Books
Virgo
That I have claustrophobia, I sleep with my fingers curled and I can’t whistle.
To be locked in a closed dark space where I can’t breathe.
I have reached every single milestone that I had set myself for, be it personal or professional, independently and without making any compromises on my values and ethics. The contentment is my greatest achievement.
The release of my first book, Ardh-Satya and other stories.
There are no low points that I remember.
Dalai Lama
Jonathan Livingstone - Seagull
Raavan from Ramayana
Richard Bach, Khaled Hosseini, Salman Rushdie, Rabindranath Tagore, William Shakespeare, Mirza Ghalib.
Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, Gone With The Wind, The Alchemist, Kite Runner, Midnight’s Children and Gitanjali
Jonathan Livingstone Seagull. It’s my bible.
Sound of music, Ijaazat, all Satyajit Ray films, Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda, Titanic.
I wish I could fly.
I am the evening melody of the temple conch shell, the slice of a crescent moon, the hop skip patterns you suddenly stumble upon on lonesome tiring roadways, the intricate motif on a blue baluchari saree, the flower that adorns your loosely tied bun, the sweet fragrance of the moist earth as rains sweep across your courtyard, the caress of a warm blanket on cold winter nights I am revolution, I am speech, I am my favourite me, I am Ananya, and I am invincible.
To go back to the apple and cherry orchards, the breath taking backdrop of my childhood in Kashmir.
Singing
The one that I am now writing finally.
All the time, everywhere. On my phone book en route the drive to work, in long haul flights 35000 ft above the ground, in kitchen towels as I cook up a weekend meal, in the quiet tranquility of my bedroom late at night.
Music
Tomorrow is another day!
None!
Letters to editors
Don’t be driven by numbers. Be driven by your passion for writing. Write for the love of writing, not to sell, not to win awards. Pour your soul into your writing and see how beautifully the world will connect to you.
Ananya Mukherjee is a former business journalist and the ex-editor of HRM Asia, a leading business title in the Asia-Pacific region. Ananya is an acclaimed writer with more than 1000 publications to her credit. Before moving to Singapore, she had amassed years of experiences in the Indian print and television media. Her journalistic acumen covers a whole gamut of subjects including politics, lifestyle and business. Born in Jammu, India and having lived in several states in her childhood and youth, she has had very rich cultural experiences through her interaction with the diverse population of her native country. Ananya is a regular columnist with Bkhush.com and her column Shuddh Shakahari Desi is widely read and appreciated by an international audience. Ananya has also recently edited Amazing Africa, a Corporate Journey, a collection of short stories, written by two of her colleagues. A passionate columnist, blogger, poet, theatre artiste and trained dancer, Ananya currently spearheads internal communications in a multi-national company. She lives in Singapore with her husband and daughter.
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