2021-01-02 12:07
Writing is a lonely job. In fact, loneliness is a prerequisite of sorts, isn’t it? At least for me, it is. Unless I am alone in my own quiet space, I find it difficult to write. Actual… Read More
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This blog is about my writing journey and also has a lot of my articles which have been published in newspapers and magazines.
2020-03-19 05:45
I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Hindustan Times, Pune, almost immediately after my book release (1st December 2019) but somehow I had neglected to put this up on my website. I had go… Read More
2020-03-19 05:25
The E-Author Resources blog showcases books and authors and also is a goldmine for authors looking for book cover artists, editors, illustrators, publishers, and website designers.They were… Read More
2020-02-08 01:54
I attended the Jaipur Literature Festival for the first time in January 2020. Not for all the five days, just for a day or so. It was exactly what I had been told it would be. Crowded, energ… Read More
2020-02-07 13:35
I spent a day at Jaipur BookMark (JBM) on the 25th of January. The organisers offered me a free delegate badge because I participated in the iwrite competition. I am not sure why they did be… Read More
2020-01-18 10:00
Reading excerpts from The Hawa Mahal Murders at the Quill And Canvas in Gurgaon on the 11th of January 2020 was a unique experience. For one thing, I was reading excerpts from my b… Read More
2020-01-18 09:58
It had been years since I went to a book fair. I had heard that book fairs were packed with jostling crowds but I needed to narrow the gap between seeing and not seeing. After all, my crime… Read More
2019-12-29 10:33
An event was organised at Pagdandi, a book cafe in Baner, Pune, on the 14th of December 2019. My crime thriller The Hawa Mahal Murders had a mini-launch at this book cafe, and it was accompa… Read More
2019-12-29 10:27
It's been three months since the launch of my book, The Hawa Mahal Murders, and when I look back I have a lot to be happy about. 40 reviews on Amazon and 44 ratings on goodreads, almost all… Read More
2019-12-29 10:07
I was lucky enough to have The Hawa Mahal Murders covered by a prestigious newspaper like Sakal Times.They announced a Pagdandi book launch in their daily newspaper. This was a second launch… Read More
2019-12-10 04:17
The dictionary calls a debut "a person's first appearance or performance in a particular capacity or role." And an author is a "writer of a book, play...etc" This could be taken to mean that… Read More
2019-10-24 10:10
I have a potential audience here in India who I can reach with my book The Hawa Mahal Murders but reaching out to an audience outside India is a challenge. We Indians happily read about Amer… Read More
2019-10-24 09:48
Now that a month has passed since the launch of my book The Hawa Mahal Murders, it is a good feeling to know that people are loving it. There are so far 10 Amazon reviews, all of them 5-star… Read More
2019-10-22 13:40
This month, October, Vishwakarma Publications, my publisher has given me the honour of being their Author of the month for my book The Hawa Mahal Murders which was launched during… Read More
2019-10-21 03:25
On the 19th of October 2019 I was invited to speak at the launch of the MITWPU book club launch on the MIT campus at Kothrud. It was wonderful to interact with a group of enthusiastic and br… Read More
2019-10-12 10:38
This is my article as it was published n the Times of India. You may have smooth unwrinkled skin but do you have that spring in your step that carries you easily up a flight of stairs?… Read More
2019-10-04 13:07
The days leading up the launch of The Hawa Mahal Murders on the 20th of September were tense as there were public appearances at the Pune lit fest. I am not used to speaking in public or goi… Read More
2019-09-23 05:35
My thriller "The Hawa Mahal Murders" was launched at PILF19 with Javed Akhtar. Here he is holding my book!An extra-large poster of my book. The contest winner which had the privilege of bein… Read More
2019-09-12 12:57
There is a session called "Why Buy My Book?" on the 20th of September at PILF19, the first day of the Pune International Literary Festival. I have about 8 minutes to tell people why my… Read More
2019-09-10 11:00
With the day of my book launch looming (20th September 2019) I wanted to experiment with a video on youtube. So I made a slide-show which was made into a movie by Keynote. I spoke in Marathi… Read More
2019-08-20 16:15
