Interview with Kumar Vikrant and Enakshi Johri

Kumar Vikrant has been a storyteller all his life. His fake stories still haunt his friends as they were told as the true stories.

His first novella, 'After Two Years,' was published online along with other stories. All his stories were critically evaluated by prominent writers and he was encouraged to write more. His first published story was, 'Progeny,' which he wrote for the anthology, '31 Sins.' After it, he wrote for several anthologies, including, 'Moonlit Matinee- The Notebook Of Romance,' 'Winged Hearts,' 'Case Files Of The Dead,' 'The Fallen Angels,' 'Stri,' 'Cupid Calls,' 'The Paid Eminence' and so on. Presently he is working on a fact based fiction along with a Co writer. As for the profession he is Civil Servant, working under state government of the U. P.

Active blogger and writer, Enakshi Johri, is a regular author for Indus woman Writing. She writes for Half Baked Beans as well. She is a postgraduate in Biotechnology. She has written several articles, stories and poems and most of her content has been published in the ejournal of IWW. Currently, she is working as an Academic content writer with the leading firm. She has been a part of several anthologies like “The notebook of Romance”, “Miles Apart”, “A phase unknown”, “Cupid calls”, “The paid eminence”, “Rhymes and Rhythms”, and several others. She is a creative thinker and a passionate writer and loves to pour down her heart in form of words. She shares her experience and her perception through her personal blog (http://aliveshadow.blogspot.in/).

**Unlike all the other interviews, this is a combination of interview with live chit chat session.

Enakshi: I am really glad to have this chance to interview you. Having worked with you in other anthologies as well, this is probably the right opportunity to know more about you, as a writer. How do you distinguish between the two job profiles- Civil servant and writer?

Kumar: My job as a civil servant is what I do for a living and writing is what I do for my inner peace. I generally try to maintain a balance between the both, sometimes  I'm successful and sometimes not at all.

Kumar: Enakshi, I'm really very lucky to interview you. You have interviewed a number of poets/writers of this book; now this is your turn to tell them about yourself. Please tell who actually Enakshi is, as a human being and as a writer?

Enakshi: Being a writer does not make me different from what I am when I am in no-writing-mood. Writing just helps me vent out my thoughts and perceptions. I am an introvert by nature but when the company is good, I can be the talkative one too.

Enakshi: What do you enjoy doing most- working full time under the state government or getting lost in the world, where you are the master designer of the characters and the story moves at your beck and call?

Kumar: I love my job because as a civil servant I have some powers to do some good things for the needy people. As a civil servant, I'm supposed to work 24/7, and sometimes I can go with a little sleep for a number of days. But as I mentioned earlier that I try to maintain a balance between my work and my passion which is writing. As soon as I get some spare time my thoughts start running wild and sometimes culminate in the form of a story.

Kumar: Renee has a fascinating premise. How did you arrive at it?

Enakshi: The society treats feminism as weakness. I argue this. The success rate of women is far better than that of men. But there is always a scope for improvement and it is high time that women of today realize their self worth and take a rebirth. The title of my story has specific relation to this sentiment of mine. And that is how I arrived at the plot for this story.

Enakshi: The plot of your story, “The inheritance” seems to be related or somewhat similar to the plot of the Bollywood movies, where the past of the protagonist haunts his/her future. How different is your story from what we all have already witnessed in majority of the movies?

Kumar: Inheritance is not a story where protagonist's past haunts her/him. This is a story of an Inheritance which goes to a daughter from her father. Her father lived a violent life so to survive she has to live an equally violent life.

Bollywood movies generally portray, the victory of good over evil, truth always prevails and such other things. But in reality we see the opposite of it all. There are all the true colors of life, hardships of life in this story where the protagonist is always not a winner. You'll find nothing common between Bollywood movies and my story, ‘The Inheritance.’ This is another thing that once a critic suggested that one of my stories, 'Progeny,' deserved to be seen on big screen.

Kumar: How much of Bella, is you?

Enakshi: Bella resides inside every woman. If not now then may be in future, there will come a time when it will be the need of the hour to realize our potential and fight all odds and snatch life from the jaws of death.

Enakshi: Who, among Aditi, Veer and the Wolves, is your favorite character and why?

Kumar: Aditi is my favorite. I like her because an unprecedented war has been forced upon her, killers and authorities have pushed her to the verge of breakdown, but she rises from her own ashes and fights back.

