Monday, December 3, 2018

Gangtok. I'm with very senior writers of our time whom I met at Gangtok. Dr.Manoram Mahapatra ,Odisha(right) and Dr. Shanti Chhatri, Sikkim(middle). Both are writing more than my age. There company energised me. Writing is not a profession for them, but it is a mean of survival.Their attitude towards writing mesmerised me.  They taught me many things. Both are very disciplined writer. I find, they're reluctant to talk about awards they got. Okay, that's the part recognisation of your work, but it should not overpower the creative stuff in you, they said.