This 24-year-old city entrepreneur Roshan Kothari was bitten by the writing bug early on. But, what inspired his debut read, Mesmerising Aura of Love, was an innate desire to redefine relationships or rather, weave a tale around close-knit liaisons with a different code. In a candid chat, he tells us more...
“Writing is like an ace in the hole that helps me to stay calm at work. Entrepreneurship can get very trying, and I see writing as a coping mechanism,” begins the commerce graduate. A Bengalurean all his life, the city lad attributes his tryst with authoring to sheer serendipity. “Everyone has a dream, a childhood dream. Mine was to become a writer. I was just about an average student who wanted to have fun with words. But it took me a while and a series of pleasantly strange incidents to take to writing this book. I’d like to believe that it was pre-planned by destiny to turn me into an author. The sole reason of penning down Mesmerising Aura of Love was to reflect on the concept of love in an all new light.” The book is based on a true story, highlighting the essence of love, friendship and above all familal ties no matter how dysfunctional it may seem. A story that evolves through various uphills and downfalls, to show how some relations grow into you.
While Roshan is hopeful that his book will strike a chord among today’s adolescents and young adults, he advises people from treading the path unless they’re solely driven by passion. “Truth be told, there isn’t a lot of money in authoring books. If you’re look for easy money, you’re wasting your time and a lot of effort. Most newbie Indian authors are yet to make any money out of their books. Yes, but I do believe that authorising is lucrative to a certain degree, but in terms of the love and support we get from our readers. And it’s this love that doesn’t let a writer put his pen down.”
Juggling as an fledgling author cum entrepreneur leaves the city lad with little time. But Roshan is okay with the choc-a-block schedule. “It’s more like a 50- 50 portion of myself. More like a multiple personality. I don’t see how I’d survive without doing the two. As creative as a writer and as productive as an entrepreneur.Spare time is normally spent by listening to music, hanging out with friends and helping them out with their warped lunatic issues keeps me occupied,” he signs off.
