Arvind Parashar 36 is a corporate-leader-turned-
author who hails from the hill station of Dehradun. Having spent his childhood at the foothills of the Himalayas, Arvind always had a creative inclination in life; he used to write and publish songs, poems,
stories, etc. during his schooldays. Representing his school, he became a quiz champion at the district level and state level.
After completing school, Arvind pursued graduation in Science from Institute of underwriting and a Post Graduation in Computer Applications. Further, he opted for a one-year diploma in underwriting from the Institute of USA. After coming back to India, he had worked in leadership roles in various renowned private companies such as GE, Dell, and Genpact.
A few years later, he decided to give a break to his corporate career to focus on his passion for writing. Of course, it was an unconventional decision. He had to make several sacrifices to ensure that he keeps on chasing his dreams.
Arvind has written three books in English till date. Thriller is his preferred genre, around which he loves experimenting. In the near future, he wishes to write an international thriller with a shade of dark romance.
Arvind is also a widely known motivational speaker. In the past, he has delivered some powerful lectures at noted institutes like the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and at literary fests. He actively advocates for social causes like education and support for disabled children. This is why he donates profits from his second book ' Messed up but All for Love' towards supporting Spandana Rehabilitation Centre in Udupi.
A self-made, multi-talented personality and a connoisseur of creativity, Arvind is very active on social media and is being followed by more than half a million people across various platforms. He is currently based out of Bengaluru. One of his hobbies which he takes very seriously is painting; he wishes to put up an art exhibition in the future.
BV: What inspired you to write a book? Would you like to tell about "All you need is love"?
Arvind: Arvind has written 4 fictional books till date.
Kabira Not Until I Die: Published by Crossword in 2015, it is a spy thriller novel intertwined with elements of romance. Within a few weeks of its launch, the book reached " top 5" in the fiction category at Crossword bestsellers.
Messed Up! But All For Love: Published by Srishti publishers as " book one" in the romantic thriller trilogy in 2017. In a very less time, it had reached top spot atWHSmith book stores at IGI Airport and ruled the hearts of the readers across the country. Later, the book also got translated in Hindi as ek paheli pyar kee and was published by Prabhat Prakashan.
Lost in Love: The second book in the series, " Lost in Love" is a heart-wrenching romance thriller touching the heart and soul of the readers, since its launch in January 2018. Once again, the novel made it to the number one spot at WH Smith stores and received a mention in Amazon Best Reads.
Arvind' recent launched book is the concluding part of a romance thriller trilogy. Titled " All You Need is Love", which was launched in November 2018.
All you need is love:
All you need is love is the concluding part of a romance thriller trilogy is a story that has progressed and now Neil and Gauri have a daughter named Neilakshi. Due to certain circumstances, the couple gets caught up in a tough situation in Cuba. This is a complete romance and thriller experience for the readers and the story is unique. Through the trilogy, my message to all the readers is to stay positive in life and build trust and value the relationships.
BV: What are the challenges he faced while drafting the book?
Arvind: I endeavored to pursue inditing while I was working but could not give it much time and then came a moment when he felt it was now or never. I am blissful that I took the plunge else, it would have never been more ecstatic. After leaving my 16 years corporate live to struggling writing blocks for the very first book titled "Kabira - untill I die", I realized the journey as not so easy. It is extremely tough and nerve-wracking to get one's work published. It might take months or years and a lot of meetings with publishing houses for that to happen. Like any budding author, I too had to face the same hardships. I worked hard initially to create an identity and value of his own in the field. I started using social media to connect with people digitally even before his books were published, and by God's grace that worked well for me. The book "Kabira -Not Until I die", was well received by the audience as it reached the Top 4 in Crossword Fiction Bestseller category. Then came the second novel "Messed Up! But All for Love", which came out after a gap of 1.5 years. It is the first book in the romantic thriller trilogy series. The book breached the Top 50 ranking in Amazon as it reached the 49th position within a few hours of its launch. It made its way to Amazon Best Reads which has the Top 5 books in a genre. The second book in the trilogy i.e; my third book, titled "Lost in Love" reached the hearts of hundreds of thousands of discerning readers across the country and the last book from Trilogy "All you need is love" received millions of hearts.
BV: What writing means to you? Any message for the young writers?
Arvind: Writing is a great way of keeping things in perspective. It always keeps me positive. Telling stories is the only thing that made keeps me happy. But as life goes, we get involved in the so called more important things and lose out on that drive. It happened to me too but there was one night that made me feel like doing it and I immediately started writing it down, expressing every single piece of me in one go. I feel there is never a right time to follow one's dream. One just needs to go for it.
BV: Future plans.
In the near future, I wish to write an international thriller with a shade of dark romance.
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