Rao

King Rao is born, so his relatives whisper, under a bad star. His mother, Radha, becomes pregnant as the result of rape, then dies in childbirth. The baby is left in the care of her sister, Sita, who is also forced to take on the burden of Radha’s no-good husband. “A big name for a little runt,” Sita’s in-laws mock when she insists on naming the boy King. “He has strong bones,” Sita retorts. “He has a regal lip ... He’ll live up to it.”The Raos, from the beginning, are a divided family. Through hard work and prudent…

How did the idea for the novel The Immortal King Rao take shape?The initial idea came from my dad. In January 2009, we were travelling together, and he was teasing me about writing only short stories and not a novel. I said, “Okay, dad, give me an idea for a novel, then” — and he did. The idea he gave me was to write about a Dalit family on a South Indian coconut grove like the one where he grew up. At the time, I’d just taken a leave of absence from a tech reporting job at The Wall Street Journal, where I’d been writing…

Bollywood actress, Aditi Rao Hydari is known for famous films like Padmaavat, Boss, Rockstar, Wazir etc. She recently bought a new Audi Q7. The luxury SUV is quite famous among celebrities. The pricing of the Q7 starts at Rs. 82.49 lakhs ex-showroom and goes up to Rs. 89.90 lakhs ex-showroom. Aditi opted for a Navarra Blue Metallic colour. It is not clear which variant the Bollywood actress got. Audi offers the Q7 in just two variants. There is Premium Plus and Technology. The Premium Plus is the entry-level variant…