Portrait of the Artist as a Young Indian
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Indian
by Atharva Inamdar
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Indian is a biography & memoir book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Cultural Biography. This book tells a real story of a real life, offering readers an intimate look at the experiences that shape a person. Biography and memoir connect us to lives we might never otherwise encounter. Written in 2019 and published in 2021 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 38,874 words across approximately 155 pages.
As cultural biography, this book tells a life story through the lens of the culture that shaped it, showing how individual lives reflect larger social forces.
Reading Experience
At 38,874 words across roughly 155 pages, this one runs about 3.2 hours of reading time. Long enough to dig into its subject properly, short enough that it does not lose you along the way. For biography & memoir, this length tends to work well — room to develop ideas without padding.
About the Author
Atharva Inamdar wrote Portrait of the Artist as a Young Indian in 2019, the same year he founded Authorva Private Limited at age 22. He was building a publishing company while continuing to write across every genre. The biographical writing draws from a life that most people would find hard to believe — 1,500+ books, brain surgery at 15, Amazon betrayal, and a years-long comeback.
Publication History
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Indian was published on November 16th, 2021, one of 15 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Originally written in 2019, it reached publication 2 years later — not unusual for a catalog where some books waited years for the right moment. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-7184-953-1. 2021 saw 160 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Indian is one of 30 books in the biography & memoir category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other biography & memoir titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The cultural biography focus specifically connects this book to a tradition of writing that values depth over breadth, offering readers something targeted rather than general.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- The Book Nexus
- ISBN-13
- 978-93-7184-953-1
- Year Written
- 2019