I was indeed very excited to shoot in Kirkistan for a Bollywood Film called TorBaaz , after a long time I got to act as an Afghan Cricket commentator who supervises a Cricket Match between two Afghan children  team who have been bought up in a Refugee camp .To steer them away from war and to stop them from going into militant training camp’s Sanjay Dutt who plays a retired army officer lures them towards cricket and trains the in the game , as if showing them a more productive path . He immediately come into conflict with the Afghan war lords who want to make their youth into fighters to fight the holy war as human bombs .The movie had a good story and the snow peaks of Kirkistan where great to shoot the cricket match sequence . But Sanju seems to have taken the movie lightly and was almost sleep walking in some of the scenes . The bomb blast sequence was good but their was less realism and very little raw energy in some of the cricket match scenes  .The movie had a message and some good intentions but feel flat at the execution , some of the parts of the film looked hurried .

I for one was disappointed with my scenes , as I went unnoticed In my blink and miss scenes , I was their during the bomb blast scenes with my beard and spectacles crying out through the mike , but that was it just two shoots here and their , apart from that the commentators voice was done as a VO over footage of the cricket match being actually played on the ground . it was as if the Cricket commentator had gone missing from the film .I was even more appalled when my name was missing from the credits of the film . Lucky for me I had shoot my own videos on the film shoot and that’s evidence enough of my work and my role in the film .

But over all I was disappointed , no money , no credit and finally no footage in the film .The commentator goes missing like in thin air .The film I presume will suffer from the same fate I would imagine , now playing on Netflix it will have a very short run I presume . Nargis Fakri looked good but she is looking very mature . All I got from the film was a week long un paid holiday to a land occupied by a mis breed of Mongols and Afghans .

Till then I leave you with my on the set videos  of the film Torbaaz , just to re live some old memories of a couple of year’s back .So if you see a fat man , with specs  and an Afghan beard , spare a thought for the poor guy it was me Anuj Tikku , and I swear I ran like hell during the bomb blast scenes and tried my best to get close to Sanju so that I could be in the frame with him but alas! I was only in two and that too very briefly . I would have to point at my face with a stick to make you see that the guy with the mike was actually me .

The year 2020 would no doubt go down as the year of the COVID 19 Pandemic, that was the one story that dominated the media and kept us all locked in doors, all working from home with masks on our faces. The Pandemic changed our lives like no other thing, with countries loosing hundred’s and thousands of people to the dreaded virus. I for one did not get the virus as I spent most of the time in my hotel room in Mumbai. I managed to finish two books Nineteen and Shaming of Diya in the meantime, spent idle hours with Ashish chit chatting about spirituality and cinema. Had an occasional meeting in the lobby, discussed scripts and tried to sell my book content. With technology again all this was possible and with a phone and a laptop life was very comfortable for a writer, as it is most time is spent locked indoors typing away visualizing one scene or the other.

Time with Granny and Dehra Doon was well spent as I would meet her for a few weeks here and there, my roots in the city still remain firm and intact with friends all over the place. I managed to sell my book Yes sir I killed my Dad and launched my audio books and paperback versions as well . That way I felt I made some progress in my author and blogging journey .

Managed to put on weight due to lack of activity and very healthy food at the hotel. I do look forward to the India vs Australia Cricket series. It has kept me busy this month. I also track with joy the rise of the sensex no doubt spurred by the news of a vaccine coming out soon in the market. Will that see an end to the shabby lives that we currently live, how long will humanity have to stay under fear and under lock downs. With job looses and business collapses the economy was reeling under severe pressure due to COVID and even know the fundamentals show no sign of giving any good news. So if you are healthy and still living through the virus, best of luck you have lived through a very bizzar’e year which bought the world to an halt and has killed more then 1.7 million people so far.

