Kiran Desai Discusses Nationalism, Immigration, and Palestine

Kiran Desai, a famous author, talked about her new book at a festival in India.

She shared her thoughts on big topics like immigration, nationalism, and the situation in Palestine.

She said that both the US and India have changed a lot, which made her interested in writing about these changes.

She also talked about how people can change their minds and how some people support leaders like Donald Trump.

She believes that everyone should speak up about important issues, even if it's difficult.

She also gave advice to new writers to protect their time and be selfish with their work.

She thinks it's important to be kind and support other writers, but also acknowledged that not all writers are kind.