In his most intimate work to date “A Return to Self”, celebrated author Aatish Taseer explores identity, belonging, and cultural intersections through travel and memory. Written after the revocation of his Indian citizenship, he stresses on greater understanding in the face of both internal and external exile by contrasting his experiences in India with lessons learnt via travels to Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia. In an e-mail interview with The Statesman, the British writer-journalist talked about the value of empathy and the never-ending search for a unified self in a fractured society. Advertisement 1. You mentioned in your book, ‘To lose...