Tag: Indian Author

Author Interview: Anita Shirodkar

Author Interview: Anita Shirodkar

Posted October 10, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Interviews / 0 Comments

Q. Hello and thank you for agreeing this interview and congratulations on your latest book, ‘Aryavir’. Tell me a little about yourself and your background? I’m an ex advertising person, so I think that explains a lot about my background! Advertising, especially when you spend 20 years in the profession, prepares you for a plethora of different activities, and I gravitated towards writing. Being a naval daughter, I grew up all over India and had varied experiences in different cities, including Moscow where I spent three years and learned to speak Russian.

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BOOK REVIEW: Seven Doors of Satan by Pooja Mishra

BOOK REVIEW: Seven Doors of Satan by Pooja Mishra

Posted October 7, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 260, Paperback Published: June 2017 by Notion Press Cover Rating: 4/5 It does feel good after reading a good book. Such is Pooja Mishra’s latest title, Seven Doors of Satan. A magical world, faraway from the urban comforts, is a hidden desert of Bahens that shines like chimera.

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Author Interview: Sanjai Velayudhan

Author Interview: Sanjai Velayudhan

Posted October 5, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Interviews / 0 Comments

Q. Hello Sanjai, and thank you for agreeing this interview and congratulations on your book, ‘Dance of the Spirits’. Tell me a little about yourself and your background? Amandeep, I am very happy to be interviewed by you. Originally from Kerala, I have lived in many cities both in India and abroad. Currently I am settled in Bangalore with my family. Professionally, I am a marketing consultant who works with global brands.

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BOOK REVIEW: One Enduring Lesson by Jamal Merchant

BOOK REVIEW: One Enduring Lesson by Jamal Merchant

Posted October 3, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 280, Kindle Edition/Paperback Published: July 2017, Rupa Publications Cover Rating: 5/5 One Enduring Lesson by Jamal Merchant is a tale of reclaiming lost love. It is a tale of 27-year-old Anglo-Indian boy, Rahul, who arrives in Mumbai from London dreaming to achieve his goal of studying filmmaking. The city of dreams, Mumbai, from the start of his journey turns out to be a series of setback for him. From dark corners of streets being a professional rat-killer, finding a 9 to 5 beggar, Rahul finally settles to provide pleasure for the city’s rich women in exchange of money that is essential for his survival.

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Author Interview: Pooja Mishra

Author Interview: Pooja Mishra

Posted September 30, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Interviews / 0 Comments

Q. Hi Pooja, and thank you for agreeing this interview. Your latest book, ‘Seven Doors of Satan’ isfull of wonders and is fantastic read. Tell me a little about yourself and your background? I am a girl who has grown following a specific culture and tradition. After living certain values as a child and growing up into an adult I have learnt to create my own customized set of belief systems that justifies this life.

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BOOK REVIEW: Happiness is All We Want by Ashutosh Mishra

BOOK REVIEW: Happiness is All We Want by Ashutosh Mishra

Posted September 26, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 212, Paperback Published: 2017 by Bloomsbury Cover Rating: 3/5 Modern day life is busy. To lead a certain lifestyle, one has to be first consciously aware of the fact that one wants to lead a certain lifestyle. This certain type of lifestyle is directly proportional to the individual self. Neglecting this self may become harmful. However, the wellbeing of this self can be divided in three inter-related dependent bodies: Mind, Body and Soul. Ashutosh Mishra’s latest book, Happiness is All We Want, released earlier this year will guide you to attain the level of self wellbeing.

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Author Interview: Lakshmi Narayan

Author Interview: Lakshmi Narayan

Posted September 21, 2017 by @amanhimself in Books, Interviews / 0 Comments

Q. Hello Lakshmi, and thank you for agreeing this interview and congratulations on your book, ‘Bonsai Kitten ’. Tell me a little about yourself and your background? I must have been a journalist in my mother’s womb. Both my father and grandfather were eminent journalists. In fact, my grandfather ran a paper called The West Coast Reformer, where he was the editor, the cartoonist, the peon … everything! His favourite target was the British collector of the district and he lampooned him mercilessly. Apparently, when he was asked why he didn’t arrest my grandfather, he’s reported to have said, “Because he makes me laugh so much!” When my dad used to go for night duty at the Times of India, […]

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Author Interview: Ashutosh Mishra

Author Interview: Ashutosh Mishra

Posted September 18, 2017 by @amanhimself in Authors, Books, Interviews / 0 Comments

Q. Hello and thank you for agreeing this interview and congratulations on your latest book, ‘Happiness is All We Want’. Tell me a little about yourself and your background? I am a banker by profession, currently heading treasury sales function at ANZ Bank. Previously, I worked in senior positions at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank in similar roles. By education, I am an MBA from XLRI and engineering graduate from IIT Delhi.  I was born and brought up in Delhi, completed by education and living in Mumbai since the start of my corporate career in the year 2000. Other than work, I have a wide variety of interests in well-being, spirituality, travelling, blogging and writing. I am married and have […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Messed Up! But all for Love by Arvind Parashar

BOOK REVIEW: Messed Up! But all for Love by Arvind Parashar

Posted September 7, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 176, Paperback Published: 2017 Cover Rating: 3/5 Arvind Parashar’s latest work Messed Up! But all For Love is a story about love lost between two couples and themselves being tested by their own destiny. Set in modern India, the story is about a couple, Gauri and Neil who used to lead a happily married life until a series of misfortunes create a void between them, thus, forcing them to pick their own separate ways. These series of misfortunes are displayed through flashbacks to a reader. Trust is often the root of relationships among humans and is showcased very well in this book in various forms.

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BOOK REVIEW: Razor-Sharp Stories by Abhinav Kumar

BOOK REVIEW: Razor-Sharp Stories by Abhinav Kumar

Posted September 2, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 166, Kindle Edition Published: August, 2017 Cover Rating: 3/5 A collection of short stories is always hard to analyse for a reader since there is so much context switch in between the stories and the writing style might vary as the stories collected are written over a period of time of months or maybe years. On picking up Abhinav Kumar’s debut work I had similar feelings. I took my time to read them as I felt the urge to read carefully to understand better and enjoy a collection of short stories at the same time. Maybe you might not agree with this point on me, or maybe you do but this one works for me when it comes to short stories.

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