Bless You My Child – Part 4 | Partridge India Blog. The author with Mother Teresa Nilu N Gavanakar’s final installment of her Partridge India Blog series describes how Mother Theresa touched her head a total of 6 times in just 25 minutes. She say it was “too much for me to handle.” The Partridge India Blog takes this opportunity to thank Nilu N Gavankar for contributing her fascinating encounter and being a part of the Partridge India author community. “Bless You My Child” – Part 4By Nilu N Gavankar I exited the prayer hall following her. But that day I felt that Mother had touched my soul and I was alive.
There were 2 sisters waiting outside the prayer hall for Mother to assist her.Then Mother asked me, “Are you involved in doing some good charity work for community?” I replied ,”Yes, I have been associated with Baba Amte’s leprosy project ‘Anandwan’ since I have been 16 years old.” She smiled and shook her head as she knew it somehow. I answered, “Yes Mother. She touched my head again and said, “Bless you my child.” She asked me, Nilu N Gavankar, RD Burman 5. AuthorHouse author Nilu N Gavankar tells Partridge India Blog how her friendship with “Pancham” inspired her Partridge India Blog welcomes the return of self-published author, Nilu N. Gavankar. She continues to share her fascinating life with the Partridge India Online Author Community and how the remarkable people she has known and met have shaped and inspired her creativity.
In her previous Partridge India Blog series, Gavankar described her meeting with Mother Teresa. In this series she talks about her “Soul Brother,” legendary composer and musical director, R. D. Burman. Gavankar was inspired to write about her close friend after hearing one of his compositions featured in a Heineken television commercial. Pancham (R. In 1968, Pancham was on the way to become famous and I went to the USA for higher education.
When Pancham came with Ashatai Bhosle in 1977 on a tour in the USA; Pancham called me from every city he was stationed at. I will never forget what Ashatai told me in 1998, Bless You My Child – Part 3 | Partridge India Blog. In the third of her four-part Partridge India Blog series, Nilu N Gavankar continues her fascinating account of her meeting with Mother Theresa. She describes the 15 minutes they sat together as being “almost like peaceful meditation time” for her. “Bless You My Child” – Part 3By Nilu N Gavankar I was very surprised and did not know how to reply. Do I say “Thank you mother? Do I touch her feet like the Indian people do?” I was baffled. So she touched my head again and said, “Bless you my child!” I mumbled something like saying “Thank you.” She turned to people in the crowd and blessed a few children.
As I was going to make a move, Mother Teresa turned around and touched my head again and said, “Bless you my child.” That blew me away totally. Then she asked me to follow her to the prayer hall. Her prayer place was a long and narrow hall. Two sisters were sitting on the floor in the corner away from us. There was a very weathered over- used wooden chair by the wall near the door. Pancham (R. D. Burman) – My Soul Brother, Part 4.
AuthorHouse author Nilu N Gavankar tells Partridge India Blog how her friendship with “Pancham” inspired her Partridge India Blog welcomes the return of self-published author, Nilu N. Gavankar. She continues to share her fascinating life with the Partridge India Online Author Community and how the remarkable people she has known and met have shaped and inspired her creativity. In her previous Partridge India Blog series, Gavankar described her meeting with Mother Teresa. Gavankar was inspired to write about her close friend after hearing one of his compositions featured in a Heineken television commercial. Pancham (R. Dada Burman had started losing his sight and the phone calls for new work became fewer as Dada got sicker. He corrected his mistake in the movie “Guide” by giving separate big title to Pancham as his assistant music director.
We all were very happy when Pancham started getting his own movies independently afterwards. Nilu N Gavankar’s AuthorHouse Bibliography: Bless You My Child – Part 2 | Partridge India Blog. The author with Mother Teresa The Partridge India Blog welcomes back multi-published author Nilu N Gavankar for the second in her four part series about her “magical moment” when she met Mother Theresa. Today she tells Partridge India how providence and the generosity of others conspired to allow the meeting to take place.
“Bless You My Child” – Part 2By Nilu N Gavankar A lovely sister in white sari with blue border greeted me at the entrance door with a gentle and kind smile. She inquired extremely politely why I was visiting their organization. I couldn’t hide my excitement. “Is mother here? “No. “I am leaving Kolkata at 2:30 PM. The sister was very thoughtful, she said, “Mother prays in her prayer hall around 12. How exciting! I rushed back to the hotel and the manger taking interest in my story told me,“Though check out time for us is 12, you do not need to check out on time. I sure was receiving kindness from people that day. There she was, walking through an open corridor.
