About me :
Background :
I come from a middle-class orthodox Maharashtrian family. Born on 20th September 1977, in Bombay, INDIA. I started writing poems when I was 12 years old. Write in three languages : English, Hindi and Marathi. I often use a pen name : Akansha for my poems and I have pubished my poems at a few poetry websites.
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Achievements :
- Published a book of 100 poems [100 Ink Drops] which is available at lulu.com
- Published a book [Collection of short stories] also available at lulu.com
- Received poem of the week award for "Horizon" and webmasters choice award for "Drizzle" at InternationalPoets.com (before becoming the acting administrator)
- Received Poet of the Month award at InternationalPoets.com (before becoming the acting administrator)
- Received good administrator award at InternationalPoets.com
- "When I Feel Like Crying" selected as poem of the week at Kavitanjali.com
- "Tonight Is The Night" selected for Valentines' day poetry at Voicesnet.com
- "And ... The River Runs Through It" selected to be displayed on India4world.com
- Member at writesight.com
- Member of Film Writers Association
For further details see Achievements page
Coming soon
- A novel in English : Twist of fate
Interests
Writing poems and short stories. Knowing people and making friends. Spreading happiness and smiles :)
Straight from the heart