Papiya & Asrith

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Sun Sign

Papiya : Aquarius ; Asrith : Leo

Three things people don’t know about you?

Papiya : I do a lot of thinking, I don’t give up easily and I’m a nature lover; Asrith : The only thing which most of them were shocked to learn is that I write.

What’s your greatest fear?

Papiya : I have Nyctophobia – fear of darkness.;Asrith : Roller coaster phobia. I try to cover it up most times but get caught very easily.

What is your greatest achievement?

Papiya : For me achievement has always come as a realization of hidden facts. One such biggest achievements so far for me was the day I realized that I can pen my thoughts into stories; Asrith : Achievements are pretty must relative to one’s perspective. For me it was taking a stance to go ahead, publish this debut novel and see this on the market stands. It was a personal bliss to overcome many social obligations that came by as obstacles.

High point of your life?

Papiya & Asrith : I have just begun my professional career and waiting for the high point.

Low point of your life

Papiya : That particular phase where there was uncertainty about finding a platform to publish my book; Asrith : It is not exactly a low point, but the day when my inbox triggered the first publisher rejection was a little upsetting. Next was the news of passing away of two of my friends, one my office colleague and another a childhood friend of mine. Their death hit me hard and changed my perspective about various things and human relationships.

Which living person do you most admire?

Papiya : I admire my parents who are always there for me as my strongest support system and my co-author who was the first one to instill the confidence in me that I can pen down an entire novel.;Asrith : I believe in having gurus within vicinity who can guide in much needed situations rather than having big names on the list. In my case it’s my first boss in office who has been a great inspirer to me and my elder brothers professor Prof.PNR (Will not reveal his full name :D)

Who is your favorite fictional hero?

Papiya : Elastigirl from The Incredibles; Asrith : As a kid who grew up in 90’s I have experienced the transformation from the era of televisions channels like Cartoon Network to streaming channels platforms like Netflix my fictional heroes were the superhuman cartoons of the 90’s. I was a great fan of Popeye the Sailor and also an ardent fan of Dexter.

Who is your favorite fictional villain?

Papiya : Voldemort from harry potter

Who are your favorite authors?

Papiya : There are many of them. To name a few are JK Rowling, Rabindranath Tagore, RK Narayan, Amish Tripati, and Dan Brown. . . . ;Asrith : So many of them. To name a few Yuval Noah Harrari, Ayn Rand, RK Narayan, Amish Tripathi . . . the list would be bigger always

What are your 5 favorite books of all time?

Papiya : 1) Harry Potter series 2) Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 3) Digital fortress by Dan Brown 4) Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripati 5) Malgudi Days by R.K Narayan; Asrith : 1. Sapiens by Yuval Naoh Harrari 2. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 4. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand 5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Is there a book you love to reread?

Papiya : Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (I look for this book whenever I want to surround myself with hope and positivity);Asrith : There are so many books I try to reread just to understand how my perspectives are changing over a period of time when my learnings grow and I get richer by experiences.

What are your 5 favorite movies of all time?

Asrith : 1. Ben-Hur by William Wyler. 2. The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola 3. A Wednesday by Neeraj Pandey and lots of South-Indian movies.

One Superpower you wish you had?

Papiya : Telepathy

Your epitaph would read? /Last line in your biography would be?

Papiya : “An unadorned smile of forgiveness is better than a smirk of an ego”; Asrith : Wherever he went, he spread happiness and made people enjoy that moment they spent with him.

If you had a time machine to take you back to any country and any time period, where would you choose to be for your childhood, adolosent , adult life and silver years?

Papiya : I would leverage in going back to my childhood days just to play with my friends in the playground and sweat it out; Asrith : This novel is one of the very few good things that has happened to me, so I am happy in the present and excited about my future in literature

If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?

Papiya : I would love to learn origami and the different styles in it.;Asrith : I’d become a linguist to learn new languages and formally learn singing

Which book you wish you had written ?

Papiya : Every good story makes me feel why I haven’t been the person to write this one. So it’s difficult to just pick one ; Asrith : After I started writing there were numerous books I felt I had written or at least collaborated as well. It would be hard to pick one

When and where do you write ?

Papiya : I prefer a silent corner of the room, along with my laptop and headphones added to which a soothing music in the background; Asrith : It all started in 2016. I was lucky enough to have a noise free bachelor’s flat that gave me the peace of mind to write. Also the mornings on shores of the beaches in Chennai.

Silence or music?

Papiya: Both play an equal role. ‘Silence’ when a lot of ideas are clashing in my head and ‘music’ when I am running short of ideas; Asrith : As an author both these are very close to heart. Silence to write and music to inspire

One phrase that you use most often?

Papiya : “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve” – Napoleon Hill

Do you have a writing ritual / superstition?

Papia & Asrith : None and don’t even hope to have one anytime soon.



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