Kumar: Adam and Bella have different ideas about female infanticide. Would you care to talk about where you fall on that subject?

Enakshi: Being a woman myself, I will side with the fact that killing a life for sake of culture, race, ethnicity or society, is evil. Nobody has the right to take away the freedom to live and therefore, the prevailing issue of female infanticide has to stop now because the future depends on what we do now.

Enakshi: Veer is the character who probably has one sided love for Aditi. According to you, should one wait around for something,  one knows might never happen or should one give up?

Kumar: Sometimes circumstances brought two people together and one of them tend to like the other in a way that one can go to any limits to protect the other. That is what I call love, a selfless love.

Love is love no matter it is one sided. Who says one always wins one's love? Lucky ones get blessed with it and the others, wait for a lifetime to attain it.

Kumar: How come you chose the names of your characters from a society where female infanticide is not an issue according to me?

Enakshi: Female infanticide draws its history from the golden Age of Greece. Infanticide has been practiced on every continent and by people on every level of cultural complexity, from hunters and gatherers to high civilization, including our own ancestors. Rather than being an exception, then, it has been the rule. But, truly speaking, I did not, even once, think about the names this critically, when I was plotting the story. Although I knew very well that western countries also follow this tradition.

Enakshi: Is this story purely fictional or is it related to you personally?

Kumar: This story is purely fictional. but you know a writer never leaves a chance to amalgamate her/his own personal experience in her/his story, so do I.

Kumar: Quite a lot has been written on female infanticide, how different your story is to steer your readers’ conscience?

Enakshi: My story will emit rays of hope, will power and strong determination. And I hope it will cause a stir and make the people (specifically women) champ at the bit and fight for themselves.

Enakshi: What genre do you prefer the most, when it comes to penning down a short story? Why?

Kumar: I love writing in mystery & the crime genre because it comes naturally to me. I prefer writing for a general readership, readers like some tangible excitement, and I try to cater their taste with my stories. If someone asks me to write a love story, I'll certainly pen down it, but with a smack of mystery and crime.

Kumar: I think your story indicates that we have free will in the present. Is this your belief?

Enakshi: The concept of free will is an illusion. The path of greatest pleasure is the path most traversed. I do not believe in free will completely. However, there are certain (infact many) social evils that need to be eradicated from the society. Stopping female infanticide has nothing to do with free will. To explain this better, I would like to quote Epictetus, “Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else”.

Enakshi: Why does the crime/horror genre excites you most? Have you tried writing on other genres (specially romantic fiction)?

Kumar: I really enjoy writing mystery/crime/horrors. I think people also seek some exciting stuff which I try to give them. I've written two romantic stories with a hint of horror. One of them has already been published in the Notebook Of Romance. One critic found this story interesting amongst all the lovey dovey stories. Second one is about to be published in The Cupid Calls, let's see how people like it.

Kumar: You are a blogger; I've read some of your blogs. What are you working on now days? Have you ever thought of writing a full length novel/book?

Enakshi: I maintain a personal blog and I write for Half-baked beans as well. As of now, I am working on my debut novella and hoping to get it in print by December. As far as blogging is concerned, I do not have a schedule planned for it. I write whenever I find a mind boggling topic to write upon.

Enakshi: Now that you know the synopsis of almost all the stories, which one did you find most interesting?

Kumar: Unfortunately I couldn't get a chance to read the synopsis of all the stories. Selecting only one story is really a tough job. In fact I liked all the stories/poems. But I can give you the names of three stories, which I liked very much, in descending order. First by Rajbeer Gill Sir, 'The Path Less Travelled,' second by you, 'Rene'e,' and third by Neeti Banga & Abhijit Narayan, 'Time To Fight Back, Girls!'

Kumar: How was your experience doing all the interviews? Which one was most challenging?

Enakshi: It was a new experience and I enjoyed a lot. The most challenging interview was that of Sir Rajbeer Gill.

Enakshi: What is your take on "camouflaging your writing to grab attention of the readers"? What will be your advise to the young authors who are stepping into the world of literature?

Kumar: Well, I try to keep my readers interested till the end of the story. For the purpose I  try to write a particular chapter in a way that the reader should be eager to read it completely and go on in the same way until the story ends. My simple advise is- read all you like and once start writing a story or a novel; don't rest until you complete it. Make a schedule and write everyday.

Kumar: I really enjoyed conducting this interview session with you. How did you like working with me a fellow writer? Would you ever like working with me with any other project like writing a story or a complete book with me as a co writer?

