Tuhin Amar Sinha is an Indian author of

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s and non-fiction works. Since 2016, he has been a spokesperson for the

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(BJP).

Life

Sinha was born and brought up in

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. He completed his schooling at Loyola School and is a commerce graduate from

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. Sinha worked for a year in TV ad sales. He moved to Mumbai to find work in the entertainment industry. Having tried unsuccessfully to become an actor, he took a scriptwriting course and began writing for TV; then turned to books, debuting with ''That Thing Called Love'' in 2007. This was followed by ''22 yards'' in 2008 and ''Of Love and Politics'' in 2010. Sinha proceeded to write political thrillers and romance novels as well as ''Daddy'', a non-fiction book on parenting (2015), and two books on politics, one with former

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president

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. In 2021, he published the historical novel ''The Legend of Birsa Munda'' (2021), a dramatized account of the life of 19th-century religious leader and tribal

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, co-written with Ankita Verma, followed in 2022 by the non-fiction book ''The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat'', co-authored with Ambalika. On 31 January 2014, Sinha joined the

(BJP); in December 2016, he was appointed spokesperson for

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region. Sinha was subsequently included in the national media team of BJP. In 2016–2017, Sinha was on the Steering Committee of the national #HaveaSafeJourney (#HASJ) awareness campaign, a

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initiative by the

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. In 2017, Sinha filed a plea against

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, then vice-president of the

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, in the

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, alleging that Gandhi had violated the

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Act by giving his security detail the slip; the court refused to rule on the matter, saying security was a matter for the government. In 2022 Sinha sued the

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following the deletion of the wikipedia page about him. The article was recreated by an editor, but as of 2024 the court case is ongoing regarding compensation.

Reception

Reviewing for ''

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'', Reshmi Kulkarni found ''Of Love and Politics'' to be a "more head-spinning than heady" political thriller with occasional splashes of romance.'''' Reviewing ''The Edge of Desire'', Kulkarni found the work to be a one-time-read that suffered from the intense cramming of a multitude of political affairs. Sayoni Aiyar for News18.com deplored how Sinha's female lead character defined herself entirely by relationships with men in her life. Reviewing for ''

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'', Omkar Sane panned ''Let The Reason be Love'' as an epitome of mediocrity and predictability. Sinha's non-fiction book on childcare, ''Daddy'' (2015), was described in ''

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'' as written for "new-generation fathers."

Bibliography

Fiction

* ''That Thing Called Love.'' * ''22 Yards''; republished as ''The Captain''. * ''Of Love and Politics.'' * ''The Edge of Desire.'' * ''The Edge of Power.'' * ''Let the Reason Be Love.'' * ''When the Chief Fell in Love.'' * ''Mission Shengzhan'' – ''India Fights The Dragon'' (co-authored with Clark Prasad). * ''The Legend of Birsa Munda'' (co-authored with Ankita Verma).

Non-fiction

* ''India Aspires: Redefining Politics of Development'' (co-authored with former BJP president

). * ''Daddy.'' * ''India Inspires: Redefining the Politics of Deliverance.'' * ''The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat'' (co-authored with Ambalika).

References

External links

*
Sinha's Write India profile
on the ''

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'' website
Sinha speaking on the role of corporates in road safety
at a 2018

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event
Sinha speaking on the way ahead for Kashmir
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