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