Enakshi: Yes definitely. It is always nice to know new people and working with you has been a great experience. I would also like to contribute as a co author, in a short story or maybe even a novella.

Enakshi: And now the last one- How was your experience with Sanmati Publishers?

Kumar: To tell you the truth Enakshi, this publication is really amazing. You must observe their literary endeavours, they are always busy promoting literary personalities no matter new or already established. I've written for so many publications but not a single publication organized a book launch ceremony. Though I couldn't go to the book launch ceremony of, The Phase... for some personal reasons, but the pictures of the ceremony show that it was really a great ceremony. I always appreciate Pawan Jain sir, who took all the pain to do it all. I really liked my experience with Sanmati, and would like to work with them again if given a chance.

Kumar: We almost ask all our writers/poets that how their experience was working with Sanmati Publishers, now this is your term to answer the same question. How really did you like working with them?

Enakshi: My experience with Sanmati publishers has been good so far. If given another chance, I would definitely like to work with them again. Kudos to Pawan Sir and the team for their constant efforts and hard work.

Happy reading folks! 

Interview With Surinder Kaur

Hi Surinder ma'am, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background?

Hi, I am a teacher professionally and an artist at heart. A very amateurish one, who is a jack of all but master of none. Passion and emotion are integral part of whatever I do.

How did you come up with the title of your story, ‘Alweera's never die?'

 My story is about the transformation of people when their circumstances change. Usually the reactions or let me say the responses to certain situations are same or similar. Alweera is a weak persona in my setting how she passes it on is all that comprises of my storyline.

Who is your favorite character from your story, ‘ Alweera's never die?’ and why?

 Shivangi is my favorite character because you never expect her to transform but she does. Why, I want my reader’s response to find whether they understand her turmoil and accept her transformation or not.

How important are names to you in your story, ‘Alweera's never die?’ Did you choose the names based on liking the way it sounds or the meaning? Do you have any name choosing  resources you recommend?

Hmmm, not very important because choosing names was an impulsive decision for me.

Are there underrepresented groups or ideas featured in your story,’ Alweera's never die?’  If so, please tell us about them.

Some things are personal but largely a fictional build up. My personal opinion that even the strongest of people sometimes fall into the trap of emotional breakdowns and no longer can they behave in the same manner.

What were your goals and intentions in this story, and how well do you feel you achieved them?

It was a maiden attempt, no big ideas only a simple attempt. My story is a medium to convey that whatever we say about women empowerment reality differs in many cases and incidents. The rest is for readers to decide whether I did it successfully or not. 

Is there a certain type of scene that's harder for you to write than others? Love? Action? Racy?

Not really.

Given that you work full time and also an artist, how do you find time for writing?

Passion of trying new things has always been my usp. Days are to work and nights are tailored to fuel creativity.

What are some day jobs that you have held?  If any of them impacted your writing, please share an example.

Yes, indeed, working as a government school teacher has given me an opportunity to look into the people from poor socioeconomic background, their lives, their challenges and especially the plight of women from that background.

What cultural value do you see in writing/reading/storytelling/etc?

 All these have a power to create, explore and improve as a person and also if done effectively can definitely bring a social awareness.

Who are some of your favorite authors that you feel were influential in your work?  What impact have they had on your writing?

I am more of a poetry person, so I don’t think there is any influence as I m not a story or prose reader in a real sense.

How do you feel about ebooks vs. print books and alternative vs. conventional publishing?

Somehow I feel reading a real book is a much more satisfying experience than these gadgets.

What question do you wish that someone would ask about your story, but nobody has? Write it out here, then answer it.

I expect questions after people read the book, as it is still not on stands ,I am not thinking about it.

What are you working on now? What is your next project?

Poetry is my present area of exploration.

Do you have any tips for readers or advice for other writers trying to get published?

Being simplistic and creating through the heart is the best way to express.

How was experience with Sanmati Publishers?

Wonderful and encouraging. They provided me a platform and their strategies have been appreciable. I am full of gratitude towards them.

Thanks so so much for your precious time ma'am. We wish you success in all your future literary endeavors.

