Anita Desai

My blogs

Gender	Female
Industry	Non-Profit
Occupation	An upcoming Writer,Story-teller, Blogger.
Location	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Introduction	This blog is my space, a microcosm in the macrocosm of the world of bloggers, where I speak from the heart. I am an alumni of the University of Delhi. An administration and human resources professional, I was associated in the past for several years with the UKaid and its develoment programs n New Delhi. An aspiring writer, blogger, with interests in reading/writing short stories, I discovered my flair for writing during a career break. My short story "The Domestic Maid' was featured on an online literary community 'New Asian Writing'. My short story, 'Epileptic' has been published by Nivasini Publishers for their 2015 anthology, 'Celebrating India - Love Without Borders'. I share my opinions on social/political causes of human interest on 'saddahaq.com', a social journalism platform.
Interests	Reading/writing short-stories. Music. Sight-seeing.
Favorite Movies	Taare Zameen Par.
Favorite Music	Indian Classical. Hindi film music in the voice of Lata, Kishore. Lyrics/music by R D Burman Gulzar Javed Akhtar.
Favorite Books	The Human Revolution: Daisaku Ikeda, My Experiences with Truth, Igniting Minds, Monihara.