Wednesday, 15 May 2013

In Conversation with Abhishek Leela Pandey...

Rendezvous with the man who created Brahma by Laureate Publishing House
Abhishek Leela Pandey -by Harsha Prerna


Abhishek Leela Pandey, born and brought up in Chandigarh, is a writer and mathematician who started writing at an age of twelve. He is associated with a number of research and training institutes for Mathematics and Personality Development. His earlier works are 'Whispering Proboscis' and 'Sorry Baby...-a dark romance'.



Cover designed by Jennifer Munswami

Let us know more about the venture Brahma and the Writer himself...


Q. How did you develop a passion for writing?

A. Well, as a child with an underdeveloped mind I faced many difficulties in reading, writing, and comprehending. I had to give in more to the studies than any other normal child. As a result I cut myself off with outer world and did not understand where to stop in order to fulfill the intellectual requirements designed by the school and college curriculum. 

With varied topics ranging from language to mathematics to history to supernatural to occult, I accrued a lot of knowledge base. When I faced the real world as an adult, I had to express my thoughts and there would have been nothing better than writing them all.

Q. How much of yourself do you put in your characters?

A. Depends on the character (laughs). If I talk about my next venture i.e. Brahma Trilogy, then I would like to believe that Brahma resembles me in his approach and mindset towards life. He is considered to be the mythological creator of the universe (brahmaand).  And, I tend to create his exuberant character in a written format. So, I suppose, this is the similarity we share.

Q. What is 'Brahma' all about? Is it a fictional mythological story or based on real grounds?

A. According to the Hindu mythology, there is a concept of The Trinity- the creator, the preserver, and the destroyer. 'Brahma' belongs to 'the creator' spirit and still, he is the most neglected god. I have just tried to re-invent his image, without hurting any religious belief or sentiment. Brahma is more of a revelation and less of a novel. It encompasses the theorems and axioms of the ancient science, mathematics, philosophy, and politics.

This novel also mentions the characters like
Vaani, the love interest of Brahma, also considered to be the Goddess of knowledge and music. Lord Vishnu, the preserver plays mercenary and a disguise expert, among other characters.
The events and the characters are portrayed in the same way as in our mythological texts viz. Puranas, Upanishads, The Mahabharata, The Ramayana, and The Bhagvad Gita. But keeping in the protocol of a creative person, I have used my inherent liberty to dramatize the whole context. Well, you can say that I have served the same good old wine in a new bottle. I have kept readability as the prime forte. 

Q. What message do you want to convey to your readers?

A. I want the readers to be free from any religious or cultural bias and be liberal enough to be able to accept everything which is in and out of their league. I want to spread a message that intellect is the only asset a human can possess to love, fight, conserve, preserve, and rule.

Q. Apart from Brahma, what projects are you working on?

A. I am working on a political and historical thriller, based on 'Operation Blue Star' ordered by Late Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi in 1984. Then I am publishing a book of poems along with a Belorussian writer Diana Nixon. After that a book on international and  diplomatic affairs between India and Pakistan is in process.
                                                                    

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Want to know more, or if you have any queries mail me your questions on harshaprerna30@gmail.com

Monday, 13 May 2013

Love can be many things...







Ahh the good old days where love was such a simple thing.
Here's what I've been
thinking...



Now, I find love has so many dimensions to it that it appears to everyone differently.
We all worship love in our own manner,
we all have our own opinion on love,
our own way of
practicing it.



You can almost say it's a religion.
You can say there are those who oppose it.
Those who are cynical and may be scientific about it.
Those who are so deeply ingrained in its essence they feel and see nothing but love.



I've seen and heard about those
who have the power to make extreme decisions and have taken extreme actions
- all in the name of love.
Some have even given up their lives for it.



One can almost say that falling in love is the next best thing to finding God.



It's what gives us strength to take that extra step.
To be stronger,
live longer,
laugh louder, and
get more out of life.



Love is a language we all understand.
We're programmed to love.
If we didn't I'd think we'd be stripped bare of emotions.
I think every other emotion is just another level of love.



Without love, I don't think mankind can live a long life.

Love is something living inside all of us.
It feeds us life.
Those who love live a happier life
and in result,
live longer.



Spread Love! :)



Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Eternally Crowned !!

I wake to the touch of a morning sun,

softly teasing my eyes apart..

I feel your arms tighten around

sealing yet another non existent space..

I turn around to face you

feeling blessed for the millionth time..

I stare at your sleeping self

murmuring a silent prayer of thanks..

At a dark dark time you were sent to me

to shed some light on my weakening being..

I held on tight to your secure hands

as you pulled me out of a painful mess..

I found the smile I thought I had lost

I found love so serene and pure..

I found your eyes so full of care

as it healed so well my bruised soul..

I kiss your brow slow and soft

anxious not to wake you up..

Tears form spelling my love

I see your eyes open up..

Just as a drop runs down my cheek

I feel your hands brushing it off..

That I know is the art of love

I was gifted with

and eternally crowned..

Sunday, 18 November 2012

I Want To Be Free !!

I want to dance naked in the rain..
I want to feel the water slide down my body
as I raise my hands in surrender..

I want to laugh at the winds and
feel the breeze in my hair against my face..

I want to climb mountains and look at the scenery,
have it take my breath away..

I want to make love on the beach with white sands, 
and feel the grains against my nakedness..

I want to see a double rainbow,
and know that everything will be okay..

