One of the weirdest things about being a journalist who writes their first book is that the tables are suddenly turned and you find yourself in the position of being the interviewee instead of the interviewer. Being a natural introvert and fairly private, this hasn't been easy for me. Then again, occasionally you meet such amazing characters that it's just a pleasure... like having a fun conversation with someone really clever off the telly. In the UK, my favourites were Nick Higham and Andrew Marr. But in India, my most memorable interview was without a doubt with Sunil Sethi. In the past few years he's interviewed pretty much every important author that has visited India (plus a few not-important-at-all ones like me) for his programme on NDTV, Just Books.
Luckily, he's a massive fan of Geek Nation, and so he managed to squeeze me into his show (and you can now see it YouTube, above). Just so you know, they filmed it in the park next door to the NDTV studios in Delhi and it was bloody hot, which is why I look like I'm melting.
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