Interviewed By Enakshi & Kumar

Interview With Nidhi

Nidhi:

Nidhi  19, is a student of English Honours ( 2nd year ) is an avid reader and passionate for writing. Her first article was published when she was 12. She has got a trophy from Readomania for her story. She writes for e- magazine such as Neelam and Intellinotions. She is a part of anthologies Tere Hi liye,  Zest of Inklings,  Mighty thoughts,  Blank Space, Love bytes, As a Beginners for a beginning, Anecdotes of Love, Love Stories around Us, Lovingly yours and A phase Unknown. Apart from writing she loves doing social works. She has a page on Facebook, Love is Predestined.

Yashika:

Hailing from Delhi, she is pursuing Bachelor in computer application (BCA)  2nd year  from Trinity Institute Of Professional Studies, Affiliated to G.G.S.I.P.U, New Delhi. She loves reading novels, writing, listening songs and hanging out with friends. She is obsessed with novels and coffee. Her world revolves around her friends. She is into writing from past 2 years.  Her stories has been published in “Curated ” by notionpress , “Love Bytes” "Blank Space" Anthology. One story has been selected in “Album of hearts ” which will be published soon. She writes on her blog as well. She has a page on Facebook Love is predestined.

Emails of co-authors:

Nidhi : nidscute002@gmail.com

Yashika: Bhagat.yashika@gmail.com

Facebook links:

Nidhi link :

https://m.facebook.com/nidhi.author?ref_component=mbasic_home_header&ref_page=%2Fwap%2Fhome.php&refid=8

Yashika's link:

 https://www.facebook.com/angel.bhagat.12914

Blog links:

Nidhi:

iwritenidhi.wordpress.com

Yashika :

 http://magicofwordss.blogspot.in/

Twitter:

@Nidhiauthor

@bhagatyashika

How did you come up with, 'She Was Not Alone?' Did Yashika come up with the idea first?

NIDHI: She was not alone was a mixed decided theme by both of us. I had something planned like this in my mind and I shared it with Yashika. She made necessary changes and presented it in a proper manner.

Is this your first project writing together?

NIDHI: Yes, it is our first project.

How did you manage to develop characters, 'Tanya, Varun, Aarti and Tanmay that were so innocent, interesting, and twisted?

NIDHI: Girl like Tanya are seen almost every day in the society. These Innocent girls have to shut their mouth because they have no other choice. In real life with boys like Tanmay exists, then true love exists. However the Society is now more full of boys like Varun.

What were your goals and intentions in this story, and how well do you feel you achieved them?

NIDHI: My intention in this story was to make readers realize that you are an another Girl like Tanya do fight for yourself. God is not so cruel. The answer to the Question that, do we feel we achieved them in the hands of readers.

Can you share some stories about people you met while researching this story?

NIDHI: Researching this story?!!! Umm...well to be very fair, we didn't research anyway,  this story was just an idea beautified on paper. I expect everyone to read the story and let me know their views.

What was the hardest part of writing this story? 

NIDHI: The hardest part of writing this story was the role of Tanya’s parents. This role was not only portrayed in the story, but even in 21^st century parent’s like Tanya’s parents can be seen.

Are there vocabulary words or concepts in your story that may be new to readers?  Define some of those.

NIDHI: I totally believe in writing simple stories which can be read by all age groups. I don’t want my readers to consult a dictionary for every next word I write.

So, do you see yourselves as a duo, or emerging as independent writers?

NIDHI: I am an independent writer, but even as a duo  feel myself free.

Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. Come from?

NIDHI: The love for writing came from my page LOVE IS PREDESTINED which I made on 23^rd April 2013. I started writing on that page and with that, only I started sending my stories for anthologies.

Who are some of your favorite authors, that you feel, influenced your work?  What impact have they had on your writing?

NIDHI: My favorite authors include Preeti Shenoy, Ravinder Singh and Sudeep Nagarkar. They are those amazing persons whose every piece of creations helps me grow a little more each day. I love'em!

Do you write more by logic or intuition, or combination of the two?

NIDHI: It is usually a mixture of both, but the more percentage is of intuitions.

What are some ways in which you promote your work?  What are your views on self promotion of the published work?

NIDHI: I usually promote my work by posting about it in various Facebook pages, Facebook groups, google+ and twitter.

What’s the best advice you can give to writers who are working to get on your level in the writing industry?

NIDHI:  The best advice I can give is to read a lot of books. Reading will encourage them more.

How was experience with Sanmati Publishers?

NIDHI: My experience with SANMATI PUBLISHER is good. They encourage their writers a lot. A phase Unknown is my second anthology with SANMATI publisher.

