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Anita’s Attic Alumni Sathya RG ( Season 1) ‘s new book
“It’s a Mom Thing” is now out on stands and for
purchase online at Amazon.

Anita Nair had this to say of Sathya’s momentous achievement, “I often tell my writers at the Attic that what turns a writer into a published author is a sense of purpose and an inner resilience. Right from the beginning Season 1 writer Sathya Ramaganapathy had that clarity of vision and a sharp sense of focus. Not to mention the fact that the book she was working on was deliciously funny, insightful and totally kick-ass.”

What could be a prouder moment for us than this!

Congratulations Sathya!

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I could get addicted to this rush of seeing my mentees work in print.

Proud mentor moment again as the third piece of collaborative fiction by Anita’s Attic Season 2 writers published this morning in the Bangalore Mirror.

Take a bow Vani Menon, Raksha Kumar, Peter Vas and Adithya Ravi.

And thank you again Bangalore Mirror.

An Excerpt

“Balu,” said somebody at the door. The doctor looked up into the tired eyes of Hargopal.
“Urgent,” Hargopal said and left as swiftly as he showed up.
Dr Balu suddenly became stiff. He got up and patted the boy. “You’ll be alright. Nothing to worry.” He briskly walked to the door and looked outside at the row of patients waiting for him at the reception area.
He made his way to the rear entrance of the building that housed his clinic in a converted garage. The familiar white tempo-traveller with its window curtains pulled across was parked close to the compound wall. Hargopal was nowhere in sight. The tempo-traveller’s door slid open as soon as he approached it. He was pulled in by Hargopal and the door slid shut quickly.
“All clear,” crackled a walkie-talkie. Dr Balu understood that Shanmugham Street was now under surveillance.

 
Read the complete story online here
 

This week’s proud mommy moment.

The second piece of collaborative fiction by Anita’s Attic Season 2 writers published this morning in the Bangalore Mirror.

Take a bow Shruti Ramachandra, Chaya Nair, Mani Kurian and Sandeep Narayanan.

And thank you again Bangalore Mirror.

An Excerpt

She went silently to the door and opened it. I awkwardly said a hasty goodbye to her and walked out utterly confused as to what just happened. As I walked down the road, I heard someone calling out to me. It was Indira Aunty, she’d run all the way. Thrusting an album filled with pictures of my mum into my hand, she hugged me tight without letting go for a while. Then holding me by my shoulders she looked at me and whispered gravely “Call me if you ever need anything and most of all please stay safe.“ It was graduation day, the day everyone in college was waiting for. The vicious cycle of exams, semesters and assignments had finally ended and the graduation ceremony gave the end of college a sense of finality. It had been a crazy ride filled with tons of beer, vodka and drugs partly because it was the cool thing to do in college and partly because I felt my Dad was a complete and total phony.

 
Read the complete story online here
 
Download the .pdf version here

It’s a proud day for Anita’s Attic. A piece of collaborative fiction written by four of our writers from Season 2 has just been published.

Take a bow Sriranjani S, Poorva Dinesh, Chirantan Shah and Rahul Warrier.

And thank you Bangalore Mirror for showcasing Anita’s Attic writers.

An Excerpt:

I climb down the stairs muttering a prayer under my breath, hoping the Lord Krishna would have mercy on my soul. Is this a test to check my faith or has my Lord given up on me? If I do not find an answer, then I will be thrown out of the temple. Who knows, maybe I will be thrown out of the village, as well.
Everyone will blame me for the missing calf. It was my duty to check the shed, make sure all the cows had been accounted for. I very seldom do. Who would steal a cow or a calf from a holy place? No sane person would dare anger the goddess. It was only this morning that I realised it was the wrong thing to do. Maybe if I had noticed the missing calf first, then I wouldn’t be under so much pressure. It would have been someone else and I would have been free and at peace. Now, it feels like the whole world will be judging me. All morning two people searched the village. Nobody found anything.

Read as it appeared in The Bangalore Mirror

To download the .pdf version, click here

Anita’s Attic is proud and delighted to have placed the works of six of our writers from Season 1.

Six voices. Each one distinct and strong. Showcased in the Criterion International journal.

Congratulations !