Arun Gupto: Fiction doesn’t tell lies; it glorifies the truth of our ordinary lives

Arun Gupto, a professor of English literature and cultural studies, has long been a revered intellectual figure. Known for his heavyweight academic publications with prestigious international publishing houses like Routledge and Rupa, Gupto is a scholar who commands deep respect in academic circles. However, his latest literary endeavour reveals a profoundly different side of him.

His recently released book, Cracks in the Wind: Memoirs from Lumbini (published by Rupa Publications), steps away from rigid academic jargon to immerse the reader in the vivid, tapestry-like reality of his childhood, adolescence, and the multicultural landscape of a border town in Kapilvastu, Nepal.