A Facebook group called ‘Book deals for broke Bibliophiles’ took to Twitter to get the famous English author Neil Gaiman to India.In an effort to attract his attention, the group members came up with hashtag #BringGaimanToIndia and to their surprise Gaiman acknowledged their efforts on Twitter.
It all started when Gaiman conducted a Facebook Live session to promote his new book, The View From the Cheap Seats on June 1st and that’s when this Facebook group which intends to curate online book deals in India decided to go viral with the hashtag #BringGaimanToIndia. Followed by which people from across the country gave hundreds of reasons to the author to visit India under the hashtag.
@neilhimself Dear Neil. Please visit India once. We promise to not enslave you for decades. We love you here #BringGaimanToIndia #CheapSeats
— Broke Bibliophile (@BookDealsIndia) May 31, 2016@neilhimself
Dear Neil
I joined Twitter just to ask you to come to India. Please come to India, Neil.#BringGaimanToIndia #CheapSeats
@neilhimself it's mango season in India right now. Just putting it out there #BringGaimanToIndia #CheapSeats https://t.co/IjY2hB3XVD
— Nathaniel (@Nathan_D07) May 31, 2016
And guess what! He responded to this trending hashtag and tweeted to one of his fan saying
I love all the activity on this hashtag. It would not take much to persuade me. https://t.co/ANHh5zGaql
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) June 1, 2016
This didn’t really end here, the Humming tree, a popular music and art venue in Bengaluru known for bringing authors and singers from across the globe, followed suit and took all this madness to the next level by actually trying to get the author visit India.
(1/2)Dear @neilhimself,@amandapalmer and little Anthony!☺️We'd love to have you all and tour you in India! #BringGaimanToIndia #artofasking
— The Humming Tree (@The_HummingTree) May 31, 2016
(2/2) @neilhimself @amandapalmer We promise endless love, amazing venues, yummy food,the Taj Mahal and yoga sessions! Xx #BringGaimanToIndia
— The Humming Tree (@The_HummingTree) May 31, 2016
Let’s just keep our fingers crossed and hope that the legend visits India soon.