Amish Tripathi

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Amish Tripathi, India's newest publishing phenomenon, tells us about how his just completed trilogy about Lord Shiva led to the largest book advance ever paid by an Indian publisher. A new Hollywood war film out this week starring Tommy Lee Jones as General Douglas MacArthur is no macho tale of allied heroics but a thoughtful look at the days after Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. As Ghana celebrates its inaugural Music Week event, the BBC's Samuel Darko tells us more about what the festival hopes to achieve. (Image: Amish Tripathi)