It's happening. My book titled The Hawa Mahal Murders will be launched at the inauguration of the Pune International Literary Festival (PILF) on the 20th of September 2019. Now everyone is g… Read More
2019-08-05 16:36
Now that my first novel is to be published next month, it's time to look back on my writing journey.I am not one of those geniuses who published a book at a young age. It's taken time.For me… Read More
2019-07-20 16:26
Dating, love affairs...and even pre-marital sex is no longer taboo amongst today’s teenagers. Not even in conservative cities. True, one may not see many boys and girls openly holding… Read More
2019-07-01 01:52
This is a short humorous piece I wrote for Deccan Herald, Bangalore. It can be called a slice of life piece, maybe. There is no doubt that some men have a ‘thing’ about ca… Read More
2019-06-11 06:41
(A brief and true account of my experiences after my second daughter was born)It all started the day my second daughter was born. It was a lovely day in March, clear, crisp and cool. As I br… Read More
2019-06-11 06:41
One day, many years ago, when my daughters Aditi and Tara were aged nine and seven respectively, we took an overnight trip from Calcutta to Siliguri. The train was to start at 8 p.m. in the… Read More
2019-06-11 06:40
When the gaudily made-up gipsy with dazzling clothes stared into the make-shift crystal ball and muttered, ‘I predict dire trouble with household help,’ I laughed it off. After a… Read More
2019-06-10 16:51
They were two women. Who would have thought of comparing them if they were not living in the same house, eating the same food, breathing in the same air?The younger one was prettier. Wasn't… Read More
2019-06-10 15:58
I always thought of myself as a writer and of course an author too...an author of countless articles and a few short stories. Becoming an author of a book is different though and that is hap… Read More
2019-06-10 15:55
Have you ever wondered whether people with low scores in IQ tests are really less intelligent than people who score brilliantly?If you have, you are not alone. Doubts such as these have plag… Read More
2019-06-10 15:53
If there is a major pothole a writer should avoid falling into, it's the fear of rejection. I fell into it, and am just about getting out of it. Now that I look back, maybe (partly at least)… Read More
2019-06-10 15:43
When I heard that British writer Preti Taneja (she won the Desmond Elliott Prize for her first novel, We That Are Young) was turned down by all the big names in the publishing industry, I re… Read More
2019-06-10 15:02
This was a wonderfully organised lit fest (by Vishwakarma Publications, MIT and Manjiri Prabhu and other partners) which was held at Yashada, in Pune. As a Punekar, it made me proud. This is… Read More
2019-06-10 15:01
Most writers know the difference between paying to get your book published and getting a publisher to invest in your work. The publishers who do the latter are called traditional publishers… Read More
2019-06-10 15:00
Rinky was a fun-loving ten-year-old with short hair and a pug nose. She lived in a very tall building in the heart of Bombay. Rinky could skate really fast, turn cartwheels and somersaults… Read More
2019-06-10 15:00
I discovered this little poem tucked away in a diary I wrote when I was a teenager. There are scores of other poems but for now, I am publishing just this one. It sounds silly to me now beca… Read More
2019-06-10 14:59
Image from PixabayThe web is bursting at the seams with positive reviews of Wordpress, many of which compare WP with Blogger. But Blogger is more suitable for people like me.I still have fou… Read More
2019-06-07 13:44
(The article transcribed here was written by me for The Economic Times, and published on 13th October 2004. However, the information given here on dressing is timeless. What shoul… Read More
2019-06-07 13:38
This story was inspired by a real incident, while I was out on the streets of Mumbai, and published in the Times of India, Mumbai, as a "middle."She was a real lady. Soft-spoken and gentle… Read More
2019-06-07 13:23
When I am caught at mundane past-times such as reading, I find it tough to come up with good lines to stave off unwelcome visitors.If the telephone rings while I’m reading, the convers… Read More
2019-06-06 17:01
I am neither a pantser nor a plotter. I have my own method. It's worked for me so far.Pantsers write without a structure in mind and plotters outline and then fill in the blanks. The pantser… Read More
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