by 
Meghna by Sundari Venkatraman
The Blurb
The young and dashing Rahul Sinha lives
in England with his parents, Shyam and Rajni. He is an only son of the rich
banker. Rahul is totally attached to his father but does not care for his
mother. Read the book to find out why….
in England with his parents, Shyam and Rajni. He is an only son of the rich
banker. Rahul is totally attached to his father but does not care for his
mother. Read the book to find out why….
Rahul is exulted with his efforts at work paying off
and plans a holiday with his best friend Sanjay Srivastav who lives in Mumbai
with his wife Reema, kids Sanya and Rehaan and most importantly, his sister,
Meghna. Rahul recalls meeting Meghna just before they parted six years
ago.
and plans a holiday with his best friend Sanjay Srivastav who lives in Mumbai
with his wife Reema, kids Sanya and Rehaan and most importantly, his sister,
Meghna. Rahul recalls meeting Meghna just before they parted six years
ago.
Meghna works for a
website and also teaches modern dance as she loves it. She’s thrown for a toss
when Rahul comes visiting. She had thought he had forgotten them.
website and also teaches modern dance as she loves it. She’s thrown for a toss
when Rahul comes visiting. She had thought he had forgotten them.
But how could Rahul do that? Sanjay’s his
best friend and Rahul had always treated their home as his own. Sanjay’s mother
had been more of a mother to Rahul than his own. Rahul had stayed away after
moving to England or so Meghna believes.
best friend and Rahul had always treated their home as his own. Sanjay’s mother
had been more of a mother to Rahul than his own. Rahul had stayed away after
moving to England or so Meghna believes.
Thus begins the story
between Rahul and Meghna, the teasing, the flirting, the anger, the tears… …will they find love?
between Rahul and Meghna, the teasing, the flirting, the anger, the tears… …will they find love?
A FRIENDLY WARNING: This book has been written only for the
purpose of Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment! If you are looking to
learn something or improve your lives after reading this work, then this book
is not for you. I am not trying to get into competition with the Author Biggies
of this world. I wrote this simply for the fun and joy of it. One thing I can
promise the reader though: Well proof-read, perfect language that I
feel is very important for every book that’s written in any tongue.
purpose of Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment! If you are looking to
learn something or improve your lives after reading this work, then this book
is not for you. I am not trying to get into competition with the Author Biggies
of this world. I wrote this simply for the fun and joy of it. One thing I can
promise the reader though: Well proof-read, perfect language that I
feel is very important for every book that’s written in any tongue.
Yours truly,
SundariVenkatraman
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The Author’s Thoughts:
Even
as a kid, she absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome as
Sundari grew up reading all the fairy tales she could lay her hands on, Phantom
comics, Mandrake comics and the like. It was always about good triumphing over
evil and a happy end. Soon, into her teens, she switched her attention from
fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she
kept visualising what would have happened if there were
similar situations happening in India; to a local hero and heroine.
as a kid, she absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome as
Sundari grew up reading all the fairy tales she could lay her hands on, Phantom
comics, Mandrake comics and the like. It was always about good triumphing over
evil and a happy end. Soon, into her teens, she switched her attention from
fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she
kept visualising what would have happened if there were
similar situations happening in India; to a local hero and heroine.
Her
imagination took flight and she always lived in a rosy cocoon of romance over
the years. Then came the writing – a true bolt out of the blue! She could never
string two sentences together. While her spoken English had always been
excellent – thanks to her Grandpa – she could not write to save her life. She
was bad at writing essays in both school and college. Later, when it was time
to teach her kids, she could manage everything from Science to Mathematics
and History & Geography.
When
it came to writing compositions, her kids found her of no help at all. All this
changed suddenly one fine day in the year 2000. She had just quit her job at a
school’s office and did not know what to do with her life. She was saturated
with simply reading books. That’s when she got home one evening after her walk
and took some sheets of paper and began writing. It was like watching a movie
that was running in her head – all those years of visualising Indian heroes and heroines needed an
outlet and had to be put into words. That’s how her first novel, The Malhotra
Bride, took shape.
it came to writing compositions, her kids found her of no help at all. All this
changed suddenly one fine day in the year 2000. She had just quit her job at a
school’s office and did not know what to do with her life. She was saturated
with simply reading books. That’s when she got home one evening after her walk
and took some sheets of paper and began writing. It was like watching a movie
that was running in her head – all those years of visualising Indian heroes and heroines needed an
outlet and had to be put into words. That’s how her first novel, The Malhotra
Bride, took shape.
