Book Blitz: Finding Anya by Sundari Venkatraman

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This is the Book Blitz of Finding Anya by Sundari Venkatraman.  This is my stop and we have many bloggers who are sharing the love for this book. This tour is organized by The Book Club.

Name of the book: Finding Anya

Author: Sundari Venkatraman

Format Available: Kindle / Paperback

Also available on Kindle Unlimited 

No. Of Pages: 182 Pages

Genre: Romance

 

Blurb

Anya Chhabria wakes up in a hospital room with no recognition of who she is and where she belongs. In her troubled times, Anya finds her anchor in a handsome stranger. But is he really unknown to her? 

Dev Wadhwa's past finds him when he sees Anya lying unconscious in the middle of the road. Not willing to let go of her one more time, Dev takes her to the hospital and later to his farmhouse, where he helps her recuperate. 

Sparks fly and Dev and Anya fall for each other! But the feisty Anya refuses to commit herself to marriage as her loss of memory looms larger than life. 

Things aren’t easy with an ex-husband, not-so-understanding parents, and a jealous neighbour thrown into the mix. What if Anya’s memory never comes back? 

Will Dev and Anya get a second chance? 

Or will circumstances force them apart, yet again?

Grab your copy @

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Amazon.com.au | Amazon.ca

About the author

Sundari Venkatraman is an indie author who has 15 titles to her name, all Top 100 Bestsellers on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

Even as a kid, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome as she grew up reading all the fairy tales she could lay her hands on, Phantom comics, Mandrake comics and the like. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy end. 

Soon, into her teens, Sundari switched her attention from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to a local hero and heroine. Her imagination took flight and she always lived in a rosy cocoon of romance over the years. 

Then came the writing – a true bolt out of the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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Udai Yadla, author of 'A walk in the Rain', speaks to Sanchita Sen

Author Udai Yadla

An engineer by profession, a writer by passion and a romantic at heart. Read on to know more about this author and his debut novel.

‘A walk in the rain’ is not just a love story. It’s a story of life. It’s a story of how sometimes life can treat you in unfair way. It’s a story of how love can help you deal with life.

Sanchita: How did story writing happen to you? When and why did you feel that this was your calling and that this was a story you needed to tell?

Udai: Writing has always been on my mind. I had been into writing in various forms. But I always wanted to tell my story to the world. For me, the most intriguing and interesting subject is love. I wanted to explore the resilience of love in the face of adversities.

Sanchita: A beautiful title ‘A walk in the rain’ gives an impression of a romantic love story. Are you a romantic at heart?

Udai: Of course I am. I believe that every happy person is romantic at heart.

Sanchita: When love stories are the order of the day, what do you think makes ‘A walk in the rain’ stand out?

Udai: ‘A walk in the rain’ is not just a love story. It’s a story of life. It’s a story of how sometimes life can treat you in unfair way. It’s a story of how love can help you deal with life.

Sanchita: As a debutante author, what do you think are the challenges that you face while writing your first book?

Udai: Structuring of work was the primary challenge that I faced. But the kind of job I do helped me in structuring my work.

Sanchita: Sneak peek into your next project?

Udai: My next project is a psychological thriller. It’s a gripping tale that can give you shivers and goosebumps at the same time.

Rapid Fire Round (The first thought that comes to mind on hearing these words)

a. Redemption: Saloni
b. Rain: Love
c. Lovelorn: Sunny
d. Journey: Destiny
e. Words: Translator of your thoughts

About the Author

Udai Yadla is a passionate author and poet. Mechanical engineer by education, Software engineer by profession, Writer by passion. Owing to his job, he travelled to various cities, socializing with people of different cultures. He cultivated interest in learning more about people, which perhaps enticed him into the study of human psychology. His interest in psychology is evident in his writings. His first book 'A walk in the rain' is widely appreciated equally by critics and peers. He has been nominated for Forbes India Celebrity 100 List. He is the most sought after author among young breed of authors. He is currently working on his next novel, which is a psychological thriller.

His book 'A walk in the Rain' is available at:

Amazon.com                    Amazon.in                    Amazon.co.uk

Book launch and film screening of 'Onaatah', covered by Aparajita Dutta

The scars of struggle of women through ages were highlighted at the book launch of Onaatah and film screening of the same at Bhasha Parishad, Kolkata on International Women's Day. Acclaimed scriptwriter Paulami DuttaGupta who is also the author of the book, (the novel version of the award winning movie) threw light upon a new perspective to look at books and movies as complimentary to each other. 

Onataah is a book on rape and rehabilitation and it starts from the point where the popular Bollywood movie, Pink ends. Indrani Ganguly, editor of the book explained that the quality of the book lies in the fact that it is very simple and even though it is on society, it does not talk about activism and sloganeering. Onaatah is about how to turn ones scars into stars. Expressing her reason for co producing Onaatah, Vishakha Singh said, "Every voice is important and such voices will form a collective voice."

Paulami DuttaGupta, said that many people were not even aware of Meghalaya and she has often faced questions like, ‘Is Meghalaya located in Assam?’ and ‘Is Khasi an Assamese language?’ It is with this whole idea of wanting people to read about Khasi in books that she gave birth to Onaatah the novel. Another reason which she points out is the time-constraint. While the movie Onaatah was bound by time, she let her words explore the stories of people who joined Onaatah in her journey and painted them down in her book. Discussing about the favourite mode of expression between book and movie, Paulami DuttaGupta chose movie as her favourite and pointed out that the struggle with people from North-East is to get their films screened as most of the screens go to Bollywood movies.

Eminent actor, Jayant Kripalni expressing concern said that Bollywood has portrayed rape in a wrong way. Rape has been considered as something to watch and laugh about and Bollywood movies on rape carry a voyeuristic attitude. Upon being asked which would he prefer between a book and a movie, Jayant Kripalni expressed his love for books and confessed that he can’t sit for a two-and-half hours long movie himself.

The launch was followed by the screening of the film.

We would like to wish the author all the best for the book and also for the film.

About the Author

Paulami DuttaGupta

Paulami DuttaGupta is novelist and screenwriter. She shuttles between Kolkata and Shillong. She is an alumna of Loreto Convent Shillong and Jadavpur University.

She has worked as a radio artist, copywriter, journalist and a television analyst at various stages of life, having been associated with AIR Shillong, The Times of India – Guwahati-Shillong Plus, ETV Bangla, The Shillong Times, Akash Bangla and Sony Aath. Her short stories have appeared in various anthologies and literary magazines. Paulami also writes on politics, social issues, and cinema.

Her first film as screenwriter, Ri- Homeland of Uncertainty was awarded the National Award for the Best Khasi Film at the 61st National film awards. She is currently writing the screenplay of Iewduh, a Khasi film and working on a couple of short films. A research on a documentary is also keeping her busy these days.

A Thousand Unspoken Words is her fourth book and was published by Readomania. Onaatah – of the earth is an adaptation of the national award-winning film by the same name. Onaatah was awarded the Best Khasi Film at the 63rd National film awards. Her first short film is set for release in April.

She is a complete foodie and almost obsessed with watching one film every day. She also loves reading—political and social commentaries are her favourite genre. Literature classics and books on cricket are also a part of her library, apart from a huge collection of romances. Jane Austen’s fictional character Mr. Darcy is a lifelong companion. Also an ardent fan of Rahul Dravid she has been following all news about him for almost twenty years now.

She can be reached at www.paulamidutta.in and @ShillongGal