This year of uncertainty and acute social changes most people would like to forget. We would like to put the year behind us and wish for this sickness to end and go away some way. People can only hope for a better year and good fortune after what we all have been though. The two positives to come out where Technology and Bio Technology both these helped humanity find solutions through the Pandemic, with the internet exploding with the new trend of work from home, and with Vaccine trial on the way we have been able to fight through human progress through science, medicine and technology. A tip for the stock markets invest money in Pharma, Tech and Logistical Company stock, we are on the beginning of a bull run which would go on till the next year, their could be good money to be made here.

Elections went on during the Pandemic with a change of guard in US, they have a new President Biden lead the Democrat win for the White House, yes Trump lost the elections. The Pandemic was the end of him and his handling of it was what got him kicked out of office in a very close ballot.

My Partnership with Ashish is yet to result in a sale but it is nonetheless a good friendship to keep. My Film Torbaaz got released on NetFlix and is steaming live on it. The year comes to an end, and times still fly’s away. Till then lets hope that 2021 brings with it winds of change, hope and take away all our pains and deepest fears.

Enjoy audiobooks narrated by Anuj Tikku, now hear the books of this bestselling amazon.com author on audiobooks selling on I tunes and audible.com, you can become a member with audible.com and listen to these fantastic books through audible.com application on your mobile phone and tablets .Here books come to live, loose yourself into the many characters of this enchanting author. Out Of Africa audiobook is already a bestseller and 32^nd in Travel Africa category.

Enjoy Madness of The Monk and the Crime Thriller Yes sir I killed my Dad, just plug in the microphone and close your eyes let the narrative take you inside the story meet the place were imagination and reality blur as one .Listen to the author as he transports you into his travel stories as if you were seeing things unfold in front of you. Buy these high quality audiobooks, through your member points or through your credit card. Download on device to enjoy as and when you please all at the highest 4K and MP3 quality. You can also buy these audiobooks through my travel blog www.tikkustravelthon.in. We cover categories across genre from Travel, Food and Drinks, Thriller, Erotica, Poetry, Short Stories, Mystery, Self Help and even Religion and spirituality.

I am happy to announce that the following seven books of mine are now available as Paperback through KDP Select and amazon.com. The Titles can be bought directly from amazon.com and from Anuj Tikku author page, the paperback will be shipped to you directly in a few days itself on your door step. The Titles are Nineteen, Blogging for Gold, Kumbh Travelouge, Out Of Africa , Don’t be content with your Content, Survival.

The first copy of the paperback was sold and the title was Blogging for Gold the self help book for Bloggers.

Before discussing the scope of river rafting in Himachal, first of all we will need to understand certain terms as used in this sport before going into the details of what white water river rafting is. As the glacial or rain fed rivers flow from their point of origin down the slopes of the mountains, they transgress varying depths all along their route. These Mountain Rivers invariably have hidden rocks that obstruct their flow causing rapids and foamy waters which are referred to as white water also the famous places of Himachal, and the process of navigating through these rough waters is called white water river rafting.

Sprint: Conducted in the head to head or the individual format, in this the contestants are required to complete the course adopting the best possible route.

Slalom: A set course that has to be followed by the contestants, that leads them through a set of pre determined obstacles, around which they are expected to navigate while completing the course.

The one and only objective of this high adrenaline sport is to navigate downstream over extreme rapids using an inflatable or an inflated raft. A challenging and a risky sport it requires an immense amount of dedicated team effort, and is very popular around the world as an outdoor recreational sport. These races are held essentially on the natural river courses that pass through rapids or other under water crest and troughs. In all these races the numbers of participants vary between 2 to 8 per raft, regardless of the type of the race. The set objective of the race is the successful completion of the course in the least possible time.

The popularization of river rafting, as early as in 1950’s, if not earlier, lead to the formation of an International Rafting Federation. This apex organization was later responsible for stipulating all the rules and regulations that govern this sport all over the world. World River Rafting Championships are conducted under the aegis of this federation under the various categories, as stipulated, both, for men and women.

