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A fanTABulous surprise

Life is going on such a roller coaster ride these days. Well, rather, my feelings are on a roller coaster ride. Life is pretty much the same as before. One day, a good review of Dream’s Sake or an appreciative comment from a reader flies me up high. The other day, an unpleasant comment of…

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Anna Hazare movement- the good, the bad, and the ugly

It’s almost as if we are seeing history. Now, after seeing the support that Anna Hazare is getting, it’s no longer hard to imagine how Mahatama Gandhi was able to inspire millions into channeling their collective energies towards one single goal. The people are just spilling out on the streets, raising slogans and cries for…

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Hope Guides the Way

I was browsing through the old files on Google Docs when I came across this article. It was written on 12th June 2007 for Thalforum, a website for patients of Thalassemia and their caretakers. That was the time when I was working on the first draft of my novel. I fully remember how proud I…

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8 May 2011

8 May has always been a special day, of course. Why? Because 8 May 1977 was the day when God blessed the world by giving birth to me  Anyway, yesterday, it became even more special. Yesterday, that is on 8 May 2011, I gave the first ‘publicity’ speech for my book! Okay, so it was…