What would be your message for our readers?

NIDHI: READ! WRITE! ENJOY!      

Thanks so so much Nidhi for your precious time, it was really an opportunity to know about our fellow writer. We really missed yashika, hope she'll be fine soon and we'll have another opportunity to interview you both together.

Interviewed By Enakshi & Kumar

Interview With Isha Sharma

'Let your words speak, not voice.' -: Isharma.

A graduate in Bachelor of Commerce; Isha Sharma was born on 3rd November '94 in Rampur (U.P). A left-handed girl, She began her writing procession since standard 6th. She is an English novelist (unpublished), a bilingual (Hindi& English) poet, short story writer&article writer. Also trying her hand in composing lyrics. Her works have been published in Langlit- An International Peer reviewed Access Journal, Turning Point Of Life (anthology of short stories) by Author's Ink India, STRI by Numerique Publications, Miles Apart by Omji Publishing House, writer's ezine-a literary e-magazine (2poems), Book Review India's first e-magazine SNIFFERS 2015(2 poems), A PHASE UNKNOWN WOMAN-SEASON 2 by Sanmati Publishers, Dream Castle by Ridzee, Cupid Calls by Immortal Doon Publications and in AAGMAN-THE ARRIVAL (a print magazine) by Sanmati Publishers, New Delhi(1 poem). In her school days, she was awarded by 'Maa shweta pratibha samman' from great kaviis of Kanpur. Have written 70+ Hindi poems, 30+ English ones, 10 Hindi songs. Still writing. Recently, the author has become an editor of BOOK REVIEW INDIA'S e-magazine "SNIFFERS" and a Co-Editor of an anthology WOEBEGONE by Immortal Doon Publications. Also, she has attended a poetry meet at lodhi garden, New Delhi (in December 2014).

Dancing is her second passion.

One can mail her at -:ishas135@gmail.com

Else can ping her at:ishh2014@wordpress.com

Or can read her work at her fb page-: Isharma.

Also, she is a Goodreads author.

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=bookmark. -: my profile link (fb)

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So for the readers who might need an introduction, can you share a little bit about yourself?

Isha Sharma is just a soul engrafted with the world of thoughts. She wants to write boundlessly. She just desires to LIVE her passion, her love, her life.

                                                                                                

When it comes to her published works, the author has made it up to 6 anthologies by Author’s Ink India; Numerique Publications, Omji Publishing House, Sanmati Publishers, Immortal Doon Publications and Ridzee. Apart from these, her poems have been published in 3 e-magazines viz., Writer’s Ezine, SNIFFERS by Book Review India and in Lang Lit International peer- reviewed access journal. Also, She has become an editor of Sniffers (B.R.I) and co-editor of an anthology WOEBEGONE by Immortal Doon Publications. Also, one of her poems is published in AAGMAN- THE ARRIVAL, a print magazine by Sanmati Publishers.

                                                                                                 

She is a bilingual poet, short story writer, lyric writer, novelist, article writer. Has written 75+ Hindi poems, 20+ English ones and 10 Hindi songs. Also, the girl loves to compose replicas of Bollywood songs (already composed 3-: Mil jaa kahi(lag jaa gale), tu hi hai mera sanam( Mera Mann by Aayushman Khurana) & Mai hu toh yahiin( Tu hai ki nahi by Ankit Tiwari). Still writing.

Isha, what does it mean to you to be a poet?

Whether I am a poet or a writer, I just want to WRITE, to go deep in the sea of words. That’s it.

Your poem, 'Yes! I am a Girl' seems beautiful. I'm interested in knowing some things that you appreciate about being a girl?

Being a girl is the most adorable thing, as no creature in this entire world can compare with the qualities of a woman. She has the guts to carry a LIFE in her womb, maybe that’s why the Almighty assigned HER this responsibility and not to HIM. She is the calmest and the angriest incarnation of God at different point of times. If you will love her, she will surrender herself completely to you; but; if you will try to break her up in tears, she will burn you to ashes.

'You can harass me, not my Will, remember, I am a Girl still.' Please elaborate this line for our readers.

The aforesaid line depicts the bold nature of a lady.  This means that a harasser can only harass her body and not her inner soul, her strength. If she is physically tortured by any human-faced vampire, then it will not going to weaken her will power, she will cope up with it and will rise again, with more courage, more boldness. She will still remain a GIRL, the most charming creature.


