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.

Find below a very watertight IPR rights agreement copy, this is just for reference and can be used by writers and authors while they are trying to sell the rights of their books to be made into digital formats or other digital pieces of content. The contract is almost six pages long and has been prepared by professional IPR lawyers who specialize in IPR law so they are full proof in their language and causes and can be contested in any court of India law.

Content creators and buyers can refer to this contract as a mode of earning and use it as a cornerstone for further content agreements.

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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.

Guys, I complete 5 years of blogging today, I started this blog in Nov 2015 and five years hence I have traveled many miles. The journey took me to more than 40 countries around the world and I have just finished my 23rd Book which is now published on amazon.com and KDP select. I have also 5 audiobooks selling on audible and iTunes. The journey took me to many places and I spoke to many people unearthing many stories. From attending blogging conferences to giving guest lectures on blogging I have traveled much. My latest learning is about selling digital content and doing IPR deals in Bollywood as I managed to sell two of my books which will be made into digital content as web movies. My primary revenue source is through my audiobook and book sales and now with digital rights of my books being sold that is an added revenue stream.

I have executed events like Kumbh Ka Mela 2019 and done video blogging which has got me no revenue. My Followership has gone but very modestly with over 31k followers on my Facebook page. I became a PAD-I certified scuba diver and even made videos in Antarctica, making my photo books and many friends on the way.

I became an expert in understanding photography and learning about the internet and social media.

I created many controversies on the way, was banned by my batch mates for writing about my ex campus life in my book. I also slept with Rashmi Verma, my blog was reported by Anupriya Goenka for distributing my naked videos. I created a network of book shops and outlets where my books are now being sold. From Biryani wala’s in Allahabad to food outlets in Oshiwara I bartered my blog writing for free food. I gave interviews to my old Radio station Bog FM and even managed to get a role in a Sanjay Dutt film.

So much happened in my life all documented through my writings and through my books. Five years hence I feel good and mellow. There is something to be happy about but then there is still a void in my heart. It’s as if five years was nothing I feel I need another five years of this journey there is so much of the world yet to be explored.

So what did I learn and what can I teach others through my journey, well I can give people hope and help them to aspire for more. The can-do spirit and help them full fill larger goals, I can motivate you, not to mention make youtube videos. The journey has taken me through four iPhones and four laptops, not to mention one go pro that I lost in London at my friend’s place. I have been hosted by many friends and well-wishers on the way. Meeting spiritual guru’s, saints, aghodi’s, and priests alike. It has been my own journey my own experience as I have done it all alone without any co-traveler with me.

In between, I reviewed other people’s books, write guest posts, taught others how to blog like Kavita Kumble and Mandakini. I made many girlfriends on the way and saw many mountains and streams. After five years of Blogging and building my digital business, I feel good that I created a revenue stream from my Hobby and was able to teach others on the way. I did contests on my blog and even placed branded ads on my blog. I also had a lot of other people contributing to my blog and managed to get quality content for free. Teaching others on the way and loving them too. From getting book bloggers to review my books to doing PR releases it has all been worth it. In the middle I fought a court case with my servants which got settled in time leaving me free and light, that was the only thorn in my skin for a while. So much has happened and my blog has been a witness to all, in which I have been pouring my heart too. The blog has been like my silent witness just seeing my thoughts without judging anything. I created songs for my web series and sold them as digital content.  All this has been my joy and my song.

Sony Liv a Digital Feast

Just saw some of the rushes and scenes from the digital film Scam 1992 which is based on the iconic rise and fall of the Big Bull also known as Harshad Mehta who once ruled the Indian stock markets as the top trader in Mumbai. I am sure Wall Street must be one of the inspirations that the makers would have taken. The Scam took place in the year 1992 and the ready forward deal was used to do it. Hear Harshad Mehta who ran a brokerage firm acted as a go between various banks and the government where he traded in government securities which were used by banks to lead money to each other. Over time Harshad had developed a great network where he would borrow money from Banks by giving them fake receipts and then using that money as a float for a period of time. This he did by building a chain of lending banks, the float was then used to buy stocks and trading in the market with high liquidity he was able to manipulate the stock market and increase the price of nay of the stocks. The rising market would bring in more retail investors that would push the stock market indices even higher.

He would then sell his stocks at a healthy profit as the markets went up in the bull run and then return the money to the banks in return taking back his fake receipts. The scam went on un noticed as the markets rallied, but when the bear phase kicked in the panic buttons where pushed as Harshad lost huge money and was unable to pay the banks what he had borrowed.  A Times of India Journalist exposed the Rs 5000 crore scam in a news story and in months CBI arrested Harshad who was being hailed as the messiah of the markets till then as he had also bought in a lot of investors to the market he was a hero for many small time investors who profited during the bull run.

