I am delighted to share with you the first chapter of IN THE NAME OF GOD, my latest thriller that releases on June 26. In line with my earlier books, this thriller too has short, fast paced chapters. Nothing establishes this more than the first chapter of the book which […]
My daughter once accused me of reading like an assignment. This accusation, while it irritated me, also made me ponder over it. What made her feel so? The more I thought about it, the more it became clearer to me. My preferred genre of reading is crime thrillers […]
For any author it is a moment of great pride to see his book out in print. I have had many of those moments. Despite such beingthe case, every time a book comes out, butterflies begin to fly in my belly. My heart begins to palpitate and I […]
Surprise is a small word. It didn’t surprise me when I read about Anvita Bajpai’s accusation of plagiarism and court case against Chetan Bhagat. It SHOCKED me. You could read about it here: Economic Times Article. My first instinct was, why didn’t Anvita Bajpai write to the publisher […]
“Don’t lead a pack of sheep. Herd cats instead.” When I first read this statement it took me a while to understand its true meaning. In modern-day corporate life, leaders often have the flexibility to pick their own teams. Most of them stumble at this roadblock. Mediocre managers […]
At Enchantico, our endeavour has been to send out specially curated and carefully picked, age appropriate books for children in the age group 5-12. Here are the books that we had sent out with the March Enchantico Box. Click here to read about these eight books on Enchantico’s […]
Here is a blog I wrote for http://www.enchantico.in ; India’s first book subscription box for kids. The eBooks vs Paper books fight has been going on for some time now. Unfortunately, I fail to understand what the row is about! To digress a little… Years ago, […]
It was sometime in 2001 that I got promoted from Assistant VP to Vice President . At that time, I was managing the mortgage business in North India for Citibank. Even after my promotion, I continued doing the same role — only the title changed. All my earlier […]
Having spent close to a decade in the publishing industry, I have been witness to a number of crazy things authors do (some of them, even I do). Authors are really crazy people. How else do you justify anyone sitting hours in front of a screen typing away? […]
As I reflect on the year gone by, I wonder what makes a year a great year. What makes you feel satisfied with the year that is almost coming to an end? When I think about it, it strikes me that as parents of a girl who turned […]
