Welcome Shribala!
Your real name and pen name
Pen name – Shribala, real name to be revealed later . . .
Please share some of the best memories of your childhood Happy moments with my father and uncle, climbing guava tree in Ramakrishna mutt, participating in school drama and sport activities and learning cooking from my uncle
About your education Bachelor of Arts, Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, Law Graduate and diploma in Arbitration Management
What career did you plan during your education days To become IPS Officer
What languages you can speak and write? Speak, read & Write - English, Hindi, Tamil Only speak – Kannada and Malayalam
What is your biggest source of inspiration in life Swami Vivekananda as I am a disciple of Ramakrishna mutt from my childhood days
What hurts you most in this world Corruption
What is the biggest challenge you have faced? How did you overcome it? College Admission, in spite of good scores in all the subjects I could not get admission because of reservation. There is no human solution to overcome quota and reservation even today. I would say I overcame through god’s intervention.
If you had to live a day of your life as one of the living or dead personality, who would it be and why? Obviously Swami Vivekananda, because I would know how to perceive this world especially India as it is Today.
What is your favorite genre and why? Saga, Romantic Thriller and Philosophy as in all these three genres the underlining factor is human emotions. I like to analyse human emotions.
When did you start writing? What is the purpose of your writing? In the year 2010 because I felt hapless being a common man
Which of your work has been published so far? Would you like to share a synopsis of your work? Novel Y?Me… ‘Y ? Me’ is a story that captures the trauma of 26/11 in Mumbai and some of the lives affected by this. Like many of us aghast Sindhuja despairingly asked, ‘Why Me’ after being hit by a bullet, on the ill fated night of 26/11, only to have nightmares and hallucinations – as her best companions. Sindhuja Srinivasan, finance professional and a part time chef is hit by a bullet on 26/11, in Mumbai.
She is rescued and undergoes a major surgery for survival. Her serene life takes a major jolt when she is forced to break her four-year old engagement with her fiancé. She decides to move to her father’s hometown to start afresh. It was but natural to meet Dr.Ranjit Rajaratnam. Her life becomes a roller coaster ride filled with comical and romantic interludes.
But little did she know that he is carrying his own past baggage, which is much heavier than here is. Enigma haunts them both, as their own pasts intercept the well-oiled machine- ‘life’. She is shattered when he refuses to believe her. Will destiny bring the two of them together as a couple?
What are your forthcoming writings? Currently working on the script – Crystal Maze (working title)
What are your future plans? Continue writing and start a thematic fine dining
What four top most things you take care of while writing a book? Simple language so that everybody can understand Well defined characters Fast paced sequences Consistency in narration
Your dream destination on Earth? Venice - explore the Grand Canal by a gondola
Your origin of birth and other countries you have visited/ stayed. What best things you liked in these countries around the globe? Origin -India Countries visited - Srilanka , Singapore &Thailand Srilanka - Cleanliness Singapore –Discipline and cleanliness Thailand – Shopping
Your favorite time of the day?
6 PM I do self introspection sipping aromatic hot cup of filter coffee
Your zodiac/ sunsign? Gemini
Your favorite color and why? Green as it means balance, prosperity and growth. It is a symbol of nature
Your favorite book and why? Fountain Head by Ayn Rand, in my view it’s a best depiction of human emotions and teaches you to be yourself.
Your favorite celebrity and why? Aamir Khan because of his honesty
Your favorite food? Indian and Italian
Some quickies:
Sun or Moon Sun as it’s the truth
Laughter or Smile Laughter as smile can be deceiving
Morning or Evening Evening as its closer to serenity
Coffee or Tea Coffee
Mountain or Sea Mountain – as I can see varied emotions of Mother Nature
Long Drive or Short Drive Long drive as I can unwind
Silence or Conversation Conversation if it can resolve an issue, silence when I am right.
Water or Fire Water as it’s refreshing
Air or Earth Earth – Mother
Mars or Jupiter May be Venus
Tulip or Rose Rose for its fragrance
Red or Blue Red as it depicts truth
Left or Right Right
Glance or Stare Stare is straight while glance can be scheming at times
What three words come to your mind for each – Technology – Man’s invention for his own rise and fall Life – Enjoy and Live it God – feel within Humanity – should be one’s own life Terrorism- to be removed from dictionary Racism – fear and selfish motive of an underachiever Childhood Abuse – Inhuman Love - Sharing Parenting – God’s gift Old age – age beautifully
State your signature line/ tagline/ best quote Memorable moments are shared
The last line of your autobiography would be… and now she lives in a corrupt free country called India . . .
Weblinks
www.shribala.com
http://shribalayme.blogspot.in/
https://sites.google.com/site/shribalayme/