AUTHOR’S BIO:
Akash Khurana is a compulsive and consummate multitasker, who has segued between theatre, film, television, academia and corporate life for over four decades. An Engineer with an MBA, M.Phil and Ph.D, he has taught at several business schools and his corporate roles include Marketing Executive, HR Advisor, Chief Creative Officer, and CEO. He has written over 20 screenplays, including Baazigar, for which he received the Filmfare Award. He has acted in nearly 60 films and has won the Nandi Award of Andhra Pradesh for playing the lead in the Telugu film Dr. Ambedkar. The River of Love, a feature film directed by him, has garnered a host of international awards. In the theatre, he has been a core member of some of India's foremost theatre companies. His production of Vijay Tendulkar's A Friend's Story, was performed at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
1. Who and what inspired you to write?
My mentors. The book is about that too.
2. What challenges did you face while writing and getting published?
Barring the usual challenges during the pandemic, it was a good collaborative process.
3. How did you come to know about the literary agency THE BOOK BAKERS?
Suhail Mathur got in touch with me and then Meghna Pant's book reinforced it.
4. How did THE BOOK BAKERS help you and what would you like to say about them?
Cooperative, positive.
5. How do you see literary success for yourself?
That it's out is a big deal and I can't thank Rudra Sharma of Rupa Publications enough.
6. When can we expect your next book?
Hahahaha. No idea.
7. Any message or tips for aspiring authors?
Read my book.
BOOK NAME : MENTOR MORPHOSIS
PUBLISHER : RUPA PUBLICATIONS
BOOK SYNOPSIS/ BLURB :
In Mentor-Morphosis, Akash Khurana chronicles how his mentors shaped the early years of his life, and with that as reference, he generates a model of various mentoring stages and mentor types that may be applicable to everyone’s life. Readers are then guided to revisit their own mentoring history and recall certain learnings that could enrich their perspective on their journey into the future. By sharing experiences through a memoir, the author replicates the tradition of storytelling where emotionally compelling tales are handed down over generations. Based on his own experiences in Management, Academics, Media and the Performing Arts, Khurana believes that developing the passion to be creative embellishes the leader in you and is an eminent stairway to excellence, and in this casebook, he stimulates answers to the interestingly poised question: How do you find a mentor who can fuel tht passion?
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