The digital movie now showing on Sony Liv looks smart and smashing the images and the shots are catchy and so is Pratik Gandhi who plays Harshad Mehta in the film. The man had a sad end he died in 2001 eight years after the scam broke spending time in prison and finally died of a heart attack, I am sure the pressure of 600 suits many of them still running after his death took its toll on him.  A la ! the wolf of wall street he perished, at his peak he owned many luxury cars and bungalows around the city and was admired by many of his workmates as a messiah but like all messiahs the fall is inevitable.

The parlance of greed is good rules the markets and Harshad was its biggest star, he was the first big success and failure of Indians open market system. A icon or a devil it depend how you see him, but one thing was for sure he was a rock star that shone for a while and then perished under the weight of his own ambitions. I still remember reading his story in India Today and the Sunday magazine in those days, I would follow the scam on New Track even a battery of big lawyers like Ram Jethmalani could not save him from his doom and the weight of his down fall must have affected his mental and physical health. At the end he died with nothing but debt on his head, a testimony that greed doesn’t pay in the long run.

I stare afar from the window of my hotel view, I see the sun shining in the afternoon sky all bright and yellow throwing it’s energies into my room through the opaque window, I can feel the warmth of the sun rays on my skin and on my back. The in room air conditioner keeps things inside cool keeping some room for the warm sunlight to dive in and brighten the room, the cabinet lights are still on as I have moved the curtains so that I can have the flush view of the sea and the beach.

The hotel garden and lawns stare at me from below their is water in the pool and a small watering hole with orange fish floating carelessly tapping at the are as droplets of cool pool water fills the moist air to give some relief to the dry surrounding air that flows aimlessly. The sea is calm yet active as the sun light throwing an orange and yellow hue on its grey surface. The waves Lap up the seashore hitting the sand with gusto as many walkers and joggers hurry up and down the beach, throwing sand into the air.

The coconut and palm trees that surround the garden move sideways as a brisk breeze flows through. The pool water is cool and the goldfish hungry, it seems that they are in luck as a fellow travellers throws Bread crumbs at them. The fish feed themselves as he moves across the narrow pool feeding them all one buy one. I have seen him often hear at this time of day feeding the fish or just walking on the narrow bridge and walkway built in the garden. Nice way to idle time I suppose, with the lockdown this is a good way to pass time.

The vast sea at times shows the arrival of a ship floating across the horizon, one can see motor bats or a small fret at times bobbing up and down, but the sea is empty this afternoon as the hot air collides with moist sea droplets to create a clam and tranquil atmosphere.

Pigeons and doves fly over the garden diving from high up in the sky to the shallow pools that litter the green garden lawns. Decorated with blue beach chairs with blue cushions it is a party feel but there is no party happening as the garden is empty with a lone walker taking an afternoon walk on the walkway.

With a belly full of friend rice and beans I sit on my couch just staring at the sea wondering what else awaits me ahead in my Mumbai Saga.

A was a bit disappointed and heartbroken when I started posting some pictures of my book covers on the Anupriya Goenka My Love Page. I saw that the moderator had given badges to the top two fans of the page a gentleman called Debashish and one other fan got the top two badges for the month. Now I know for sure that in the past four months since I have got access to this page I have been posting regular content on this page which includes videos, pictures, book covers, book narrations, and a lot of other content related to my web-series on this page in a bid to woo the goddess of erotica. I was disappointed why I was not given a bade for being the top content contributor to this page.

Over the decade since I have known the Diva and The Miss mystery, I have made and developed a lot of content which has been inspired from Anupriya and parses her beauty, sonnets, songs, poems, and poetry books too. I deserve to get a badge of honor for my contributions on her page as I must be without a doubt her most ardent fan.

So please Mr. Moderator gives me a top fan badge also for my content contributions and videos.

Happy That Anurag Kashyap Will Be Directing Party Girls Says Author Anuj Tikku

Author Anuj Tikku is excited about his best-selling book; Party Girls is being adapted into a digital film for Amazon Prime Video India.

The film is titled ‘Party Girl’, a digital movie adapted from a book of the same name authored by Anuj Tikku, who has authored 22 books and runs his travel blog. The film is a peek into the erotic and fantasy world of Party Girls. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has been roped in to helm the project and dapper Jackie Shroff will be seen playing the lead in the movie.

Talking about the book being adapted into the film, Anuj said, “Adapting a book into a movie is a tricky affair, and I am happy that Anurag Kashyap will be helming the project. He is capable of creating a world where the story is set”

The film Party Girl revolves around an event management company run by a rustic Hindi speaking Bhaiya from Banaras called Yaar. His network of twenty-something girls, who fly around flights providing pleasure, love, and sex to many rich and famous admirers around big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore. It is a story told by the author in the first person as he slowly gets sucked into the vivacious and pleasure charged world of India’s version of Geisha Girls.

Anuj Tikku is also a noted actor, who has worked extensively in Television and Movie with bigwigs such as Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kannada Star Sudeep, and many more. The Project will be produced by Ashish Parasher and presented by Rapport Group.