How I came into writing     

I have written in recent years four books, which included a short story book, two novels and a  simplified version of Bhagavad Gita. Their  published copies have been available on popular selling platforms.  Many of the learned readers of my books, aware of my background as Government officer,  showed their keenness to know   how I got into writing. They talked  about my books with probing questions. In order to meet  queries , I have taken the convenient rout  to post in series  in my blog/website   about my books and  my journey as a writer.  

It is interesting to recall how I came into writing . As long as I was in position in Government, I did not pick up pen and paper except to write a few mid page articles in news papers. However, after my superannuation I had all the time to myself and began to jot down in leisurely hours recalling some incidents and occurrences of the past  which had left lasting impression on my mind. Then  I began  to pour out my thoughts from those picked up incidents and happenings and articulated them into a readable stuff.

 However,  it  did not cross  my mind to have them published until my friend  Prof. Pradeep Mathur,  a very  senior journalist, vouched with conviction  that this was  precious publishing stuff. He even  went ahead  to take upon himself the responsibility to have it published through his Peoples syndicate. That is how the first edition  of my book ‘My Times My Tales’ , with twenty seven short  stories, was published . The book was formally released in the  year  2016 at  Civil Service Officers  Club, New Delhi.

Since Mr Mathur’s Syndicate was not professionally equipped to continue handling publishing and distributing responsibility, I assigned the job with his concurrence to a publishing house in the year 2024. That is how its second edition was out which is available at Amazon and other selling platforms. The feed back that I received from learned readers was very encouraging. Each story of the book ‘My Times My Tales’ has been  recognised  as  excellent narration of interesting tales.

 Going by the positive feed  back and growing demand for Hindi version of the these twenty seven short stories, I tried my hand and after successful translation of all the stories in Devnagari script, I got published the book under the title ‘Mere samey Ki Meri Kahaniyan’. Thus the Hindi version of the short stories came also on selling platforms including Amazon and Flipkart.     

And with this first story book, both in English and Hindi,  began my writing venture and the pen moves on.

                                                ……to be continued in the next post