EXCHANGING WORDS WITH PRAGYA BHATT

AUTHOR’S BIO: Pragya Bhatt was born in New Delhi and grew up around the world with her parents who were in the Indian Foreign Service.  After completing her schooling from various international schools, she went on to pursue a B.Tech in Computer Engineering. Upon the completion of her degree Pragya worked as with Infosys Technologies Ltd (as a Software Engineer) and later on with Accenture Pvt. Ltd (as a Team Lead for their Mobilization Team).  She worked for eight years before ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH SUMANA

AUTHOR’S BIO:  Sumana is a rare combination of creative mind with scientific professional background. She is biochemical engineer from Jadavpur University Kolkata and a Hindustani classical vocalist from kirana gharana. Being 15 years professional in food and beverage industries Sumana has achieved various milestones in her professional life which includes “ Above and Beyond Award” from Indira Nooyi during her stint in R&D at PepsiCo.  She is currently working in R&D ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH MANOJ YADAV

AUTHOR’S BIO: MANOJ YADAV is a president’s select member of Leader Excellence at Harvard Square, MA, USA. He has 14+ years of diverse IT experience with Fortune 500 clients. He’s a pioneer in IT Risk Management. He has audited 150+ projects and interviewed 300+ corporate leaders in various roles with leading MNCs.  He is PMP, ITIL, ISO 9001:2015 certified with Finance and Marketing certifications from leading international universities. He graduated in Computer Engineering from VJTI, ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA

AUTHOR’S BIO: Abhishek Srivastava is a Program Manager at TCS, currently heading IT infrastructure services at Jamshedpur. He is also a sketch artist, always willing to explore new domains. He grew up listening to his Superintendent-Major uncle’s stories of bravery and survival, which helped him write this intense espionage thriller. 1. Who and what inspired you to write?  My uncle is a Superintendent Major in the armed forces of India. I grew up listening to his stories of bravery ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH DR. JAS KOHLI

AUTHOR’S BIO: Dr Jas Kohli thinks of himself as a ‘Cosmetic surgeon gone astray’. He is a fiction writer, humour poet, birdwatcher, singer and astronomer. As a writer, he is partial to humour. His first fiction book entitled, ‘Anything to Look Hot’ which was based on the life of a plastic surgeon in Bollywood, was published in 2015. His present book entitled, Lights! Scalpel! Romance! is a comedy based on misadventures of surgeons in a surgical unit. It was released on 18th July 2019. 1. ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH KANCHANA BANERJEE

AUTHOR'S BIO : Kanchana has been writing for almost 20 years. She began her writing career with The Statesman (Kolkata) & then worked with TOI (Hyderabad). After that she chose to be a freelance writer and wrote for numerous reputed publications in the country. Her articles have been published in all the leading newspapers & magazines in the country. She also worked with various MNCs & PR firms as a corporate writer. In 2011 she founded an online company called Writeword and ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH ANANDAJIT GOSWAMI

AUTHOR'S BIO: Anandajit Goswami is a writer and an economist by training with his post graduation in International Trade and Development from Jawaharlal Nehru University and PhD in Energy Economics and Policy from TERI School of Advanced Studies.  He has authored the first children  science fiction book on sustainability in India titled - "Lucy and The Train: Tryst with Sustainability" and coauthored a sequel titled - "Lucy Meets Artificial Intelligence". Both books have been ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH PRADEEP GOVIND

AUTHOR’S BIO: Pradeep Govind is an NRI media marketing professional currently working in the Sultanate of Oman. He was the Project Director of the prestigious Times of Oman Literary Contest, a first of its kind literary project in the Middle East initiated and blueprinted by him with a view to offer emerging creative writers a platform to express themselves and benchmark their creative writing talent with the best in the region. His first book titled The ‘Capillary’ Effect & Other ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH ANIRBAN BHATTACHARYYA

AUTHOR' BIO : Anirban Bhattacharyya is the co-creator and Producer of one of the most popular crime shows on Indian television – ‘Savdhaan India’ which he has been producing since 2012. He is also a standup comic, and actor having debuted in the Yashraj hit ‘Sui Dhaaga.’ He grew up in Kalimpong and Calcutta. He did his Masters in Mass communication from MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has been the Content Head of Channel [v] India and the Head of Non-fiction content at The Walt ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH MURTUZA GADIWALA ( PERDITUS)

AUTHOR’S BIO: Perditus is a young observer, poet and storyteller. Born on the Indian subcontinent, he was always surrounded by several cultures and took immense inspiration from them. He is a strong believer of giving back to the universe and this book is a compilation of everything he has come across in 18 years of his life. With his love towards nature and its forces, he presents this book to you. 1. Who and what inspired you to write? The euphoria of knowing that people relate to and like ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH RAHUL SHARMA

AUTHOR’S BIO: Rahul Sharma is by education a qualified Chartered Management Accountant, Associate Member of the esteemed Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, U.K. He holds a post Graduate Management diploma and is a commerce graduate from Kurukshetra University. Rahul has worked in various MNCs in the capacity of accountant for around 10 years in Delhi/NCR and the USA. The authoritative, boring and rudimentary style of corporate operating didn’t match Rahul’s artistic ...

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EXCHANGING WORDS WITH AJAY RAM

AUTHOR'S BIO : Ajay is a Civil Engineer by education and a Writer/Filmmaker by passion.   He has assisted Director Deepak Shivdasani on Badlapur Boys (pre-production) and Julie 2. He has been the Associate Director on Faheem Chaudhry’s Hindi film Gilli Danda based on Munshi Premchand’s short story of the same name. He spends most of his time reading, writing, watching films and gymming. He hopes to make films soon. 1. Who and what inspired you to write? A voice within urged ...

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