S Sekhar

Advertising professional and a lover of books who also loves the mountains and goes off on treks to uninhabited high altitude places; buggers up his knee so that he can recuperate for 8 months to go back again. Loves to write and lose himself in the world that he creates; much to the chagrin of those around him. Loves to travel but hates flying and the constant battle to win over this fear makes him stronger after each take off. Father of 2 beautiful ladies and the husband to the most creative person on earth; he always has the feeling that there is a hand of God shielding him…

Books

Sun Sign

Capricorn

Three things people don’t know about you?

That I can’t read my own hand writing. That I masticate my food like a cow. That I want fame.

What’s your greatest fear?

That everything will come crashing down.

What is your greatest achievement?

That I could come back on the rails after a tragedy that changed my life forever.

High point of your life?

When everything fell into place after the tragedy

Low point of your life

1st August 1995; the day my 5-year-old daughter and I lost my first wife in a road accident.

Which living person do you most admire?

Ed Viesturs - an American mountaineer

Who is your favorite fictional hero?

Hercule Poirot

Who is your favorite fictional villain?

I have 2: Hitler and The Joker played by Heath Ledger

Who are your favorite authors?

Agatha Christie and Somerset Maugham

What are your 5 favorite books of all time?

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Somerset Maugham collection of short stories, All Hercule Poirot novels, All Sherlock Holmes

Is there a book you love to reread?

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Somerset Maugham collection of short stories, All Hercule Poirot novels, All Sherlock Holmes

What are your 5 favorite movies of all time?

Lawrence of Arabia by David Lean, Life of Pi by Ang Lee, Pather Pachali by Satyajit Ray, Godfather by Francis Coppola, Avatar by James Cameron

One Superpower you wish you had?

The power to be at peace… always.

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

“Oh crap… he died?”

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?

Childhood-Cowboy in Wyoming, Adolescence in America, Adulthood - The Himalayas, Silver Years - The Himalayas

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

That I could be a musician-guitar

Which book you wish you had written ?

The murder of Roger Ackroyd

When and where do you write ?

Anytime anywhere when I get the urge and time.

Silence or music?

Music

One phrase that you use most often?

Actually 2 words… Windermere and Daffodils

Do you have a writing ritual / superstition?

No… should I?

What’s your guilty reading pleasure?

None

Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?

Write only if you have the passion. Long gaps in writing are very natural… don’t feel guilty. Plod on.

Born and raised in Darjeeling, S Sekhar has always had a deep and profound connection with the Himalayas; this connection and his love for storytelling are two areas of interest that keep him buoyant in the world of advertising.



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