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My Interview published in "Slice of real life" magazine
A question is a solution in itself. It gives birth to an invention, a discovery or a creation. It was a question that moved Sir Isaac Newton to discover the three laws of the universe. Attempts to answer the questions about human life and its goal transformed Siddharth into Goutam Buddha. The same took the 23-year old Rohit Kumar Singh Jadon close to the author in him. One of the contemporary young Indian authors in English, Rohit Kumar Singh Jadon shot to the limelight in the niche of Indian English literature, with the launch of his debut novel, A Short Affair Called Life, an attempt to answer some questions about life that would haunt him. An engineer by profession, he became a writer by passion. The novel traces the journey of the protagonist, Darsh, in quest of the meaning, purpose and goal of his life. SliceofRealLife.com got in touch with Rohit Kumar Singh Jadon to share his journey and accomplishment with you. Here are the excerpts from the interview with this young Indian English author:
Q: How did you discover the writer in you?
A: I was inclined towards writing during my early college days. I used to write rhyming lines expressing how I feel, they were not poems just 4-6 lines and that was it. This habit soon converted me into the narrator of my life. I used to write a page or two about things happening with me and how I wanted them. It was at the end of my college when I decided to write a novel and thus I got close to the writer in me.
Q: What motivated you to write the novel, A Short Affair Called Life, at such a young age?
A: A Short Affair Called Life, well the novel is about young age and life; so it had to be written by a young one. Life has been my favorite topic ever since I was out of school. Everyone almost spent an hour daily thinking what is going to happen to their lives. This novel is an extension to that thought; an attempt by a fictitious character to find what actually life all about is.
Q: Do you share anything in common with the character, Darsh, of the novel?
A: Well Darsh is part of everyone. He is what everyone has been or will be.
Q: Is the character modeled on Goutam Buddha or Mahavira Jain, since the character is in search of the truth of life?
A: No, the character is rather modeled on a very normal human being, who is selfish, sinister, happy, lonely, angry, a lover and at times weird just like every one of us. Each one of us wants to know what the meaning of our life is.
What is the purpose of our existence?
Q: How close is your take on the subject – conflict between spirituality and worldliness – close to real life?
A: Well in order to survive in today’s world you have to be part spiritual and part worldly. The spiritual one has always accused the worldly one of degrading the society and the worldly one has accused spiritual one of being a useless part of society, while the truth is both have to coexist for the world to be fine.
Q: You are a travel buff. Did this hobby of yours help you become a writer?
A: Yes, it did. Travelling gives you new experiences, you get to see new thing, you get to know different people and it all gives you a lot to write about.
Q: Who are your favorite authors that you are inspired by?
A: I like Paulo Coehlo’s work, there is a great depth in words and I like Karan Bajaj’s writing style, the way he writes a book it makes the whole thing come alive.
Q: What is your favorite literary genre – comedy, satire, fiction, non-fiction?
A: Fiction, because it always gives room to your imagination.
Q: What would be the first line of your autobiography?
A: In order to know the best of man’s life you have to know him during the last days of his life.
Q: What is your next move as a writer?
A: I’m working on a romantic piece. I reckon in order to set up a fan base one has to write romance for.
Q: How did you discover the writer in you?
A: I was inclined towards writing during my early college days. I used to write rhyming lines expressing how I feel, they were not poems just 4-6 lines and that was it. This habit soon converted me into the narrator of my life. I used to write a page or two about things happening with me and how I wanted them. It was at the end of my college when I decided to write a novel and thus I got close to the writer in me.
Q: What motivated you to write the novel, A Short Affair Called Life, at such a young age?
A: A Short Affair Called Life, well the novel is about young age and life; so it had to be written by a young one. Life has been my favorite topic ever since I was out of school. Everyone almost spent an hour daily thinking what is going to happen to their lives. This novel is an extension to that thought; an attempt by a fictitious character to find what actually life all about is.
Q: Do you share anything in common with the character, Darsh, of the novel?
A: Well Darsh is part of everyone. He is what everyone has been or will be.
Q: Is the character modeled on Goutam Buddha or Mahavira Jain, since the character is in search of the truth of life?
A: No, the character is rather modeled on a very normal human being, who is selfish, sinister, happy, lonely, angry, a lover and at times weird just like every one of us. Each one of us wants to know what the meaning of our life is.
What is the purpose of our existence?
Q: How close is your take on the subject – conflict between spirituality and worldliness – close to real life?
A: Well in order to survive in today’s world you have to be part spiritual and part worldly. The spiritual one has always accused the worldly one of degrading the society and the worldly one has accused spiritual one of being a useless part of society, while the truth is both have to coexist for the world to be fine.
Q: You are a travel buff. Did this hobby of yours help you become a writer?
A: Yes, it did. Travelling gives you new experiences, you get to see new thing, you get to know different people and it all gives you a lot to write about.
Q: Who are your favorite authors that you are inspired by?
A: I like Paulo Coehlo’s work, there is a great depth in words and I like Karan Bajaj’s writing style, the way he writes a book it makes the whole thing come alive.
Q: What is your favorite literary genre – comedy, satire, fiction, non-fiction?
A: Fiction, because it always gives room to your imagination.
Q: What would be the first line of your autobiography?
A: In order to know the best of man’s life you have to know him during the last days of his life.
Q: What is your next move as a writer?
A: I’m working on a romantic piece. I reckon in order to set up a fan base one has to write romance for.
