Rishabh  Bhatt

1. Can you give a small short summary about the book?
“Main Usko Dhoodhunga Ab Kaha?” This is a question that everyone might have asked themselves at some point. This book of mine is an attempt to find the answer to this question. In which I asked myself many times but did not get the answer. What were those questions? What answers did I get? I have written all these things in the book in the form of poetry. Along with this, there is also an anger which I have written with complete honesty in this book. I am sure you will feel yourself in every poem of this book.

2. What inspired you to become writer?
The habit of not sharing my heart’s feelings with anyone inspired me to become a writer. I started expressing my thoughts in stories, poems and started talking to myself and I don’t even know when I became a writer.

3. Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
For this, three people are very special to me, one is my first and only love, second is my library and third is the great writer of the film world, Manoj Muntashir Shukla ji.

4. How long does it take you to write a book?
It takes me 2-3 weeks to write a book.

5. When you initially read your first draught, what did you think of it?
For the first time it felt as if it had not been written by me. After that I came to know that I had another world, that of writing.

6. What draws readers to your book and why should they read it?
In today’s era, break up has become a common thing. In such a situation, we need someone in front of whom we can cry and scream. But sometimes it also happens that we do not have words to express these fillings. For that you must read this book.

7. What is your work schedule like when you’re writing?
Actually, I don’t have any writing schedule, I just write whenever I feel like it. But I would like to say one thing that I write every day, it could be anything like poetry, shayari, novel or any short story.

8. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
In 2022, for the first time I realized that I should become a writer. However, a year before this, the art of a writer had developed within me.

9. When did you wrote your first book and how old were you?
I published my first book in January 2024. At that time I was 19 years old, which is still the case when I am giving this author interview.

10. What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
Curiosity, perhaps this thing was in me since childhood, but when I started the journey of writing, I realized that I was getting attracted towards knowing things. Through writing, I could easily identify the curiosities within me and can now work on them.

11. How many books have you written? Which is your favourite?
Till now 6 of my books have been published. Out of which my favorite book is “Mera Pahla Junu Ishq Aakhari”. This book is my first book which contains my journey of almost three years. Even today, when I read this book, I feel it closely and remember the last three years I spent with it.

12. Who is your favourite writer/ author/ poet?
My favorite writer/lyricist is Manoj Muntashir Shukla. Whom I saw for the first time in October 2020 and from then till today he has remained my favourite. Apart from this, there is another great writer whom I got to know about 6 months ago and I could not stop myself from making him my favourite. He is Akshat Gupta Sir, the author of “The Hidden Hindu”. There is also a third person who has been my friend of learning since childhood, that is Dr. APJ Kalam.

13. Do you have any suggestions to help others to become a better writer? If so, what are they?
Reading is most important for a writer. Because reading is like filling and writing is like spilling. So unless someone fills it, it cannot overflow. The second thing is to dive honestly into your inner feelings and write down whatever comes to you, which I often do in all my writing.

14. What message would you like to give to your readers/audience and other writers?
Don’t run away from the situation, don’t give up and always look for something new. Everyone needs to develop these three things within themselves.

15. Are you cooking up idea for another book?
I have plenty of time to think because I spend more time with myself. Maybe that’s why I have many ideas on which I am continuously working. So by the end of this year 2024, I have 6 more books coming. Some of which are – “Ytra 12 Jyotirlingon Tak”, “Delete The Words From Your Mind”, “Pyaar Karna” and “Ram Aaradhya Hain”.