While
she felt discouraged when publishing did not happen, it was her husband who
kept encouraging her not to give up. There was no looking back after that.
While publishing took a long time happening, Sundari continued to write novels
and then short stories. Her luck turned when Indireads approached her to write
for them and Double Jeopardy was born.
she felt discouraged when publishing did not happen, it was her husband who
kept encouraging her not to give up. There was no looking back after that.
While publishing took a long time happening, Sundari continued to write novels
and then short stories. Her luck turned when Indireads approached her to write
for them and Double Jeopardy was born.
Now
it’s all about self-publishing her books on Amazon. She has published The Malhotra Bride (2nd Edition) and
Meghna so far while planning to publish her fourth book – The Runaway
Bridegroom – in September 2014.
it’s all about self-publishing her books on Amazon. She has published The Malhotra Bride (2nd Edition) and
Meghna so far while planning to publish her fourth book – The Runaway
Bridegroom – in September 2014.
Guest Post by Sundari Venkatraman: Evolution in your
writing style
writing style
Hmm… you have set me
thinking hard.
thinking hard.
Let me see! I couldn’t
string two sentences together for the first four decades of my life – at least
not creatively. While I read voraciously, I was bad with essays and creative
writing. But there were a lot of tales within me that wanted to be told. I used
to make up stories for my kids all the time. All happy endings, mind you! That
is very important, even today. I have been comfortable in the Queen’s language
since I was three years old, thanks to my Grandpa.
string two sentences together for the first four decades of my life – at least
not creatively. While I read voraciously, I was bad with essays and creative
writing. But there were a lot of tales within me that wanted to be told. I used
to make up stories for my kids all the time. All happy endings, mind you! That
is very important, even today. I have been comfortable in the Queen’s language
since I was three years old, thanks to my Grandpa.
When I began writing
suddenly, I thought I wrote well. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t that good
either. Lollll!
suddenly, I thought I wrote well. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t that good
either. Lollll!
When I wrote my third
novel “Sangita’s Dilemma”, (not published yet) I realized that I had come a
long way. The language, the characters and scenes had all improved,
tremendously. This was in 2001.
novel “Sangita’s Dilemma”, (not published yet) I realized that I had come a
long way. The language, the characters and scenes had all improved,
tremendously. This was in 2001.
Later, working for
Mumbai Mirror and a couple of websites for Network 18 improved my writing,
editing and proofing skills terrifically.
Mumbai Mirror and a couple of websites for Network 18 improved my writing,
editing and proofing skills terrifically.
The icing on the cake
was writing Double Jeopardy for Indireads. Naheed Hassan trained me to cut out
extra words like ‘had’ and ‘that’ which South Asians tend to use more than the
others. I could see her point and once I did that to my novels, they improved
them a long way. I also did a lot of proof-reading for Indireads – nine of
their novellas actually. Reading books critically and reading them for the sake
of it are two different things altogether. It really helped hone my skills as a
writer as well as a proof-reader.
was writing Double Jeopardy for Indireads. Naheed Hassan trained me to cut out
extra words like ‘had’ and ‘that’ which South Asians tend to use more than the
others. I could see her point and once I did that to my novels, they improved
them a long way. I also did a lot of proof-reading for Indireads – nine of
their novellas actually. Reading books critically and reading them for the sake
of it are two different things altogether. It really helped hone my skills as a
writer as well as a proof-reader.
Today, with The Malhotra
Bride & Meghna, you see the best of my writing so far. Though I wrote them
both back in 2000-2001, I have completely revamped them for publishing them
this year. I do feel thrilled when reviewers tell me that my books are written
in excellent English and well edited.
Bride & Meghna, you see the best of my writing so far. Though I wrote them
both back in 2000-2001, I have completely revamped them for publishing them
this year. I do feel thrilled when reviewers tell me that my books are written
in excellent English and well edited.
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hi
Beautifully written.