It was exactly five years back that I started writing my first novel – on this day. Since then, I have stuck to writing as one of my primary preoccupations, resulting in publishing many more books. That doesn’t necessarily qualify me for advising anyone on writing. But at the very least, it qualifies me on … Read more
“When a piece of music is good, it gets a lot of claps,” Jigneshbhai said last weekend. At the cafe, the instrumental music of Ustad Zakir Hussain was being played. Swami and I were engrossed in listening to it. “When a piece of music is great, it gets silence,” Jigneshbhai added, and that struck us. … Read more
“Raichand posted a message in our group over the weekend,” Swami reported over coffee, voice tight with irritation. “Urgent meeting. Monday morning. Subject: Annual Goalsetting.” One week into the new year, and his holiday glow had vanished. “So now you must be having complete clarity about your annual goals, presumably,” Jigneshbhai said calmly, stirring his … Read more
Hundreds of books get published everyday. Maybe thousands. And most of them don’t sell more than ten copies. Some not even that many. Yet, no one who has ever written a book regrets that they wrote one. So what are the reasons to write a book? I came up with a few. Here is the … Read more
I have released two box sets of my published books. Both these box sets are in Kindle Format. One is a box set of 5 books featuring Jigneshbhai and Swami. The second is a box set of 5 books of short story collections. The Jigneshbhai and Swami box set consists of the following books: 1. … Read more
“Have you ever been in a meeting towards the end of a project when a person who has not been to any of the preceding ones comes up with ‘small feedback’ that impacts everything?” Swami asked us the other day over coffee. Jigneshbhai flashed a smile, and I knew what was coming. “Did someone like … Read more
“Do you think AI will wipe out creativity?” Swami asked me the other day over coffee. As a writer, that was something on my mind. I had seen some of the recent AI tools and what they could do. It did feel like some of the AI might help. But it also did feel like … Read more
“When we were young, our parents always told us good things happen to good people,” Swami said, while sipping his coffee last evening. “Because you are good, you will get the job, they said,” he mused. “Or the promotion,” Jigneshbhai remarked watching Swami. “Or they will help you. Or they will buy your services.” And … Read more