Next, let’s try and understand the difficulty levels, as determined, for river rafting. The difficulty levels are determined on the basis of the presence of rapids, evolved, owing to sudden troughs and crests and also because of the rocks, small or large, lurking in the waters.

Grading system for rapids                                                      

Grading or the levels of difficulty and danger are determined as per the international scale from I to VI on a progressive basis. The factors according to which the levels are decided are remoteness, size and type of waves, nature of river (whether there exist continuous rapids or there are calms between successive rapids)and water temperature, geographical terrain etc. while the overall grading is dependent on the hardest or the toughest rapid on the concerned river.
Class I: Comprising of small waves/ripples, and fast flowing water.

Class II: Comfortable

Class III: Marginally difficult/uncomfortable

Class IV: Very difficult

Class V: This class is considered to be extremely difficult and will need to be carried out by an experienced team and under experienced guidance, as it could result in the loss of limb or life

Class VI: Not negotiable and life threatening or suicidal.

Classes I to III require you to poses basic to mediocre swimming skills, whereas reasonably to very good white water rafting skills are required for classes IV to VI. 

Although being risky, and at times leading to fatalities, this sport can also be an extremely enjoyable, safe and an exciting soft adventure sport under proper professional guidance and your adherence to the safety tips, as advised by your instructor.The right training and use of the appropriate equipment while following the laid down international safety norms, also result in ensuring this sport to be an outdoor pleasure sport. More over the popularity of this sport can also be attributed to the fact that even non swimmers, without any prior experience, can go river rafting, not only that but also the fact that just a 15 minute instruction can enable you to enjoy this amazing and challenging sport.

Rafting – Indian scenario                         

The rivers emanating from the mighty Himalayas, be they the glacial or the rain fed rivers, their compatibility for rafting is determined after making the descents along their course of flow. With this in view river exploration came of age in India, after the local river runners had logged optimum experience qualifying them to join river rafting expeditions, coupled with the first descents of the Sutlej from the Rampur to Tattapani section, Teesta in Sikkim and West Bengal, and the Sarda in the Kumaon Himalayas in 1985, 1986 and 1987 respectively. Although many things in India are yet to be explored, the ones already chartered are basically just the proverbial “tip of the ice berg”. According to Peter Knowles, Chairman of the British Canoe Union Expeditions committee, the scope for first descents of rivers in India is immense, when compared to any other Himalayan country. The rivers in the northeastern and the southern states of India too have a tremendous scope for river exploration. 

India is fast emerging as the next river – running destination in the world. More over the fact that most or in fact all the rivers in India being easily accessible and no permits required for river running except on the “inner line” or the areas close to international borders, river rafting is well on its way to becoming the most popular adventure sport in the country. Owing to the commercialization this sport in India we see that there, currently, are more than 50 commercial outfitters in India, who organize such rafting trips that range from 2 hour trips to conducting various multiple day expeditions. 

Presently this sport has mainly been concentrated along the Ganges in the Rishikesh – Devprayag section. The other rivers of the area, like the Alaknanda, Mandakini and the Bhagirathi too are on the tourist map and are being considered for such adventure sport activities including Kayaking. Various other rivers in Uttarakhand like the Ramganga, Bhilangna, Yamina etc. have all been surveyed and found appropriate for conduction of rafting and other related water sports. River network in Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh region too have tremendous potential for this sport. Talking of adventure sports in Himachal Pradesh, this state happens to be a year round river – running destination. Although most of the river down south are yet to be explored regarding the possibility for the conduction of river – running, a few sections of the river Kaveri have been found compatible for this sport.

White Water Rafting in Himachal Pradesh

The melting snows, blooming flora and fauna signal the coming of spring in the Hiamalayas, a sign of ushering in of the season for river rafting in Himachal Pradesh. Therivers emanating from the upper Himalayan Ranges, being untamed as they are, are considered to be among the top White River Rafting circuits in the world and are known to offer a thrilling experience in this sport. The Chennab, Ravi, Sutlej and the mighty Beas, in Lahaul, Chamba, Shimla and Kullu respectively, constitute the four river rafting circuits and the best places for river rafting in Himachal Pradesh. The downstream flow of these rovers is entirely different as compared to other rivers, as stretches along these rivers become most fearsome as they foam up, lashing heavily against the underwater rocks, enroute, while swirling up along the banks as they rise and fall.

