About this user
I was born in India. I have a B.A. (Honours) Degree in English Literature, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Film-Making. I am also a Yoga Siromani - I have a certificate that enables me to work as a fully qualified yoga teacher, which I gained at the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala, South India.
I have had a somewhat accident-prone life. I have experienced five major accidents, including a severe car crash in Delhi. The worst accident happened when I was twenty-four. At the age of 24 I was in a fire and suffered third degree burns. Extensive skin grafts left my whole body scarred, except for my face and my back. It is said that "accidents are no accident!" I learned that during the course of my personal spiritual journey. However, that is another story!
Now let's continue with this story - I recovered my well-being and mobility with the love and support of my dear parents. I went on to work in many fields - I have even managed to work indoors occasionally as a journalist, an advertising copywriter, an arts entrepreneur, an independent theatrical and video producer, a festival organiser, a market researcher, and a customer care representative for a brand of washing powder, during which time I gave penetrating and heartfelt advice on stain removal... until I was fired .
I have always wanted to be a writer, and wrote my first story at the age of three. Fortunately, my command of English improved a bit as I got older though many publishers did not agree and actively encouraged me not to write in English or any other language!
I didn't listen to them. I knew I had talent, so I spent many years developing it. I learned how to write in the old-fashioned way by living on the poverty line while spending all my time writing. It was hard, but I learned about people, I learned about life, I learned about myself, and I learned how to write. I wrote three novels - the first was so bad I binned it. The second wasn't much better. The third was good. During this time I also wrote poetry - some of which was published in poetry magazines; I wrote short stories and won a short story prize; I wrote and produced plays and screenplays as well.
In 2006 my fourth novel "The Virgin Goddess" was published by Kennedy & Boyd Ltd. It is available on Amazon.com and in some branches of Waterstones in the UK. You can also order it from your nearest bookshop.
I have also completed a collection of poetry called "Poems about Love and Life and Staring Out of Windows at Trees." Some of these poems have already been published in various poetry anthologies -- such as the well-received "Life Stories" published by Anthony Xavier Productions. I have made videos of some of my poems and uploaded them onto this channel.
I hope you enjoy them.
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Walking, jogging, yoga, meditation, travelling, theatre, art, music, nature, science, spirituality, people, life...
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