Books
Papiya : Aquarius ; Asrith : Leo
Papiya : I do a lot of thinking, I don’t give up easily and I’m a nature lover; Asrith : The only thing which most of them were shocked to learn is that I write.
Papiya : I have Nyctophobia – fear of darkness.;Asrith : Roller coaster phobia. I try to cover it up most times but get caught very easily.
Papiya : For me achievement has always come as a realization of hidden facts. One such biggest achievements so far for me was the day I realized that I can pen my thoughts into stories; Asrith : Achievements are pretty must relative to one’s perspective. For me it was taking a stance to go ahead, publish this debut novel and see this on the market stands. It was a personal bliss to overcome many social obligations that came by as obstacles.
Papiya & Asrith : I have just begun my professional career and waiting for the high point.
Papiya : That particular phase where there was uncertainty about finding a platform to publish my book; Asrith : It is not exactly a low point, but the day when my inbox triggered the first publisher rejection was a little upsetting. Next was the news of passing away of two of my friends, one my office colleague and another a childhood friend of mine. Their death hit me hard and changed my perspective about various things and human relationships.
Papiya : I admire my parents who are always there for me as my strongest support system and my co-author who was the first one to instill the confidence in me that I can pen down an entire novel.;Asrith : I believe in having gurus within vicinity who can guide in much needed situations rather than having big names on the list. In my case it’s my first boss in office who has been a great inspirer to me and my elder brothers professor Prof.PNR (Will not reveal his full name :D)
Papiya : Elastigirl from The Incredibles; Asrith : As a kid who grew up in 90’s I have experienced the transformation from the era of televisions channels like Cartoon Network to streaming channels platforms like Netflix my fictional heroes were the superhuman cartoons of the 90’s. I was a great fan of Popeye the Sailor and also an ardent fan of Dexter.
Papiya : Voldemort from harry potter
Papiya : There are many of them. To name a few are JK Rowling, Rabindranath Tagore, RK Narayan, Amish Tripati, and Dan Brown. . . . ;Asrith : So many of them. To name a few Yuval Noah Harrari, Ayn Rand, RK Narayan, Amish Tripathi . . . the list would be bigger always
Papiya : 1) Harry Potter series 2) Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 3) Digital fortress by Dan Brown 4) Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripati 5) Malgudi Days by R.K Narayan; Asrith : 1. Sapiens by Yuval Naoh Harrari 2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 4. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Papiya : Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (I look for this book whenever I want to surround myself with hope and positivity);Asrith : There are so many books I try to reread just to understand how my perspectives are changing over a period of time when my learnings grow and I get richer by experiences.
Asrith : 1. Ben-Hur by William Wyler. 2. The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola 3. A Wednesday by Neeraj Pandey and lots of South-Indian movies.
Papiya : Telepathy
Papiya : “An unadorned smile of forgiveness is better than a smirk of an ego”; Asrith : Wherever he went, he spread happiness and made people enjoy that moment they spent with him.
Papiya : I would leverage in going back to my childhood days just to play with my friends in the playground and sweat it out; Asrith : This novel is one of the very few good things that has happened to me, so I am happy in the present and excited about my future in literature
Papiya : I would love to learn origami and the different styles in it.;Asrith : I’d become a linguist to learn new languages and formally learn singing
Papiya : Every good story makes me feel why I haven’t been the person to write this one. So it’s difficult to just pick one ; Asrith : After I started writing there were numerous books I felt I had written or at least collaborated as well. It would be hard to pick one
Papiya : I prefer a silent corner of the room, along with my laptop and headphones added to which a soothing music in the background; Asrith : It all started in 2016. I was lucky enough to have a noise free bachelor’s flat that gave me the peace of mind to write. Also the mornings on shores of the beaches in Chennai.
Papiya: Both play an equal role. ‘Silence’ when a lot of ideas are clashing in my head and ‘music’ when I am running short of ideas; Asrith : As an author both these are very close to heart. Silence to write and music to inspire
Papiya : “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve” – Napoleon Hill
Papia & Asrith : None and don’t even hope to have one anytime soon.
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