The Sutlej (Shimla)White Water rafting circuit:

Image source – Ramon Bucard

The Sutlej, flowing through here, is considered to be one among the most challenging river rafting routes, when considering river raftng in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. The stretches along which river rafting is possible covers the Tattapani stretch, it gets its name owing to the presence of hot water Sulphur springs and lies at a motorable distance of about 50 Kms from Shimla.

In all there are three different stretches, along the Sutlej, demarcated according to the difficulty levels. The first one being a 3 Kms stretch at a small village Sunni, on the banks of this river. Incidentally this also happens to be the easiest one of all and also entertaining the non- swimmers.

The next stretch goes up to Chabba, about 12 Kms offering medium difficulty level, while being more exciting than the previous one at Sunni. The rapids flowing through this stretch are Grade II and it takes roughly one and a half hours to reach Tattapani.

The starting point for the most popular rafting expedition begins at Pandowa. The first stretch in this area extends up to Pandowa from Luhri, making it a total stretch of about 20 Kms. However the untrained or the beginners are asked to stop short at Patakhra, as it is from this point onwards that the rapids turn rather rough and scaling up to  grade VI rapids here on for the remaining stretch of the course.

Pandowa to Tattapani, accounts for another stretch along the Sutlej circuit, stretching up to a length of 25 Kms, constituting of grade III and Iv rapids along its course, while the final stretch downstream measures 30 Kms from Pandowa to Kadhai Ka Fer.

White Water rafting circuit – Ravi and Saal, in Chamba

Image source – Brad Pearson

The Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, too, is now, increasingly, being developed and considered for the introduction of river rafting in Chamba, along the mighty Ravi and Saal that flow through it.Generally the monsoon months are considered to be the ideal period for river rafting in Chamba, making the period from June to October most favourable for all kinds of water sports including river rafting.

The state government and the tourism department are preparing to popularize this sport in the region by holding a river rafting carnival along the identified stretches in the Ravi flowing through the region. This carnival is intended to be split up into three categories, those of Sprint, Salalom, and marathon rafting.

White Water rafting circuit – Chandrabhaga (Chenab), in Lahaul & Spiti

Image source – Angga indratama

The September of 2011 is the landmark date in Lahaul and Spiti, as this is when this district was opened for water sports in the region. Gateway to Lahaul and Spiti, Koksar, is the point of initiation of river rafting in this region. A stretch of 90 Kms. from here up to Tandi, the point of confluence of the rivers Chandra and Bhaga, forming the Chandrabhaga (Chenab), entering through the Pattan Valley, is the one identified for river rafting in Lahaul & Spiti in Himachal Pradesh.

An alternative route for river rafting in Lahaul and Spiti is from Darcha to Udaipur, roughly a 70 Kms stretch along the Keylong – Leh route.

White Water rafting circuit – Beas, in Kullu

Image source – gettyimages

Another, most popular, river rafting circuit offering unlimited fun is the Beas river circuit in Kullu. Also termed as river rafting in Manali, the season here starts in the month of April and goes on till the end of June, just before the onset of the monsoons in this region.

The starting point on this circuit is Pirdi which is just 4 Kms ahead of Kullu. From Pirdi starts the 14 Kms stretch comprising of grade II and III rapids which are suitable enough even for the novices. Since Pirdi is roughly 45 Kms from Manali it is advised that a night halt be made at Kullu before proceeding further downstream.

The river Beas, being largely popular among the Kayaking community, with its grade V rapids upstream off Manali grade IV through Manali and grade III downstream off Manali town, it offers immense scope for river rafting, too, in the region.

