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'.
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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.
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.
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.
Great interview, Harsha!:)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Diana! :)
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