Event – Author-Reader Meet with Vani Kaushal

Date - 5th July 2015

Organizers – Bookoholics Group (Surat)

Venue – Crossword, Surat

Must Visit for – Book Lovers, Bibliophiles, Writers, Readers

Bookoholics meet happened on the 5th of July at Crossword Surat and was an absolute delight for the readers and book lover present.

Bookoholics had VANI KAUSHAL, petit Punjabi lady who travelled all the way from Chandigarh to be amongst book lovers of Surat and talk about her debut novel - "THE RECESSION GROOM"

What made the meet really unusual was Vani whole heartedly gave every literature lover present a fair outlook of what it takes to be an author and how much work one needs to put in be it virtual/online or out in the field from writing a story you want the world to read to getting the manuscript published and marketing efforts that come after it. There was an open interactive session on - "How to sell that Idea".

She also told readers about her first novel - "The Recession Groom". As the name suggests the plot it is weaved around the problem of recession with a thick hint of Punjabi humour going in the background and of course an eternal love story with recession affected groom on the cover page to bind it all.
The meet was fun filled as Vani brought along a vibe which was hard to beat and kept all the listeners stuck to their seats.

We hope to meet her again with the squeal to this book which she is almost through with and wish her success and great luck.

The #LifeInSurat Blog.

Words By Niharika l Photos By Mohit & Puja

When we invited Dr. Indira Nityanandam we did not have even the slightest idea of what a big treat we were in for. We had expected an Author-Meet-The-Reader meet... and we were so wrong !!! Within few minutes from the start... the Audience became aware that her writing doesn't limit to her being an author and writing down her mind and heart... but she also writes about other authors and at the same time she is a Translator who efficiently knows playing over different languages... and this helped the listeners to get acquainted to not just one but many authors!

Event – Author-Reader Meet with Dr Indira Nityanandam

Organizers – Bookoholics Group (Surat)

Venue – San ChurrosMust

Visit for – Book Lovers, Bibliophiles, Writers

Dr. Indira started off, by reading to us two of the pieces she had written. One about her mother and the other about her motherland. And it goes without saying. People were spellbound! So was I.

This was followed by one of the most interesting talks we have ever had at Bookoholics... She one by one introduced authors on Indian origin writing in English, briefly describing their writing styles vis a vis the style of writing in their particular era. This was an absolute feast for any book lover. Following are a few pictures of Dr. Indira in action -

I personally was literally spell bound and was in absolute awe like a small kid in the wonderland. Through sessions like these one gets an absolutely new insight into authors and styles of writing and it ultimately results in reading becoming an all the more pleasurable experience. Dr. Indira continued to just baffle us with her oratory skills and the knowledge at her command. Following are a few photos from the audience listening with rapt attention -