Before you book himachal tour packages with a rafting tripor an expedition river rafting in Himachal Pradesh, please ensure that you go through all the safety procedure as per the safety guide provided for with every company. Wish you a happy and an enjoyable rafting experience.

Author Bio

Rahul Arora has one year of experience in Digital Marketing. He’s currently working as a Digital Marketing Executive at Indian Travel Store. He loves to explore new terrains in a different corner of the world, or out in the city freezing urban scenarios in his camera.

Now that I have started producing and selling my audiobooks on acx.com I have parented a lot as a narrator and voice artist for my own books. I have understood that I can also ask for auditions from other voice over artists from the acx.com community who can voice my books, I don’t need to be the narrator all the time. I can upload my audition script with the style of narration I want, in what language I want it in, and give a brief description about the tone of the narrator and what he/she should try to capture when narrating my books. There are options that I need to click on to establish what exactly I want from the person who voices my books.

The audition script can be uploaded In a PDF format for the producer to send me narration samples so that I can then select the right voice for my audiobook narration. This is all done through acx.com with my audition inquiry posted on their wall. Once that is done Tehri is a royalty structure where I can share 20% of my 40% royalty revenue from my Global sale of audiobooks with the producer who puts the production cost upfront.

When I did the narration myself my cost for per hour VO recorded and correctly uploaded is about Rs 1500 per hour which I put from my pocket. This cost upfront along with the cost of the new narrator is borne by the co-producer who selects my project at acx.com and executes it with my supervision. In return he shares my 40% royalty revenue, I get only 20% now for all audiobook Global sale. I have already executed this for my audiobook The Kumbh Travelogue 2019 and hope to ex cute some more projects as I go along just to see which one is more profitable. I would assume having a different narrator would spice the books up as I will get more variety of tone and style of narrations and voices.

There will be more variety and I will be able to execute character-based audio plays as well as I get a pool of many types of character voices, as well as I, go along. This will improve the quality and engagement value of my book and really get the imagination going. More voices more engaging the content and all this with acx.com expert help, no running around for me hiring studio’s reaching on time getting behind the sound eng. guys. The only thing is to be patient as the project will take time to be executed and be ready to part with 20% of your Royalty revenue.

I must say I have been fascinated by the Republic News Channel and have been watching it lately with its lead anchor going full throttle. I have worked with Arnab Goswami in the early days of Time Now in 2006-2007. I was in client servicing and even acted in promotion of one of Arnab’s show, I still remember him walking into our shoot when we had gone berserk with the smoke machine, he did give us a good firing and telling off. When in the studio he is hyperactive and very driven, he can be obnoxious and very scathing in his broadcasts, and a lot of people have got his raw end of the stick, the more popular he became the more enemies he attracted, now y cops, with the attack on Bollywood and the inefficiencies of the Mumbai joint Sarkar the news broadcaster has become the news.

I spent most of the morning scanning videos that dropped into my Facebook Page showing our man being dragged out of his house beaten and manhandled by the local cops, who then shoved him into the police van. The images were soon lapped up by others and till after breakfast, it had spread Arnab Goswami had been arrested and taken to the Magistrate beaten and humiliated by the local government machinery, with one of the news camera’s fixed on him as he showed the scars on his body to the Public. With over 4 million followers on youtube.com he is the most popular and obnoxious News Caster in India, delivering one sensation after another in a no holds barred channel, with the BJP backing him with money and resources the Republic has grown in viewership and stature.

This has landed the Newscaster in trouble and he has been roped in, in a false case of 2018 that was closed long back. The entire news drama or news stop opera was shown live with protest marches in various cities around the city asking for his release. Every minister called it an attack on the four pillars of democracy, Arnab has to realize that his enemies want to browbeat him, and the attack on him will make him even more popular as the Republic Bandwagon moves on. Two years back a Saudi Journalist was killed Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Embassy in Turkey, the killers are yet to be apprehended and the case is still unresolved, it is said that the Saudi Royal Family got him killed.