To follow up with that, as a creator and influencer, how do you hope that your work can inspire women to love and appreciate themselves more?

I don’t know, seriously. (Smiles). I just wrote what my heart felt; neither had I written to inspire nor to create an influence on anyone. I just penned down my thoughts on being a girl.

But, Yes! I would be the gladdest person in the universe if my work will inspire even a single lady to love her more. I wrote the reality of being a woman, who she is, what is her importance. She is made to be loved.

You have a great Facebook presence and often share some of your work. Do you find yourself creating works specifically for that or do you condense other poems that you already have?

No, I just post whatever I write on a piece of paper, Whether my works are old or the exclusive ones, I put more focus on writing for myself than for sharing it on social sites.

What sort of thing did you write about when you began?

As I already mentioned that I began my writing procession when I was in std. 6^th, I used to write on the back pages of my notebooks, that time or use to tear the middle pages of the register for penning my thoughts down. In start I usually wrote about teachers, quotes on life, parents, friendship. Also composed short essay on mother, assembly prayer…. 

Now, jumping the years, can you say, are there any themes which particularly attract you as a poet, things that you feel you would like to write about?

Ya, specifically, I love to write on women empowerment, about their pain, sorrow, struggle… just about anything to everything about women.

At times, I like to write on a beautiful feeling called LOVE.

Describe your perfect Sunday.

(Laughs) For me, whether it is Sunday or any day of the week, I just want to take sips of cardamom tea, carrying my pen and diary along with (now I don’t tear middle pages, laughs) , wanna sit alone in my room and just wish to write and write and write……without any type of interruption.

What about writers who have influenced you, who have meant a lot to you?

Only one, Paulo Coelho.  I love the way he writes without using heavy words. Simplicity is what I appreciate the most in his writings. I get inspiration from how he struggled in his literary journey, with no one to support, to leant shoulder for him.

Isha, one notices in reading your poems and listening to your poems that there are two qualities which emerge very quickly and clearly; one is their lucidity (and I think these two qualities have anything to do one with the other), their lucidity and the impact they make on reading. Now, do you consciously design your poems to be both lucid and to be effective when they are read aloud?

Vikrant Sir, I appreciate that you noticed it. Frankly speaking, Yes, in most of my poems I take care of both the aspects you mentioned as they go hand-in-hand, I want that if they are read aloud, they should sound like poems and not like stories or short-notes plus they should be effective enough too.

Setting aside poetry for a moment, are there other things you would like to write, or that you have written?

Ya, as my bio informs, I am a bilingual poet (Hindi & English), story writer, article writer, lyric writer, novelist. The strangest part in my writing career is that I never thought of becoming an author of English works, I always focused on Hindi writings more, but see, my all published stuffs are of English writings. I love it.

Do you find yourself much in the company of other writers, or poets?

Not as such. I believe every writer is unique in himself, the way he thinks, he sees the world, the way he pens down his internal emotions is all different from that of others. We can’t compare anyone’s thoughts. We can’t follow the writing style of our fellow writers. We just write and explore. 

Is there anything else you would rather have done than writing poetry? Because this is something, obviously, which takes up a great deal of one's private life, if one's going to succeed at it. Do you ever have any lingering regrets that you didn't do something else?

No, since I understood what writing is to me, I never thought of doing something else. I know it won’t get me that amount of  bucks as an engineer or doctor gets, but that’s what a passion is, you follow it without considering the financial advantages.

Ya, one thing is there if I had not been a writer I would have like to become a choreographer. Dancing is my second passion. 

You have attended a poetry meet at Lodhi Garden, New Delhi, how was your experience out there?

Enakshi ma'am, the experience was mind-blowing; I never thought that my writings would take me to Lodhi Garden amongst the group of such great poets and writers. As, that was my very first poetry meet, I was overwhelmed with the experience of reciting my poem in front of the talented few.  I was glad that this was the first time that my parents were recognized by my name. That was a moment to feel proud of. 

What exciting things do you have happening in the upcoming future that we should know about?

Writing…writing and writing…

How was your experience with Sanmati publishers?

They are the ones who provided me a platform to showcase my work. So, they will always get a special place in the deepest core of my heart. THANKYOU!

Thanks so so much for your precious time Isha. It was nice of you to give this exclusive interview for the readers of your upcoming book, A Phase Unknown 2, Woman A Tribute.' We wish you luck for your future literary endeavors.

Interviewed By Enakshi & Kumar