Thread by @virendrarathore

If people would only read what comes on prominent bookstores or gets the most popularity then surely the best books will skip them. That's like saying- "Put some 5-6 dishes on my table. Even if all are shit, I will feel good in choosing & eating the least stinking one" 1/n

https://twitter.com/abhinavrpsharma/status/1333373517102866433

Because only the big entities and ones coming from the left eco system dominated academia get the push requeired to attain that level of traction. This is why good books of Rajput history aren't on the most popular publications or stores. 2/n

https://twitter.com/abhinavrpsharma/status/1333373867725754372?s=20

I know of many good historians who have written from Rajasthan in recent years. But their language is Hindi and reach is limited. Coming to writing more books. Let me inform that I'm yet to recover the cost incurred in getting mine published. 3/n

https://twitter.com/abhinavrpsharma/status/1333374243539566592?s=20

This is when the project was openly declared not-for-profit (all royalty post the cost recovery to go for charity). Situation certainly doesn't encourage one to invest further, specially when you're not born with a golden spoon in your mouth and have family to feed.4/n

Conclusion- problem isn't that writing isn't happening. Writing has been & can rocket up manifold. Problem is with feeble awareness due to lack of support system. Once that kicks in, the modulations of frequency, language, etc will iron out organically.5/n