There is no doubt Republic is a Nationalist Channel and it is blatant about that, it is the mouthpiece of the BJP and it’s Hindutva Brigade, so Arnab is not always the truth as he is only speaking from the point of view of the ruling majority, he is only one side of the truth, which can have many sides. I am sure he will get out of this with not many scars and as long as the public is glued on it’s all good fun.

Last year 57 journalists were killed around the globe with Mexico and Afghanistan topping the list of Killed Journalists. Being a journalist is a risky business and attacks on them have been condemned by all. In India alone, in the last 5 years, forty journalists have been killed. They are being killed in the line of duty and now with Arnab being man handled like this the day of the emergency has been talked about. Journalists have been known to be attacked by the state because it is their duty to bring the truth to the people and that brings them in direct confrontation with the establishment.

Arnab has been an innovator with the Republic and has a game-changer strategy which mocks at the old fashioned Lutiyans Delhi media circuit, who despise him, he has taken the Maharashtra Government to the task and is now paying the price for it. The state will get you if it really wants you and Arnab from being a News castle has become a Newsmaker and an icon fighting for the freedom of speech. The drama goes on and we are riveted to it with the TRP’s rising who cares all publicly is good publicity and there is no difference between real news or fake news it’s all entertainment. I just hope they do not kill him like they did Gauri Lankesh, this is India after all anything can happen, till then it will be difficult to muzzle Goswami and His digital media outlet who are taking on the police and the government with a mass movement and large public support.

I have been doing some food play and food blogging in my room for the past few days taking pictures of the exotic salads and desserts along with talk videos f the entire trial, the new iPhone 11 gives some great pictures and edits. I even kept the dessert plate under the lamplight so that the plate would shine and the texture of the dessert would come through in the pic’s and they really have. I spent hours editing the pictures to give them the right feel and gloss.

Not to mention eating the damn thing over a few hours morsel by morsel as my mother taught me long ago as a kid she would insist that I chew my food many times over and eat it bit by bit slowly over a period of time so that I can digest it well and get all the nourishment. I am doing just the same now, I eat my meals half-plate by half-plate over a period of an hour, slowly chewing tasting, and nourishing myself. The food the air the ambiance has done well for my health I have skin that has got back its sheen the food has kept me healthy and plump and the fresh air in the lobby gets my juices jingling, I do take walks on the beach at times or do my singing Riyaz in the lobby early in the morning before breakfast.

My hours are unplanned there are days I stay up all day writing and then I change the pattern completely and write all through the night sleeping only fate breakfast. I am in a total let go total relaxation, with nowhere to go and nothing to achieve. Add to that regular baths and deep breathing, what more can the body and the system ask for. With lots of lime juice and water throughout the day, my stomach feels light and the body gets hydrated regularly. My hair has grown long during this phase and I am letting them grow nourishing them with conditioners and scented soap.

I am really spoiling myself I know but then who cares you only live once and as long as you are not hurting anyone you should live well and eat well.

I would like to add an hour of the gym to my routine but I am too lazy right now and just thinking about it scares me at the moment, I am best alone writing on my laptop tucked into my bed and that’s what I intend to do.

Be it the desserts or the afternoon coffee I have had a steady flow of guests and well-wishers at the hotel as well, keeping me busy with my projects, I am enjoying the workflow and the activity that I am involved with in terms of creative work.

I feel blessed I feel alive and I feel invigorated, what more can one ask from life. I was welcomed by fine Sulla what whine and prawns as I started two months of my long stay here at JW Marriott with Rs 5000 per day room it looks. Like a bargain but they add costs to the food and jack up the food prices at the end of the day with all the food and the room stay it costs Rs 10,000 for the day all-inclusive that’s 3 lakhs for the month. I am able to afford it as of now but don’t know how long, waiting for my book sales to generate much-needed revenue so that I can sustain myself, apart from that I have the comforting voice of my Granny and a few friends that keep me busy on the phone throughout the day. Throw in some business meetings and some emails and writing work, my life seems complete.

