Warning: I’m going to be dropping names all post long. Penguin Random House: My nonfiction book ‘The Origin Story of India’s States’ released on Oct 25 from the largest publishing house in the world. The book has since consistently topped bestseller lists in Amazon and it went into a second print…

After quitting my fulltime corporate job in mid-2017, I’ve had three excellent growth years, with each accomplishing something unique. - The remainder of 2017 was about me regaining my mental health and balance and life energy. - In 2018, I hit my personal goal of completing my novel manuscript. Professionally, I found…

Day 1: Morning: be the assistant to their virtual photo shoot Afternoon: watch a powerful movie together Early Evening: do an online improv jam session together with their theatre group Late Evening: attend a webinar together by a top casting director Late Late Evening: participate in an online group quiz together Day 2: Morning: do the Sunday crossword together Late Morning: go for a run together Afternoon: take a nap together Evening: attend the acting masterclass your partner is leading

The group had split into two when the alarm came from the guide. I left the peloton, which included two feisty elderly ladies who could not — would not — be hurried by anything, even rapidly descending dusk, and raced around the bend in the path. I saw the guide…

Read about how this story began in July 2017 and continued through 2018. TL;DR: 1. I became a working artist in control of my own time. 2. I shot for my first feature film with R. Madhavan. I wrote two children’s books. I narrated three Audible audiobooks. I signed on as onscreen…

Read about the lows from where I began this journey in July 2017 here. Writing The turning point for me came in Dec 2017. I had been invited to participate as a writer in the inaugural Manipal Writers Workshop in the lovely coastal university town of Manipal, Karnataka. For two weeks…

. I, a person neither late eve nor early morn of afternoon hot and anon . The day balanced peace in a pause shadows pointed naps, solitude heavy, silenced .

Note to self: Flip-flops bad choice for hike. Especially in Hampi, whose landscape is a toss-up between smooth misshapen boulders and intricately-carved 500-year-old ruins. A trait that makes it attractive to sensibly-heeled enthusiasts of bouldering, archaeology, and heritage. We are enthusiastic. Not sensibly-heeled. A dubious combination on the bald rocks…

The light on the parked jeep blinks On/Off Light/Glass It catches my attention in the early blue dawn. I hear it click rhythmic. The light matches the clock Tick/Tock Click/Clock If this jeep were parked on a hillside at night then I would watch its Morse Light from across the lake. Like in the mystery books I read when I was ten. And then the blinks stop but not the clicks. I shudder and hope all is well on the hill.