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This is a short story about an ageing Bollywood scriptwriterBy Shevlin SebastianThe people wore sad faces, as they offered condolences to Muzaffar Ali, in his house at Malad, Mumbai. His wife had...
View ArticleMy book, 'The Stolen Necklace' has been published
Author photos: VK Thajudheen (left) and Shevlin SebastianHi Friends,A happy moment has arrived! Today, May 17, HarperCollins India Publishers is bringing out our non-fiction book, ‘The Stolen...
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Excerpt from 'The Stolen Necklace' published in The South First: The group inside the car stared at the policemen, their lips partly open, and breaths coming out in short bursts. Young Thazeem pressed...
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By George AbrahamWhile reading Shevlin Sebastian's book, 'The Stolen Necklace', I realised how the pen can be mightier than the sword because the pen can produce immortal books like the one he has...
View ArticleIt’s always better to remember your roots
Photo: Shah Rukh KhanBy Shevlin SebastianA friend told me a journalist met a famous politician. He asked her how many Twitter followers the newspaper had. She mentioned a number. He smirked and said,...
View ArticleMany thanks to Deccan Chronicle for this interview
Kochi-based Shevlin Sebastian, a journalist for over three decades, has published four novels for children. Deccan Chronicle spoke with the author on the release of his latest, ‘The Stolen...
View ArticleMany thanks to Shashi Tharoor for his kind words
Pleased to receive a copy of “The Stolen Necklace” from journalist @Shevlin_S, the true-life story of a gross miscarriage of justice in Kerala, when an innocent man was jailed and ruined on suspicion...
View ArticleA meeting with the Governor
By Shevlin Sebastian A little past 1 p.m. on June 19, a few police officers stood at attention as a white car drove into the portico of the Government Guest House in Aluva. In the backseat sat the...
View ArticleMany thanks to Moneycontrol for their coverage
A Kerala story | ‘If it could be Thajudheen, it could also be you’: Author Shevlin SebastianIn his new book, ‘The Stolen Necklace’, veteran journalist Shevlin Sebastian tells the real-life story of VK...
View ArticleNice reel on 'The Stolen Necklace'
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View ArticleMany thanks to 'The Week' for their coverage
The Stolen Necklace review: Gripping tale of man trapped in broken systemIt is based on the real-life story of Thajudheen, a man wrongly accused of robbery By Anansiya Sabu UpdatedWhat do you do when...
View ArticleShashi Tharoor: brilliant, charming and down-to-earth
By Shevlin Sebastian At 1.20 p.m. on a day in June, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor strode into the lobby of his apartment building. Since he was ahead of his aides, I approached him. “Hello, Mr....
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View ArticleMany thanks to pinklungi.com for this review
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View ArticleMainstream Weekly's review of 'The Stolen Necklace'
Photo: VK Thajudheen and his familyMainstream, VOL 61 No 24, June 10, 2023A Story of Police Injustice – And Reprieve | M.R. Narayan SwamyFriday 9 June...
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