Pancham (R. D. Burman) – My Soul Brother, Part 3. AuthorHouse author Nilu N Gavankar tells Partridge India Blog how her friendship with “Pancham” inspired her Partridge India Blog welcomes the return of self-published author, Nilu N. Gavankar. She continues to share her fascinating life with the Partridge India Online Author Community and how the remarkable people she has known and met have shaped and inspired her creativity. In her previous Partridge India Blog series, Gavankar described her meeting with Mother Teresa. In this series she talks about her “Soul Brother,” legendary composer and musical director, R.
Gavankar was inspired to write about her close friend after hearing one of his compositions featured in a Heineken television commercial. Pancham (R. When I visited Pancham’s house “the Jet” first time, that time the Linking Road in Bandra was not what it is today. My mother was not so thrilled to allow me to walk all by myself to Pancham’s house on isolated road. But Pete wanted me to deliver an envelope in a hurry. Lolita Jude. Newly self-published author Lolita Jude say Partridge India has helped her “realize my childhood dream.” Partridge India Blog welcomes Lolita Jude, another of our newest self-published authors. In her guest article she explains why the release of her book, “Poems for All Seasons,” is the realization of her “childhood dream” and how she was encouraged to pursue her talent for writing by her family and friends.
We are excited to have Lolita Jude join the Partridge India Online Community and share her inspirational story that will surely encourage any aspiring writer to become a self-published author. The Birth of My Book – ‘Poems for All Seasons’By Lolita Jude I must have been in the sixth grade when I realized I had the ability to write in a manner that made people sit up and pay attention to what I had to say. This quality was nurtured by my parents and teachers.
It has stood me in good stead as a professional school teacher and a mother. How did I think of publishing my poems? Bless You My Child | Partridge India Blog. Mother Teresa and Nilu N Gavankar The Partridge India Blog’s guest author today, Nilu N Gavankar, is a multi-talented artist. Not only is has she published multiple book titles in India and in the US, she has also composed music for India’s thriving movie industry. She also loves to travel, having received degrees from both the the University of Bombay, the University of Wisconsin and Golden State University in San Francisco. Fittingly, it was her travels that led to the the “magical moment” she writes about in her four part series. “Bless You My Child” By Nilu N Gavankar In 1996, as soon as I accepted a short term assignment in China from the Construction Engineering company the one I always worked for, I knew that was the year for me to travel. I made a list of all the states I had not visited before and started serious traveling.
Kolkata, the crowded city, I used to know as ‘Calcutta’ in my childhood. Suddenly something dawned on me and I asked him, He replied with enthusiasm, “Yes. Pancham (R. D. Burman) – My Soul Brother, Part 2. AuthorHouse author Nilu N Gavankar tells Partridge India Blog how her friendship with “Pancham” inspired her Partridge India Blog welcomes the return of self-published author, Nilu N.
Gavankar. She continues to share her fascinating life with the Partridge India Online Author Community and how the remarkable people she has known and met have shaped and inspired her creativity. In her previous Partridge India Blog series, Gavankar described her meeting with Mother Teresa. In this series she talks about her “Soul Brother,” legendary composer and musical director, R.
D. Gavankar was inspired to write about her close friend after hearing one of his compositions featured in a Heineken television commercial. Pancham (R. I started seeing Pancham hanging around with Pete all the time until Pete went to the United States of America for higher studies. But Pancham never forgot us.
Pancham was always very polite and affectionate toward my parents. That time he was only 17 years old. Saurav Mishra. Partridge India author, Saurav Mishra, asks himself, “Who am I?” In his new book. Partridge India Blog continues to introduce our newest self-published authors. Today we welcome Saurav Mishra, Partridge India author of “Sex and the Swami,” who considers the age old question, “Who am I?” Mishra also tells us about the inspiration behind his book and his experience working with Partridge India.
Who Am I and Who Is Partridge India? By Saurav Mishra I am 39. My name, as allocated by my parents, is Saurav Mishra. Who am I? Stands to be a Question that perhaps I am not worthy of answering . . . “May the lord have mercy on Me.” I am totally grateful to the entire staff of Partridge India who from the very beginning starting from a wonderful soul who took my first call (I think it was Ann) to everyone that was involved. “I truly am grateful.” The journey however was not without apprehensions . . . I am glad that to add and proudly say, Saurav Mishra’s Partridge India Bibliography: “Sex and the Swami” How I Became a Self-Published Author.
Partridge Publishing Blog introduces AuthorHouse author Romesh Chopra to share his self-publishing experiences Today’s Partridge India Blog’s guest author is Romesh Chopra. He has been involved in the performing arts for much of his life as an actor, writer, editor and critic. He published with AuthorHouse in 2012 and he talks about his reasons for choosing self-publishing, his experiences working with AuthorHouse and how becoming a published author even taught him how to use a computer and how to type.
