An afternoon well spent at The Gallery on MG, Delhi

It was an afternoon well spent in the company of writers & readers & the icing on the cake was the fact that all copies of 'The Girl Who Loved a Pirate' were sold out.

Thank you Readomania & literature corner for organising the 'Literary Carnival'.

Spoke at the Times Literature Festival (Delhi) & Bangalore Literature Festival

Had lovely time at the 'Times Literature Festival' from 28-30 Nov. Fabulous sessions, great atmosphere & exceptional hospitality. All those who attended my session & bought my books, thank you very much. Here are a few pictures. 

And here is the pciture with Preeti Shenoy, Sujata Parashar & Tuhin Sinha 

After the Delhi Times Literature Festival, I has a session at the wonderfully organised Bangalore Literature Festival on the 6th Dec at hotel Royal Orchid in Indiranagar. Made many new friends & got along really well with a bunch of fantastic authors & readers. Partied hard in the nights too in true Bangalorean style. 

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In New Indian Express, Bangalore.

In today's New Indian Express, Bangalore.
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In The Hindu (with Padma Laxmi)

When you wake up to see Padma Laxmi inches away from you. My interview that appeared last week in other cities is in The Hindu today (Metro Plus Delhi).

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At the Kumaon Literary Festival

Moderated an interesting session at the Kumaon Literary Festival on Sun, 25 Oct at Te Aroha with big names like Surender Mohan Pathak, Manjiri Prabhu & Piyush Jha in the panel. 

Met few pirates. Had lots of wine & gourmet food. Thank you, ‪#‎KumaonLitFest‬ for creating a truly experiential literature festival of its kind and treating the writers with so much respect. Specially loved the way the volunteers worked with smile on their faces. Sharing a few pictures here. 

4 Creative Writing Workshops in 7 days

I was fortunate to have been invited by the Madras Christian College in Chennai where I conducted workshops for literature students and the Visual Communication students on 12 Oct 14. On my return to Delhi, I conducted two more workshops.

My Creative Writing Workshops have benefited hundreds of aspiring writers in the last two years. Ever since quitting my job on 1 Jan 2014, I have conducted more than 30 such workshops.

Madras Christian College (Visual Arts department) 

Madras Christian College (Literature department) 

 Delhi Commerce & Arts College

At Le Meridien hotel, New Delhi

  

Book Launch # 5 by DIG (Retd) T.S. Balasubramanian & Usha Narayanan in Chennai

Chennai is a special place for me as I was born here. It was called Madras then. But names don't matter and therefore every time I arrive in Chennai, I feel at home. I love the food, can count from 1 - 20 in Tamil and love the smell of jasmine in the air. 

To my pleasant surprise, Chennai didn't disappoint. The book launch was attended by over 80 people. I was also overwhelmed by the hospitality and efficiency of the Odyssey bookstore at Adyar. 

   

Book Launch # 4 by Aroon Raman & Major Vandana Sharma in Bangalore

Notwithstanding the rains and huge traffic jams caused by it on all the arterial roads in Bangalore, I was happy to see a nearly full house. Bangalore locals, Aroon Raman, a bestselling thriller writer, and Major Vandana Sharma, the HR head of HolidayIQ, launched the novel.

After the book launch, I conducted a Creative Writing Workshop for aspiring writers.

Frederick Forsyth and Kulpreet Yadav on the same page.

When I saw my interview appear on the same page as Frederick Forsyth's, it was like a childhood dream come true. This has been one of the best moments in my writing career so far. Thank you, DNA.  

Here's the online LINK. 

Award night @ Woodpecker Film Festival, New Delhi

I had this unique privilege of being one of the jury members for the Woodpecker Film Festival's awards (17-20 Sep). The jury viewed a total of 34 short films across genres & themes shortlisted by the Selection Committee and decided the winners.

Had the honour of giving away one of the awards

Packed house! 

And the winner speaks

Book Review of 'The Girl Who Loved a Pirate' by Kulpreet Yadav in Hindustan Times, 14 Sep 15

BOOK REVIEW of 'The Girl Who Loved a Pirate' in Hindustan Times

"A brilliant thriller, grips you from the moment you start reading it. We would recommend it for all those who love thrillers and want a bite of good Indian writing. The story also would make for a good Bollywood thriller with its well structured writing and interesting mix of characters."

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Book Launch # 3 by Ravi Subramanian & Kiran Manral in Mumbai

The 'Girl Who Loved a Pirate' was launched by the much loved Mumbai based bestselling authors, Ravi Subramanian & Kiran Manral. 

After the event, I conducted a Creative Writing Workshop, sponsored by Story Mirror, India's largest story portal. More than 70 people participated in the event & the workshop

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Ravi Subramanian & Kiran Manral launched the spy thriller at Press Club

Our gorgeous emcee Jyoti Bakshi

The beautiful pirate 

Ravi has an amazing sense of humour

Most of us in one frame

Ok, whatever

Book Launch # 2 of 'The Girl Who Loved a Pirate' in Pune

Pune was fun. Here are the highlights:

• 'The Girl Who Loved a Pirate' was launched at Crossword, Aundh. It's a huge store with friendly & efficient staff. I had a splendid conversation with Salil Desai, a Pune based crime novelist before conducting a Creative Writing Workshop.
• Spoke to young IT engineers at Marvell Technology on 'Psychological Resilience in a Stressful Job.'
• Read from my novel at the Pune International Literature Festival. 

In conversation with Salil Desai

Posing with the greats behind us soon after the Creative Writing Workshop

All ears 

 The gorgeous girls and smart boys I met during the festival

After my motivational talk at Marvell Technology 

In Sakal Times, Pune

Book Launch # 1 of 'The Girl Who Loved a Pirate' by Vinita Nangia & Sumant Batra in Delhi

Here are the highlights from the Delhi launch of 'The Girl Who Loved a Pirate', India's first spy thriller on pirates. 

• Packed house. 
• All books sold out. 
• Fantastic conversations. 
• The most stupendous experience.

Thank you Vinita Nangia & Sumant Batra for releasing the book. Thank you all those who made it to Oxford Bookstore, Connaught Place despite massive traffic jams on Friday evening. Thank you The Park, New Delhi for sponsoring the prize.

In Safe Hands!

Packed House.

The Cute Pirate

The good looking Pirate

My Writer Friends

Book Signing. 

Dad and Mom

The Expression Says it All

The Pirate With a Twist

The Pretty Creative Writing Mentors

The Chotu Pirate

The Serious Pirates 

Holding Their Attention 

Here's the coverage in The Times of India. Click here to read online. 

NEWS STORY in Photo Journey assisted by Literature Studio: "I have never seen such a fabulous turnout for a book launch. From famous bloggers to founders of literary organisations, everyone was there, and so were writers and avid readers. Vinita Nangia of The Times of India and Sumant Batra, Founder of the Kumaon Literary Festival, were in conversation with the author. The event was a huge success. And the copies simply flew off the rack. Every single one was sold and there was a long queue of people who wanted to get their copies signed." Click here to read more. 

NEWS STORY in the blog of Readers Club Delhi: "The book launch took place at the Oxford Bookstore in Connaught Place and one could see people of all ages dressed up as pirates. From old men in their late 70’s to toddlers, almost everyone in the room had a black flap covering an eye, long black beard along with the famous scarf bearing the pirate symbol of a skull and swords and a red horn. One couldn’t help but grin just by looking at them."

“There is lot of love, emotion and chemistry between the characters” said Kulpreet Yadav and also added one of the lines “A pirate. A girl. A spy. Can the relationship work? The clock is ticking.” Click here to read more. 

Here's the coverage in Business Standard newspaper.