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Name of the Book : MARIJUANA DIARIES
Compiler : Paulami Duttagupta
Edited by : Nethra A.
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3. Ruchi Singh
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About the Editor
Born in Shillong, many moons ago, with schooling at Loreto Convent, and an English Honors from St. Edmunds College, Paulami Duttagupta started her career with All India Radio Shillong. She had written and also given her voice to a few shows there. Later she came down to Kolkata and got a post graduate degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University. She had also taken up a fancy to learning Spanish, but today confesses that she has forgotten most of it.
She has written for ‘The Times of India’ in the ‘Guwahati-Shillong plus Edition’ and also ‘The Shillong Times’. Television had always attracted her and was connected to the Bangla TV industry for about 6 years. She was associated with ETV- Bangla, Akash Bangla and Sony Aath in this period.
Having left her day job in 2012, Paulami took up full time writing. Her first novel, “Pinjar” released in early 2012.
Her second novel “Unplanned Destiny” released in 2014. She is also the screenplay writer of the national award winning Khasi film – “Ri Homeland of Uncertainty”.
“Ri” has been adapted into a novel and is releasing in Sepember’14.
She is currently working on her next project as movie script writer.
Apart from writing full length novels, she has written several short stories and articles. She has also contributed to the “Minds@work Anthology” and the “Family Matters International Anthology” in 2013.
Recently she has contributed to the “Learning and Creativity Anthology” , “Her Story Anthology”, and “Celebrating India – Love across Borders Anthology”.
When she is not writing or watching movies, Paulami is either reading biographies or classic pieces of literature. Cricket, food, cinema, books and music are an integral part of her life.
Name of the Book : SOCIAL POTPOURRI: AN ANTHOLOGY II
Author: Sulekha Rawat & 16 others
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Name of the Book : LOST IN LONDON
Author: Aditi Chopra
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1. Desere
2. Maria
3. Chai Time
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Aditi focuses on leadership skills in her non-fiction books. Her readers get practical take-aways that they can utilize in their career.
Aditi is also a member of Women’s Fiction Writers Association.
Name of the Book : SIREN’S CALL
Author: Debbie Herbert
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Married and living in Alabama, she roots for the Crimson Tide football team. Unlike the mermaid characters in Siren’s Secret, she loves cats and has two spoiled feline companions. When not working on her upcoming book, Siren’s Treasure, Debbie enjoys recumbent bicycling and motorcycle riding with her husband.A past Maggie finalist in both Young Adult & Paranormal Romance, she’s a member of the Georgia Romance Writers of America. Debbie has a degree in English (Berry College, GA) and a master’s in Library Studies (University of Alabama).
Name of the Book : LOSING MY RELIGION
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3. Ravi Jain
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Name of the Book: FROZEN SUMMER AND COLUMBINA
Author: Geetha Madhuri & Cynthia Vincent
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2. Shriya
3. Kumar
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An IT Employee by profession and writer by passion.
During the first year of my life in the Hostel, I started blogging right here at Whispers in the Wind. Blogging gave me the confidence to write a full length novel (Psychological Thriller) which is slated for release on the 7th of February, 2015.
On my blog, you will find me writing Short Stories, Poetry, Travellogues and anything through which I can connect with my reader.
An Author, A positive thinker, Traveller and someone who believes in the power of Acceptance
Name of the Book : HIDDEN HUSBAND
Author: Shikha Kaul
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Tushti Bhatia
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Name of the Book : HAIKU AND OTHER MICROPOETRY
Author: Madhuri Maitra
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Madhuri lives and teaches in Pune. Films are as close to her heart as books are; she teaches Film Appreciation in addition to Creative Writing. She enjoys bringing her favourite authors and films to young minds. She also conducts workshops for children and adults. She has also written and published papers on films and on writing.
She is currently enjoying the monsoon, immersing herself in her personal library and nurturing ideas for her third book.
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Name of the Book : JAYA: AN ILLUSTRATED RETELLING OF THE MAHABHARATA
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
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1. Tnahsin Garg
3. Dippy
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He has also written a novel based on a tale from the Mahabharata titled ‘The Pregnant King’ published by Penguin Books India.
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