A new take on Family Planning

Author Suketu Mehta has high praise for Family Planning in The Daily Beast and wrote: “I recommend Karan Mahajan’s debut novel Family Planning. It’s the truest portrait of modern New Delhi I’ve read, and the funniest book of the year, about a government minister with 13 children. The author is only 24.”

In this three-part video interview, Aseem talks with Karan Mahajan about his debut novel Family Planning. The 24-year-old author discusses the novel’s inspiration, the writing process and how he avoided creating an exotic India.

The video can be viewed in High Definition. First hit the play button in the center of the screen, then click the triangle in the bottom right corner of the screen. You will see the “HQ” option. Click that to play the video in “High Quality”.

Part I: “Humor gets sharpened when one is put in an alien situation.”

Part II: No sari or man on a camel on the cover.

Part III: “I feel a deep affinity with Jewish American writers.”