So this month's featured author is 'DTejaswini Patil'
Can you tell us a little about yourself? Your profession and your hobbies!!
I am Dr. Tejaswini Patil, Ph.D. working as an
Assistant Professor in Kasegaon Education Society’s Smt. Kusumatai Rajarambapu
Patil Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Islampur, Dist. Sangli, Maharashtra and Founder
Director, Innsæi International Journal of Creative Literature for Peace and Humanity;
an academician, poet and social worker; write about Nature, social issues,
feminist sensibilities and my experiences. Four collections of poetry are to my
credit. Editor, Tunisian Asian Anthology, Mystical Voices. Thrice selected for
prestigious Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, Texas, USA.
Included in 25 Women of Virtue. The Awards bestowed on me- State Level Mahila Samajratna
Lifetime Achievement Award and ‘Master of Creative Impulse’ by World Poetry
Conference, Bathinda, Punjab.
Hobbies:
Poetry- writing, reciting and
performing on them; listening to Classical Music; painting and handicrafts are
some of my hobbies. I feel social work as my responsibility; to repay the
debt of our mother land.
Questionairre with Dr. Tejaswini Patil
1.
How did you first get involved in with writing, are you an
imaginative person?
I am thankful to my parents who made
me involved in reading since childhood and the lack of technology also proved
to be helpful in engaging me with the world of imagination... I wrote my first
poem at the age of 13-14. It was a result of beautiful description of a panther
in a novel... The poem in Marathi, Chitta was written for the first
time. As I used to be involved in my own world, my friends and others
teased me. Books played their inevitable role in creating a separate world of
imagination.
2. What do you find most challenging
about your writing?
For me, it's always challenging to
capture the perfect nerve of the creative pulse. Sometimes, it flashes before
the inner eye and is lost. It's required to give time to her, the poem,
instantly. And if you are stuck elsewhere, you can't chase it. I feel very
guilty, if it's lost.
3.What do you do when you are not
writing?
I listen to Classical music, water plants or read old
diaries. I get much energy through the past. I am involved in social work, so,
I prefer to plan various activities for the future with my students,
colleagues.
4. Where do you see yourself in the next 6 months, and 5 years
down the road?
I think myself as a Founder Director
of two-three more journals in next 6 months. I'm working on them. And
after 5 years, I think of myself busy with service to society, literature,
poetry, organizing various festivals, and at the midst of thousands of literary
pilgrims. I wish I get thousands of the followers, friends to work on the
service to Peace and Humanity.
5. How do you keep coming up with
material / content for your story?
Since childhood, I've been a keen
observer of surrounding. Many characters in my poems or stories are those, I
have met in life. On bus stop, or railway station, airport or vegetable Market,
my antennas are alert. I come across the mysterious aspects of human life... I
write about them. I like to indulge in the psychological development of the
characters.
6.Any specific tips you have for new
writers who want to make it big in the world of published books?
Of course...
I would like to tell them that
1. Remain positive in all situations.
It may be a story you're living for your future writing.
2. Be honest to your feelings while
expressing in your oeuvre. It can change one's life.
3. Be correct in the use of language
and spellings...
I hope they can survive at least,
with these.
7. What’s the best thing a writer can
give to his readers?
With my experience as a reader, I
would say, Literature gives the reader an imaginary experience of many
situations in life which may not be practically possible. Literature gives
us the power of decision. You know about the concepts of Right and Wrong. I
would like to exemplify this with the Hindi novel, Chitralekha, by Hajariprasad
Dviwedi. It can also provide us with the Aesthetic Pleasure which is not
possible in real life.
8. A lot of people are interested in writing for the money earning potential. What are some tips for people interesting in making money from writing? What are some realistic expectations in regards to what can be made?
Writing is an auspicious profession
that makes you earn very slow. In my opinion, the books which lead you to the
Truth, are purchased by readers. May it be Alchemist by Paulo Coelho or The
Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma or Pride and Prejudice by
Jane Austin or The Old Man and the Sea by Earnest Hemingway which have
influenced me are the books that talk of the Truths in life. If you want
to make money through writing, you need to be loyal to yourself, life and the
readers. Your language should be either powerful or full of emotions that touch
the chords of one's heart. In the post-modern era, technology has opened up new
vistas in writing such as Content writer, Ghostwriter, etc. through which you
can earn. Still, you are expected to prove the power of your pen and
imagination.
9. What motivates you most in life?
The Beauty and the Pain are the two
aspects of life that inspire me to write. Most of the times, beauty has the gleaming edge of tears and some tears are beautiful with sublimity.
10. The majority of the readers tend to
take sides due to religion and such other considerations.
It's up to the writer to present an
impartial view of life. I think Humanity to be the world's religion... all the
religions are there to guide us in our walks of life... The ultimate goal of
all of them is to spread Love, Compassion and Humanity. The classical
literature speaks of universal religions.
11. What is the story behind the name of your book?
The first 'Talons and Nets' is about
how the talons of a woman are entangled in nets of social customs which
restrict her from soaring.
'Verses of Silence' is an effort to
capture the Silence which becomes productive many times.
'A Glass of Time' relates to the fact
of life that everything comes to us at a particular time and we are bound to
enjoy it though momentary.
The Hindi collection is 'Kainaat'
which means Cosmos. It's about my expressions regarding my own sky, horizon and
cosmos. It takes a long time to decide the 'Title' of the
collection.
12. What are your views on increasing
plagiarism?
Since Genesis, there are false
practices in this world. Plagiarism can give one a momentary joy of victory but
can't win lifelong satisfaction. The joy of Creativity is far more
important than stealing it. I prefer to be a bee whose creativity is unique.
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