I want, I crave, I yearn for so much but I'm held back,

I want to be free...

Thursday, 9 August 2012

Structures of mind !!


I feel that how we perceive things is very much dependent on our minds or rather moods. Today for the first time I saw a kid getting happy when the balloon in his hand exploded. In general what will be seen is that children get sad or start crying when such thing happens.

So how we train our minds is really very important.  Happiness is not stored at some destination it lies on the path . Take it up . Never try to compare yourself with people. And try that as far as possible you remain not selfish because it is good, it feels good. Life is beautiful and we can make it more beautiful if we change our focus from somethings to others.

So try being you, the person you were meant to be....

Things that i should do to create the person i was truly meant to be:

1. Let go of my fears and just do it. Leap off the edge into the unknown and just try as
hard as i can to do my god damn best.

2. Follow my passion and happiness will follow.

3. Practice Music!!

4. Remember to thank people and telling them that they made my day and how much i
appreciate them.

5. Don't be so gullible.

6. Be more admirable.

7. Make other people happy but also don't forget about making myself happy.

8. Don't ever stop dreaming!

9. Always be genuine don't ever become cynical.

10. Be there for other people just as much as they are there for me.

11. STOP OVER THINKING EVERYTHING!!!!!

12. Let people in.

13. TRUST

14. LOVE

15. Have more faith in myself.

16. Have more faith in others.

17. Show emotion, stop hiding it, don't be afraid to feel.

18. Don't take everything to heart all the time.

19. Don't ignore your options you never thought were you had.

20. Live a little :)

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Are we Rational ???


Are we rational beings or in other words do we have rational thinking ?  I doubt it !! :O
If we consider our mental process we are thinking about stuff that we do not want to think about
and we do not have much control over our thoughts infact  the one which we want to avoid
they struck even more. So are we truly rational? Can our thinking be explained as rational
thinking if we consider an average human being?

Our brain has infinite capabilities but a major part of that is wasted in foolish
activities still we call ourselves rational.

May be it is the absence of any other creature that has a better thinking and intellectual
capabilities that forces us to think that we are rational.

What do you all think about it ???

Saturday, 2 June 2012

What makes you Stronger ?!



"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger." ~Friedrich Nietzsche.


I never used to understand that saying. I mean how can we become stronger from something that almost killed us? Maybe that was because I had not truly experienced the type of struggles in life, that makes one question if they can actually continue on. Recently I experienced that sort of inner conflict, where my whole world felt like it was all collapsing on me. I always wondered "Why is all this happening to me?" I questioned myself and God. I thought God didn't give you more than you could handle and here it seemed he was just piling it on one brick at a time. Pretty soon I would collapse under the pressure. It seemed like it anyway. Then I started to read "Chicken Soup for the Soul." The stories were not only inspiring but also helped me to put things into perspective. I needed to really love and have confidence in myself. All of these things that were happening where challenging, but it was my reaction to them that made them 10 times worse. I had to put that aside for the moment. I hadn't been as strong as I normally was. I was hit with a realization that if I wanted a career in that field I would have to take college more seriously. I made me pull my socks up. Through it all though what I learned most was to look within myself and to genuinely trust in me. There are struggles everyday, everyone goes through them, if you are strong within yourself you can handle anything. Then it has passed you can look back and say I survived that, and learned a lesson as well.


I've learned that you have to forgive. That is one of the most important traits to have. Because when you hold on to things, such as anger, resentment, or hurt it's like you are being weighed down by these negative feelings. When you let these things go and forgive someone it's like letting the shackles loose. In the past I was the queen of holding grudges. I don't know exactly why I did it. Maybe it was my way of getting back at the person that I felt wronged me. I remember people telling me when you forgive, you feel free. I thought that it didn't make sense. "How could forgiving be good for me?" I just didn't get it. Then one day it just clicked. I loved and lost and, still wanted to be friends I had resentment and sometimes it pops up now and then. But I decided to forgive, and it was this amazing feeling of lightness. Like 40 lbs of weight was lifted off my shoulders. This was strange. I forgave and then felt better. There must have been something to all those sayings from years back. I felt so good. When you hold a grudge for someone, that person is constantly on your mind and you are spending a massive amount of energy thinking about them when they probably aren't even thinking about you. Don't get me wrong it's a process, especially for a self proclaimed grudge holder but as I said when you let things go YOU feel free. That's what I want to be I don't want anyone to be holding me back from being the best me that I can be....




Thursday, 17 May 2012

If I wasn't so alone !!

I'm sitting in a crowded room,
With voices all around..
But I've never felt more alone,
Even with all the sounds...

Faces are friendly,
Their intentions aren't bad...
I just don't fit in here,
And that makes me sad...

I do like staying here,
Answering phones...
It just would be better,
If I wasn't so alone...

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Up In The Clouds...


I'd rather be up there
than down here
they say when you fantasize
you fail to realize
the blatant truth...

But it hurts too much 
feel like i'm getting crushed
what i see is a storm
threatening to keep me torn
keeping me there til i cry...

but up in the clouds
i am found
don't have to suffer
this dream is a real bluffer
but here i am content...

They critisize how i feel 
about what is and what's not real
but up in the clouds
my mind's at ease, im at peace 
Now i can breathe...

Even though it's not real
I get to escape for that moment
drift from the harsh reality
back into fantasy
because it's easier for me ...