All in his 69th year. How I Became a Self-Published AuthorBy Romesh Chopra To be honest when I found no publisher ready to publish my novel, LOVE IS THE ULTIMATE WINNER, only then I decided to have a deal with AuthorHouse. Some of the other publishing houses replied that they would let me know within 2 to 3 months, some did not care to reply at all. Then I found an offer from AuthorHouse on my computer, how it happened is beyond my comprehension. It was tough. Love is the Ultimate Winner.
Pancham (R. D. Burman) – My Soul Brother. AuthorHouse author Nilu N Gavankar tells Partridge India Blog how her friendship with “Pancham” inspired her Partridge India Blog welcomes the return of self-published author, Nilu N. Gavankar. She continues to share her fascinating life with the Partridge India Online Author Community and how the remarkable people she has known and met have shaped and inspired her creativity. In her previous Partridge India Blog series, Gavankar described her meeting with Mother Teresa.
Today she starts her new series about her “Soul Brother,” legendary composer and musical director, R. D. Gavankar was inspired to write about her close friend after hearing one of his compositions featured in a Heineken television commercial. Pancham (R. By Nilu N. It was a hot summer afternoon. My mother was making ‘chakli’ snacks in the kitchen. I had not seen him before. I wondered who the young boy was. Meanwhile Pete had picked up a handful of Chakli and shoved them in his friend’s hand. Dr. G. Jayakumar. Partridge India Author Dr. G. Jayakumar in conversation with renowned flautist, Kudamaloor Janardanan Partridge India Blog welcomes Dr. G. Why I Chose Partridge India to Share My Poetry By Dr.
I started writing at a very early age, during my high school days thanks to the persuasion of my teachers. Of course, there was Shakespeare too. Later, I moved on to other poets. I’d also take part in recitation competitions. This was also a period when I took to reading as much as I can, say cowboy stories of Louis L’Amour, J.T. Then, to more serious stuff like Camus, Sartre and the like. Though I graduated in Economics, I was carried away by Thomas Gray, Tennyson, and Robert Frost. In between I’d write some poems and forget about it. It was much later after my doctoral studies and working as a freelance writer that I took to writing poetry seriously. So far 40 meetings have been held. It was during one of those meetings it was suggested why not I publish my poems. Dr. Jottings. Challenges of a Successful Self-Published Author. Award-winning Partridge India author Dr.
Asim K. Dasgupta is honoured at the 2012 London Book Festival The Partridge India Blog welcomes back multi award-winning author, Dr. Asim K. Dasgupta, for the second in his series about being a successful self-published author. Today he talks about the challenges you will face and defines the true meaning of success as a self-published author. Challenges of a Successful Self-Published AuthorBy Dr. As a self-published author one has to overcome a number of hurdles. Many say that the authors who have failed to publish a book through traditional ways go for the self-publishing route. As a self-publisher we also have to sell most of our books through the internet and find it hard to get bookshops to stock our work. Also books can be over priced. However it pays to be persistent. I have managed to get a book launch for my book.
I have also done a number of radio and television interviews. Social media has also been used to publicise my book. Dr. I Would Love to End Up with You, But!!! Partridge India author Anup Nair’s new book explains why we fall in love. Partridge India Blog continues to invite our first batch of self-published authors to share their literary influences and experience working Partridge India. Today we welcome Partridge India author Anup Nair, who explains why we all want to fall in love and how his confidence in Partridge India grew over time.
I Would Love to End Up with You, But!!! By Anup Nair As I was asked to write an article on topics of true love and motivation behind my book, I was taken aback. The book talks about college life and crushes during the period which can sometimes go really wrong, which every individual might have experienced or got the chance of experiencing. The transition from school to college is one of life’s major milestones. It evokes a mixture of excitement and fear within oneself. This is the period in one’s life when he gets the chance at intimacy. We all want to fall in love. Why? Anup Nair’s Partridge India Bibliography: Nilu N Gavankar, RD Burman 11. Experiences of a Successful Self-Published Author. My Journey to the Writers’ Domain, Part 2. Nilu N Gavankar, RD Burman 10. Creativity Doesn’t Stop for Time – A “Conversation” Does. My Journey to the Writers’ Domain.
Nilu N Gavankar, RD Burman 9. Self-Publishing is an Enriching Experience. Nilu N Gavankar, RD Burman 8. My Experiences With Both Traditional and Self-Publishers, Part 2. Nilu N Gavankar, RD Burman 7. My Experiences With Both Traditional and Self-Publishers. Nilu N Gavankar, RD Burman 6.