Book-2

I gifted over a hundred books of “O my darling, India” and god, it paid dividends more than I had bargained for. It restored my faith in the goodness of a human being as I had more than 15 “out of the world” reactions.

One lady folded her hands and almost had tears saying ‘Death becomes me” (a story in my book) reminded her of her own father’s last days. A top surgeon talks to me for hours at the local restaurant. Another retired chartered accountant gives me a lift in his car on the way back from weekend Swamiji classes. There is very dignified lady and I call her “akka”. A software engineer in Johannesburg has read over 300 of my posts and when he met me recently, he knew the name of even my Arabic instructor. So as you see, this book has done a miracle of my self-esteem.

Book-2 manuscript is almost complete; such reactions were the inspirations behind the effort. It will consist of 10 stories and there has been a huge learning and artistic maturity in them. The plots are more imaginative, the descriptions more vivid, and I am thrilled at the way this has shaped up.

My March, 2010  this manuscript will be ready on all accounts. I will not even approach an Indian publisher. I believe there is enough quality here to interest a literary agent in UK. Guess what, one of Swamiji;s student has a brother in UK and he is going try on my behalf.

Hopefully this work sees the light of the day. I concern myself with the writing (something under my control) and I refuse to involve deeply in the promotion or search of a publisher. If it has to happen, it will. Otherwise it would like be shifting a mountain on my bare back. I have the learnt the wisdom of destiny and its flow; I don’t want to speed it up or muddle the flow with my ambition. But one thing is sure; I will continue to write unmindful of whether I make a penny out of it.