Amit Varma is a writer based in Mumbai. He has written for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Observer and Wisden, in addition to numerous Indian newspapers. He won the 2007 Bastiat Prize for Journalism. He is best known for writing the popular blog India Uncut (www.indiauncut.com). My Friend, Sancho is his first novel. My Friend, Sancho is set in 2008 Mumbai. Abir Ganguly, a young journalist on the crime beat, is asked by his editor to write a profile of Mohammad Iqbal, the victim of a police encounter. In the course of writing about another man’s life, his own is transformed. The reason is Iqbal's daughter, Muneeza – or Sancho, as her father used to call her. Read excerpt of My Friend, Sancho Contact author at: amitblogs@gmail.com