Sex! Yes, that too but I have not had sex after the lockdown and don’t intend to, I was tempted a few months back but then held back my urge, I think I would stick to jerking off on Anupriya’s fuck scenes they give me the most joy these days. I get goose pimples when I see her getting fucked and the erection somehow lasts longer for me when I see her getting fucked.

I have made a friend here a south Indian hap who is also staying here for the last year or so. We mingle with each other over breakfast and he brings a bottle of wine to my room once a while, he is my only buddy here. The staff is kind and curious, did manage to chat up some women in fine dining then be fun to talk to. Even my bankers have got to know the staff of the hotel and often send them to get papers signed by me. I use the place as my office meeting people in the coffee shop or lobby for business meetings.

My nights are spent listening to Tao and OSHO on youtube as days pass on with ease, I walk in the garden at times looking for inspiration and my team of book bloggers keep me informed about new blogging trends not to mention ideas for new stories. Video making is my other pass time but except for me, there is no one to shoot, although I have used Ashish for many of my picture ideas and he had edited a lot of stuff for my blog. In Mumbai, I have more stories to tell and someone or the other ends up contributing something to my blog for free.

As of now, I have snuck my teeth into some homemade fresh Rasmalai which I have been gulping with milk and dates, man this is bliss pure heaven.

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Spent the last three weeks with my Granny in her abode in Dehradun, it was a very dry affair, the house is big with a huge garden but all that can be seen is four servant families all in one house. It was a very different kind of feel than the one I enjoy at my abode at the Marriott. Here the atmosphere is very tranquil almost sublime and full of a positive vibe with amber shades. The Corona effect has eased a bit, I took a direct flight back to Mumbai and they did not follow the seating protocol that’s for sure.

I fell asleep and most of the passengers went to sleep as people did not talk to each other fearing the virus. The way back to the hotel was a tiring affair as I had been up since 7:00 am to take the car to the Jolly Grant airport.

Dehradun had been a boring affair for me with no inspiration and zero new ideas I spent most of the day sleeping and the rest eating and smoking. What little time I got on the evening was spent chatting to Granny as I acquainted her about the story of Nachiketa and the Upanishads. I threw in a bit of Ashtavakra Geeta in it and went on to tell her why I think Arnab Goswami Sucks. My Granny has a Modi Bhakt and an ardent BJP supporter, she and all her servants alike are part of what I call the Hindu Brigade. Over Bun Tikki, I discussed politics with Bhartu my Granny’s man Friday and her most trusted servant.

There were mornings that I was given Cow Urine with water to drink by Bhartu, he loves it and always has a bottle that he gets from Baba Ramdev’s shop. It was my turn to try cow urine and it does taste a bit toxic with an acidic after taste.

I use to help myself with lots of sweets like the peda and the cook Bharti made some amazing sandwiches for breakfast which I would munch till the wee hours of the night. Didn’t meet any friends and most of the day were spent loitering around collecting cigarettes from one shop to another.

To change and recharge my palette I would dine in the restaurant nearby and enjoy a pastry at the coffee shop. My weight has steadily increased due to good hotel food and no exercise for months on end due to the lockdown. But I am told that the Gym just got opened up and that I would be able to use it.

That’s it some strolling in the garden and a walk about the porch my day would fly past as I slept without a pattern and fell back into my lazy ways.

But being back now in Mumbai I can start working on the sale of my next book party girl I am told Cine Vista and Panorama Studio’s has shown an interest in Party Girls my third book. My second book is on the verge of being sold to Rashmi Sharma Production and they are sending the contract for my approval. The price is 50% higher than the sale price of my first book .” Yes sir I killed my dad .” So hope to make steady progress with the help from Ashish and I few meetings I am sure I can close the year with three books sold.