Some Sunday afternoons would be very different from the regular movies-shopping or family-dozing off afternoons. Last Sunday was one such afternoon.
It was an afternoon that delieverd
various flavors of modern Indian fiction market. After all, a dear cousin and
Bangalore gifted me an opportunity to be there and witness it.
To begin with, I have never attended
such events. To be more frank, have not heard about it either. So I went there
like an open book; not knowing what to expect and what is waiting. We reached
there afternoon and a slim crowd astounded us.
Firstly we attended a session on Mythology.
Nilanjan P Choudhury, author of Bali and Ocean of Milk and Sharath Komarraju, author of Winds of Hastinapur talked about what
inspired them to retell the stories that we have been passed on through
generations.
Then we attended a session of Anita Nair. She talked about her new
book which was also apparently launched there: Idris – Keeper of Light. This book happens to be the first in the
trilogy. I loved her attitude and the no nonsense talks.
And then, I attended (Sans my cousin
and his friend) Preeti Shenoy’s
session on “Love in the time of Google”. It was lively, funny and relatable. Her
energy was contagious and I straight away bought two of her books – Life is what you make it and The one you cannot have. She told that
she draws her inspiration from people around her and her own experiences. It
further re-emphasized the fact that only a keen observer can be a successful
writer. By success I don’t mean the monetary fame, but that success of winning
the reader’s heart!
We also sat through the sessions of
Gen. VK Singh, Tuhin A. Sinha and Sudhir Mishra. However, I feel sad that I missed
the session by Faraaz Kazi, the
author of Truly, Madly, Deeply and the
co-author of The Other Side.
I was told that on Saturday (25th January, 2014) Ravi Subramanian, author of
best-sellers like Bankster,
Bankerupt, If
God was a Banker also attended.
In short, it was an awesome and
enriching experience thereby transforming a Sunday afternoon into a memorable
one…
And I am feeling really happy…
Strangely, recharged and rejuvenated
to write more…
Happy reading-writing folks!
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