of views.
Shashi TharoorOn the other hand, the video sharing platform may have only 485k followers but his speeches and discussions are played on loop across the country. diplomat, politician and author (his latest book is BR Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hope to India’s Disposed), who is serving as the Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the airports are always crowded. Two different generations, but they are beloved by Gen Z for different reasons. In this free-spirited conversation, the two young men try to understand India from the other’s point of view, while also discussing writing, success and being ‘many in one life’. , Read full interview here,