Sunil Bhagat: A Unique Voice in Romance Novels

Talking about yourself in third person is peak author behavior, so let’s get the awkwardness out of the way: I write about love like a data scientist lost in a poetry reading—measuring what can’t be measured, laughing when it all breaks, and staying until the last line lands.

A cozy reading nook filled with romance novels

What I Try to Do on the Page

• Keep it simple, keep it honest, keep it slightly uncomfortable.

• Tell the truth about how love actually looks in our timelines and in our homes.

• Let humor hold your hand while your heart does the risky work.

The Stuff That Shaped Me

• Cafeteria wisdom: You can learn everything about love from a table of colleagues pretending to talk about sprint velocity.

• Bangalore nights: The city is loud, but the important things are whispered at bus stops and outside gates.

• Friends’ stories: Half my notes are “You won’t believe this,” and the other half are “Of course I do.”

My Ongoing Obsessions

• Cross-cultural connections: When tradition meets choice and both insist on being right.

• Long-distance illusions: Google Maps shows kilometers, not context.

• The difference between persistence and pressure: One builds a bridge; the other blocks the road.

What I Won’t Do

• Pretend love is easy.

• Write perfect people.

• Add drama for drama’s sake. Life provides enough material already, thank you.

Enter: Koramangala Lies This book is my Bangalore—crowded, contradictory, compassionate. It explores how people try, fail, try better, and sometimes learn that love isn’t a victory; it’s a practice. No spoilers. Just a promise: you will recognize someone you know, and maybe someone you are.

“If romance is a genre, honesty is my plot twist.”

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