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Ruthvika Rao

Novelist and author of The Fertile Earth, shortlisted for the 2026 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.

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Aug 11, 2026

AdventureSmith meets the 2026 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize

Aug 11 · 49m

Georgina BrownHOST

26:26

Rufika, were you doing similar kind of research for the fertile

Ruthvika RaoGUEST

26:29

earth? So most of the focus set almost entirely in Hyderabad and Thalannana where I'd grown up.

Ruthvika RaoGUEST

26:40

So for me, it was, I did travel like over the years.

Ruthvika RaoGUEST

26:45

I was working on the fertile earth.

Ruthvika RaoGUEST

26:47

I I went back and forth.

Ruthvika RaoGUEST

26:48

I was home quite a bit.

Ruthvika RaoGUEST

26:52

And I would say my research would be conversations with older members of my family.

11 MINS LATER

Anya BergmanGUEST

38:26

cover,