Congratulations on the release of ‘The Raging Stone’. What is the feedback from your friends and readers who have already read your book?

Thank you. My friends and family have been extremely supportive of my initiative. Disseminated the acquired knowledge to others. To effectively do this, they advised me to write novels in which hidden moral lessons would be easily grasped by the readers. I hope my readers have been able to relate and enjoy my work.

What kind of books inspire you as a writer? Who are your favourite authors?

I love writing stories that deal with social issues with moral ethics destined to help improve a person in this modern era.

My favourite author was Kushwaha Kant, whose books I bought and read at home during my younger days back in the Fiji Islands.

Why did you want to become a writer? Who inspired you to become a writer? What triggered you to come into writing?

I have been a keen reader of novels whether they are in English or Hindi. In fact, novels dealing with mysteries and suspense have been my favorite. I never expected that one day I would start writing novels myself. My mother would always encourage me to write novels in which hidden moral lessons would be easily grasped by the readers. But one thing was certain that I wanted to start writing the novel in Hindi. However, because of writing constraints and not receiving effective support from Microsoft Word, I had no choice but to resort to writing the novel in English.

What are you doing to let readers know about your book?

I intend to use three separate social media sites to further publicise my novels. Radio and Television are other options I am currently weighing.

Although publishing novels appear to be a costly exercise according to me, I still want to push my writing as far as practicable.

Tell me something about your book. Some highlights.

This novel is a fictional story based entirely on an Island in the South Pacific where some centuries back snakes and birds were in abundance and often fought. A woman disguised as a witch manages to whip the emotions of the birds to create devastation on the Island. The said Island is full of untapped minerals and has the potential of emanating millions of dollars of natural resources. The witch backed by some foreign sources creates terror to get rid of the Islanders who are great followers of the Snake God. The birds are so large and deadly that they can easily lift an elephant in their claws. The vultures pluck peoples head and devour them. Hundreds of people become prey to these buzzards who have extraordinary powers and who often secreted venom before killing. The Islanders run for their lives and seek refuge with the Snake God who sits in the form of a large stone overlooking the Island. Do the snakes come to their salvation? Is the island overpowered by foreigners? What happens to the Islanders? Are they all massacred? For these questions one has to read this powerful and exciting novel “The Raging Stone”

Tell me something about yourself and your background.

I hail from the Fiji Islands, a group of 300 Islands in the South Pacific. I have acquired my academic qualifications from Fiji, Singapore and Great Britain. Stan is my poetic name given to me by my close Western colleagues
I have been writing mainly for magazines, newspapers and social media and this is my second novel, the first being “Tears of a Father” which was released in North America earlier.

Do you plan to take it up as a full time profession if response is good?

Yes surely.

Congratulations on the release of ‘Thou Shall not get married’. What is the feedback from your friends and readers who have already read your book.

The book is a hilarious book and my single friends who have read it, totally love it…however, all my married friends are somewhat furious at not having come across a book like this before they got married!

What kind of books inspire you as a writer? Who are your favorite authors?

Humour has always inspired me as a writer, but as a reader I’ve always been into suspense, thrillers or murder and mystery…and at the other end of the spectrum…I’ve always enjoyed comic books, especially Asterix and Obelix, Tintin and MAD comics.

Why did you want to become a writer? Who inspired you to become a writer? What triggered you to come into writing?

For years, I’ve been into writing short stories and funny fictional tales involving my friends — just for our own entertainment back in the days before Smart Phones. So a lot of people pointed out that I have a talent for writing and entertaining others and I should consider writing a book someday…so well, here I am.

What are you doing to let readers know about your book?

I’ve been throwing a lot of wild book launch parties in Goa to promote these books. And the parties have been crazy. The pics of the same uploaded on social media is making more and more people want to get their hands on this book.

Tell me something about your book. Some highlights.

This book “Thou Shall Not Get Married” is a humorous look at what happens after marriage. Something that nobody tells the youngsters before they go in for it and then they’re left in a shock. So this book throws light onto what to expect after getting married. So that the Next Generation can wisen up and take informed decisions on how to go about with their lives. Someday a lot of them will be thanking me for this book.

Tell us something about yourself and your background.

I’m a Ship Captain by profession and navigation has always been my passion. A traveller not just on the job but on vacations as well. I’m a thrill seeker who lives an adventurous life and loves travelling to new places and countries. Being tied down to one location or one woman or a predictable married lifestyle is what is totally contrary to my lifestyle. And the benefits of this kind of lifestyle is what I have highlighted in this book.

Do you plan to take it up as a full time profession if response is good?

Writing for me is a hobby and more than writing to entertain my readers. I write to amuse myself in my spare time. Hence I intend to keep on writing as and when the inspiration hits me on various random, funny and entertaining topics.