About the book: Do you know what you really are? Or has life not tested you yet! 8 stories 8 situations 8 emotions Lata is quintessential Indian housewife. How come her blissful life got disturbed by all but a gentle sermon? The handsome Piyush had the world at his feet and yet his world was empty! Meera, an IAS officer, was living her dream but why wasn’t she happy? Centuries ago, Ila the Playwright, found happiness in pursuing her passion but why was this a bane to many? What happens when your subconscious tries to pass on a message? Hurt and pain helped Madhav become a millionaire. How would be come to terms when he realizes that it was not him that was wronged but it was he who was wrong. Meera is a budding comedian, but a great tragedy befalls her. Would she be able to hold her own in adverse circumstances? Kapil found liberation in his quest for knowledge, but would his daughter follow his lead ? Explore Greed (via Manifestation of God), Unspoken words (via The Last Confession), Internal Conflict (via The Lost Meera), Self-Belief (via The Mysterious Playwright), Subconscious-self (via Three of Him), Love (via Madhav and Meera), Jealousy (via The Comic’s Tragedy) and Freedom (via Life goes in a circle). About the Author: “An architect by education, software engineer by profession and a writer by choice.” Charu was born in UK (Belfast), and brought up in Roorkee, India. From an early age, she was enchanted by the campus of University of Roorkee, where her father worked as a professor. She harbored a dream to get into the esteemed Roorkee University. In 2001, she realized her long cherished dream and obtained admission to IIT Roorkee. After completing her graduation in architecture from IIT Roorkee, Charu worked for Tata Consultancy at Noida for 3 years and then moved to Miami, USA, to work for a luxury cruise liner. The 2 years spent at Miami were interesting and it was here that Charu met her future husband Rachit Gulati, another fellow TCSer. Charu moved her base back to India in 2011 and she starting working for American Express as a Senior Program Analyst. She worked at Royal Bank of Scotland as Senior Software Professional in Gurgaon for over 6 years. Currently she is working as a Senior Manager (IT) at Max Life Insurance. Charu is married and lives in a joint family, which includes Grandma-in-law, parents in law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, niece, nephew, husband and daughter. She takes a keen interest in Indian mythology and loves reading out stories from ancient lore to the kids at home. She is a Hindu, but is also intrigued by Buddhism. She is a follower of Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism and is a member of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), an association promoting values of Buddhism: peace and respect for all people. Her other interests include reading, writing and public speaking (She is a Toastmaster International Certified Advanced Communicator Bronze and is her working her way up to obtain Distinguished Toastmaster’s badge). She is an avid reader and a blogger. In 2015, she published a self-help ebook at Amazon titled, “Tip the Skin!” Literary zine “Invincible” has been publishing a few of her blog posts in print since May 2018. Her blog: http://lifeinthehooterville.blogspot.in/ Achievements: l She was declared the first runner up in 2017 edition of NUHA Global Blogging Competition. l She won second prize in Toastmasters District level impromptu speaking competition in 2017 and was a finalist at District Toastmasters Humorous speech competition the same year. The District consists of all Toastmasters clubs from North India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. l She was one of the highly recommended authors at Bharat Award for literature-4th Short Story contest conducted by poiesisonline.com. l She was amongst the top 25 in the first edition of YES I WRITE Corporate Short Shory Contest organized by StoryMirror. The Contest saw participation from over 5000 corporate employees.
About the Book: Can Love only Hurt? Or does it Heal? 'Meera was one "geeky" but sensible girl, with a good head firmly placed on her shoulders. She never did anything wrong. She never made any mischief. Life was all about career, goals, and giving back to society. However, behind those heavy glasses was a young girl wanting to be loved but at the same time wary of falling for the wrong guy. Things begin to change inadvertently as she crosses paths with Neil. Would Neil be able to see past Meera? Would Meera be able to overcome her inherent insecurities? Would love find a way? About the Author: An architect by education, software engineer by profession, and a writer by choice. Charu was born in the UK (Belfast) and brought up in Roorkee, India. She has a degree from India’s premier college: the Indian Institute of Technology and has worked for technology and product based companies like Tata Consultancy, American Express, Royal Bank of Scotland. She is currently working as Senior Manager, Information Technology, at Max Life Insurance. She is an avid reader and blogger. She maintains her blog: lifeinthehooterville.blogspot.com She has authored a Self-help ebook titled (“Tip the Skin”) and it is available at e-retail portals like Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes, and Noble. She is a die-hard Toastmaster and won 2nd place at the 2017 District 41 Table Topic Contest at Chandigarh. She was also one of the finalists at District 41 Humorous Speech Contest 2017. District 41 comprises Toastmasters Clubs from North India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. She won 2nd place in the 2017 edition of the NUHA Global Blogging Competition and was the only blogger shortlisted from India. She was one of the highly recommended authors at the Bharat Award for literature-4th and 5th Short Story contests (2018 and 2019) conducted by poiesisonline.com. Her book of short stories called “The Lady in the Mirror” published by StoryMirror was one of the bestsellers in the short stories category in the opening week. Her stories have been aired on All India Radio Delhi Rajdhani as well as Gurgaon Community Radio Stations. In 2019 she was awarded “The Literoma Rising Star Award” for her debut work. She was the chief guest at the IIT Roorkee Modal United Nations debate closing ceremony in 2019 and has since graced many literature festivals and e-literature festivals like that of Lovely Professional University and NIT Hamirpur (2021).
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