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Purple Hues -3 An Interview with Nikita Goel

1- You are a proud contributing Author of Purple Hues-3, India's favorite Anthology. What is your story/ poem about? Is it related to your own life or someone you know? Purple Hues has become a part of my soul, I started as a contributing poet for this anthology and eventually became a Managing Editor for the series. Pawan Sir has been a tremendous source of support and strength in my writing career. Our third edition is about inspiring others to chase their dreams. I wrote two poems for this anthology; A collection of a million stories and You do not "own" me. They are a reflection of all the women I have known in my life. 2- As the theme of the series is Inspiration, tell us who or what inspired you to start writing. . I would like to share one of my favorite quotes about writers, "I don’t know what makes a Writer, but it probably isn't happiness".   It was desperation, utter loneliness and emptiness within me that inspired me to s
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Purple Hues-3 An Interview with Rajdeep Chowdhury

1- You are a proud contributing Author of Purple Hues-3, India's favorite Anthology. What are your story/ poem about? Is it related to your own life or someone you know? “The world would be an enhanced milieu to subsist, if we have more of Renzo’s and alike altruistic acts.” The concluding lines of my story ‘Inspired on the Move’ ensures the very quintessence of the Anthology ‘Purple Hues–3’ and its allied Theme: Inspiring Real Life Stories. My story is about a real life hero and his heroics, beyond our imagination and ahead of apiece confine. The story edifies and elucidates apiece reader with the fundamental perception of how one can trounce deficit and triumph over with utmost ease. The story is not at all a fictitious one and I do sense that there are many individuals like the protagonist of my story and I yearn that the orb is crammed with Renzo’s and only Renzo’s. The selflessness showered and the act of compassion ascertained by the protagonist

Purple Hues 3 An Interview with Akanksha Goel

 1: You are a proud contributing Author of Purple Hues-3, India's favorite Anthology. What is your story/poem about? Is it related to your own life or someone you know? Firstly, I want to thank Purple Hues-3 for giving me such a wonderful platform to share my story. My poem is based on the social issue of child labor. Despite being declared illegal, child labor is widely practiced in India. The specific kind of child labor that my poem highlights are child maids. A huge number of teenage girls are b(r)ought from villages to work in cities as maidservants. They are made to work night and day, in inhumane conditions, simply because many do not even regard them as humans. I was inspired to write this poem because of a girl who used to work in my own house. She is now back with her sister in her village, preparing for exams to become a nurse.  2: As the theme for the series is Inspiration, tell us who or what inspired you to start writing.  I remember I use

Purple Hues-3 An Interview with Kavita T Panyam

1- You are a proud contributing Author of Purple Hues-3, India's favorite Anthology. What is your story/ poem about? Is it related to your own life or someone you know   At the outset, let me first convey my joy and pride of being a contributing author of the prestigious anthology “Purple Hues-3.” The story that I have contributed is about my own brother, who is a martyr. Late Major T Shyam Sunder’s story has already touched millions of people worldwide. That is when I decided to write about him so that more people could be inspired by the brave officer's story. The story revolves around courage, generosity, sacrifice and more importantly about the unusual acceptance of a life that was cut short in its prime. Major Shyam lived for others till the end. He was the toughest officer both mentally and physically in his regiment and also during his training at the defense academies. His achievements in such a short tenure speak volumes about his bravery and presence of mind durin

Purple Hues -3 An Interview with Anil Kumar Panda

1-       You are a proud contributing Author of Purple Hues-3, India's favorite Anthology. What is your story/ poem about? Is it related to your own life or someone you know? It is all about dreaming, how dreams can change our mood. A good dream gives us positive energy and a bad one may spoil our day. 2-       As the theme for the series is Inspiration, tell us who or what inspired you to start writing. I cannot name any single poem that has inspired me to write down my thoughts. There are many and list is getting longer day by day. 3-       Do you think that Artists have a social responsibility? If you had all the power, what is that one thing you would like to change about our world? Artists have a lot of social responsibility in shaping the world. They should have keen eyes to the changes taking place around them and must strive hard to make the world a better place. Suffering of children gives me sleepless nights. I would love to see smile on the fac

Purple Hues -3 An Interview with Neelam Sahu

1- You are a proud contributing Author of Purple Hues-3, India's favorite Anthology. What is your story/ poem about? Is it related to your own life or someone you know? My poem is about the search of a person for his own soul, own existence, own self through the labyrinth called Maya. The search ends with finding his fulfillment in a self-realization that he is created for the bigger purpose so he must not waste his life in vain. He finds help in Almighty. He finds futility of his ego and accepts God as his savior. He finds the inspirational light within the self. 2- As the theme for the series is Inspiration, tell us who or what inspired you to start writing. Almighty is my inspiration. 3- Do you think that Artists have a social responsibility? If you had all the power, what is that one thing you would like to change about our world?   Artists do have the social responsibility more than anyone else. I would add a point here each human has the social r

Purple Hues -3 An Interview with Dr.Rashmi Jain

1- You are a proud contributing Author of Purple Hues-3, India's favorite Anthology. What is your story/ poem about? Is it related to your own life or someone you know?     . My poems are about hope, faith and the need of the divine presence in life.   They represent an optimistic approach towards life. In this hum-drum world where people are losing their patience, faith, and hope, these poems become the harbinger of positivity and inspiration. 2- As the theme for the series is Inspiration, tell us who or what inspired you to start writing.         Frankly speaking, I couldn’t find out till date that what really inspired me to write. It’s a sheer coincidence or destiny that I started writing although I like works of Wordsworth and Gulzar to a great extent. 3- Do you think that Artists have a social responsibility? If you had all the power, what is that one thing you would like to change about our world?      Yes, artists have a huge social respon