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repeatedly. I also love giving my childhood and would love to instance happened when once a
spoilers so much that at times, spend some time with him. girl emailed me from the name
I tend to give spoilers of books Jayati: Recently, Ruskin Bond of anonymous and asked me
I am working on, even when said that India might have more what I would say if someone
they are halfway complete. Well, writers than readers because asked me who my number one
it just proves how talented a writers are making good money fan was. I said, I didn’t know.
spoiler I am! out of it. What are your views on So, the girl asked me to say
Jayati: Besides being a fearless this? “Vibhu Sharma”. Then when
writer what else do you do on a Ms. Paro Anand: It isn’t about once I had gone to a school for
lazy Sunday? some function, there had been
the money, it is about the a girl with peculiar structures
Ms. Paro Anand: I love sleeping, internet. Now everybody has a protruding from her face. She
playing with my dolls. I watch huge platform to display their came in to offer something
random shows on TV. I love talents like podcasts, blogs, to me and asked me to guess
reality TV shows which are vlogs, Instagram which is great. her name and I was stunned to
competitive like Master Chef, I think writers have got to be know she was Vibhu Sharma
America’s Next Top Model, readers first at school. Someone who is currently representing
Project Runaway. I don’t like asked me once, “Ma’am to be a India in the United Nations.
fashion, I don’t do fashion but writer, do I have to be a reader?” Jayati: We have many avid
just love the competitiveness of and I said, “Yeah for sure” and
the show. she was like, “Oh! No”. But the readers and expressive writers.
Can you suggest some tips for
truth is that good reading leads
Jayati: What was it like to get them to improve their skills and
the first award of your life? to good writing. If there are more what message would you give to
writers there ought to be more
Ms. Paro Anand: I was in readers. our Dipsites?
Belgium when I got a call for Ms. Paro Anand: Show up your
the biggest literary award the Tisya: Which is the best work, read as if it were a religion
Sahatya Academy Award. It compliment you have ever and for all those who don’t
was also on top of my bucket received? know what to write, I have a
list. When I received it, I wished Ms. Paro Anand: One of the secret formula: sit down and
my parents were there to see best compliments, I have ever start writing, ideas will flow on
it. It was like a ‘Whoop’ and an received was when I met the their own. Reading has always
‘Awww’ moment for me. former president of our country, been an exclusive opportunity
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and he for all those who grab it. You just
Tisya: If the world takes a spin in said that I had an extremely
time and gives you a chance to have to find a book which fits
have tea with someone, who will beautiful smile. Another time, a you, once you find it the magic
girl came up to me and blamed
it be? happens.
me for making her feel nauseous
Ms. Paro Anand: I would have as she had been reading my And the magic of reading
tea with my childhood crush book which made her feel so continues...
Jim Morrison, who is a rock star. but it was so grasping that she
I was madly in love with him in couldn’t stop. Another such
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