Ashok Ferrey

Ashok Ferrey

Ashok Ferrey is the author of five books, all of them nominated either for Sri Lanka's Gratiaen Prize or its State Literary Award. He read pure mathematics at Oxford and was a builder in London before becoming a writer. Ashok Ferrey's new book, The Unmarriageable Man just won the Gratiaen Prize - Sri Lanka's premier literary prize founded by Michael Ondaatje.

In a parallel world Ashok is an architect whose last building, The Cricket Club Cafe, was nominated for a Geoffrey Bawa Award for Excellence in Architecture. By day Ashok is also a personal trainer.

"And herein lies the rub. I mean, once you get used to [technology], you absolutely cannot do without them. And then you wonder how you managed before. They are absolutely beautiful but what they also do is they take possession of your soul. Even the very fact of writing a novel on a computer. I think I must be the last person on Earth, well, maybe I'm not - I write with a pencil in an exercise book. Why? Because it seems to be more expendable. When you write on the computer, there's an air of finality about it. And I don't want that, because at that first draft stage, it's a slippery fish that can go in any direction."

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Episoder(113)

Pause and Play: Choosing Life Every Day

Pause and Play: Choosing Life Every Day

What do you do when life forces you to press pause?In this moving episode of Stories Seldom Told, Smita Tharoor speaks with former French teacher Sarbari Sen, whose life has been shaped not only by tw...

12 Aug 50min

Learning to See Through Another's Eyes: A Father's Journey Beyond Autism

Learning to See Through Another's Eyes: A Father's Journey Beyond Autism

What does it really mean to understand someone whose mind experiences the world differently?In this episode of Stories Seldom Told, Smita Tharoor speaks with advertising executive and author Debasish ...

15 Jul 45min

The Day Surrender Saved Me | ft. Benji Thomas

The Day Surrender Saved Me | ft. Benji Thomas

What happens when the thing you rely on to cope becomes the thing that almost destroys you?In this episode of Stories Seldom Told, I speak with writer, filmmaker and creative producer Benji Thomas abo...

18 Jun 45min

An Undercover Cop with a Death Wish—and a Reason to Live| ft. Todd Maguire

An Undercover Cop with a Death Wish—and a Reason to Live| ft. Todd Maguire

At 25, Todd McGuire's life changed forever when he discovered that his partner had taken her own life. Consumed by grief, guilt, and unanswered questions, he spent years trying to outrun the trauma. W...

7 Jun 48min

Grief Evolves, Love Remains | ft. Sonali Gupta

Grief Evolves, Love Remains | ft. Sonali Gupta

In this very touching episode of Stories Seldom Told, I speak to clinical psychotherapist and bestselling author Sonali Gupta about grief — not just as loss of a loved one, but as something far more u...

23 Mai 45min

The Stories Objects Remember | ft. AT Boyle

The Stories Objects Remember | ft. AT Boyle

What do objects remember… that we don’t?In this deeply reflective episode, we sit down with AT Boyle, the mind behind Ex Objects, a project born from loss, memory, and the quiet stories hidden in ever...

24 Mar 35min

Beyond Suicide: A Sister's Story of Grief, Guilt, and Hope | ft. Neha Kirpal, Amaha Health

Beyond Suicide: A Sister's Story of Grief, Guilt, and Hope | ft. Neha Kirpal, Amaha Health

Neha Kirpal returns for a deeply personal conversation about loss, resilience, and the realities of mental health.In this episode, she speaks openly about her younger brother Arjun — the life he lived...

10 Mar 53min

Holding Onto Hope: Living With Schizophrenia | ft. Neha Kirpal, Amaha Health

Holding Onto Hope: Living With Schizophrenia | ft. Neha Kirpal, Amaha Health

Neha Kirpal is a social entrepreneur and mental health advocate whose life has been shaped by resilience, caregiving, and the courage to turn pain into purpose.In this episode, she speaks candidly abo...

22 Feb 44min

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