Ranjit Kulkarni

Ranjit Kulkarni is an author with a penchant for portraying characters from the real world and weaving stories around their apparently mundane lives. He is the creator of Jigneshbhai and Swami. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Kulkarni spent his childhood in the environs of urban, middle-class India. As an adult, he’s travelled the world, exploring the cityscapes of America, getting lost in the natural beauty of Europe, and absorbing the tastes and sounds of Asia. With his constant knack for observation and a deep seated fondness of reflection, he loves crafting tales that entertain and provoke thought. When not writing, Kulkarni loves reading and going on trips with his wife. He is an avid traveller, a passionate investor and a devoted student of spirituality. He loves ice-cream and chocolate too. He lives in Bangalore India.

Alexa, Stop: Unpublished Very Short Story

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“Alexa, don’t run away from me. Listen.” “Playing, Run to you by Bryan Adams.” “Alexa, Stop.” “Alexa, will you pay attention here for once?” “I didn’t quite get that.” “Not you, Alexa. Alexa, you!” “I still didn’t get that. Could you…” “Alexa, Stop.” “Alexa, will you give me, for heaven’s sake, some break from this … Read more

What is Good?

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The other day we decided to watch a movie on Netflix. There was one I had in mind but there were no ratings for it. So, we didn’t choose it. Then, after 15 minutes of browsing, we still hadn’t decided and switched off the TV. Life used to be simple. You go to a bookstore … Read more

This is Marketing – Notes 2

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Notes and Excerpts from ‘This is Marketing’ by Seth Godin. Our calling is to make a difference. A chance to make things better for those we seek to serve. Writing books or creation of anything else for that matter whether video courses, training, cartoons, Youtube videos, podcasts, is a commodity. You can’t claim to be … Read more

Anybody can climb Everest

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A friend of mine who climbed Mount Everest (yes, really!) was interviewed (many times over), and in one of the interviews was asked if he realized the enormity of his achievement. He tried to play it down saying, “I am just a normal guy. Anybody can climb Everest.” And the interviewer stopped him, and said, … Read more

Five 2nd Editions, Five New Book Covers

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A book launch is overrated. It takes a lot of energy and if you expect to put a new book into a new orbit due to just a good launch, your expectation won’t be met. It takes a few years, maybe a few decades. Despite that reality, even now after nine full length books, a … Read more

The Long Tail

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I had been told to get on Facebook when I started writing. I did. I used to have an author page where I kept posting blog posts regularly at one time. Then I was told to publish them on LinkedIn. I had never bought a book, especially fiction, after reading about it on LinkedIn. Or … Read more

A Swirling Vortex of Neediness

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I had a book reading last weekend. A woman entered the small library which had given me space for a reading my stories. She dialed her phone and called someone as she entered. She whispered and I overheard her say that she was the only one there. It was 7.08 pm and the reading was … Read more

Notes to Myself: Craft of a Story

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Every writer has a bunch of notes to him/herself for ready reference on the craft of story writing that suits that particular writer’s style of writing. For me, it has evolved over the past few years of writing. As I started with blogging to writing articles, and then jumped to humor and slice of life … Read more

The Dip by Seth Godin

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Recently I read another Seth Godin book titled “The Dip: The extraordinary benefits of knowing when to quit (and when to stick)”. Though I would not classify it in the same category as ‘The Practice’ or ‘This is Marketing’, it nevertheless is a very good book with a lot of wise one-liners that are typical … Read more

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