Poorna Shetty

Poorna Shetty joins Indian Grazia
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27 year old Poorna is taking a break from her commissioning editor position at thelondonpaper.

Prior to that she was editor of Asiana magazine.

"There is obviously a wealth of excellent Asian writers out there," said Poorna Shetty, editor of Asiana magazine, "but, inevitably, there are some books that get published because of the ethnic tag, rather than because they're actually great books."

"There is obviously a wealth of excellent Asian writers out there," said Poorna Shetty, editor of Asiana magazine, "but, inevitably, there are some books that get published because of the ethnic tag, rather than because they're actually great books."
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Posted by: Poorna Shetty at May 22, 2006 10:40 AM
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Posted by: Poorna Shetty at May 22, 2006 12:40 PM

Poorna Shetty, editor of Asiana, talks on what's right with the Asian girls.

"There is obviously a wealth of excellent Asian writers out there," said Poorna Shetty, editor of Asiana magazine, "but, inevitably, there are some books that get published because of the ethnic tag, rather than because they're actually great books."

"Publishers publish a pile of crap, and because it's by an Asian author, people say it's good," said Poorna Shetty, editor of Asiana magazine.

Poorna Shetty, Editor of Asiana Magazine