Ayushi Khare
Book Title : Humsafar
Ayushi Khare is a renowned author, a knowledgeable English language Educator and an Independent Journalist. She has written four books loved abundantly by readers; Tense Simplified, Khwahish, Humsafar and Handbook Of English Language. Dynamically active in the field of education, she has served as Assistant Professor too and is presently working as the Director of her Institute for language study. She works for social and educational empowerment of women in her region. Her latest book Tense Simplified is being highly praised and recommended as an efficient medium for learning English language, in both, the student class as well as the general readers of all age groups. The Author has also provided her book Tense Simplified for free, in the libraries of various Government and non Government Education Institutions' as a humble gesture to promote empowerment in students through English Education. As an author, she has also contributed in various Anthologies, mostly for short stories.
How and when did you first realize your calling for writing books? Can you tell us a bit about the books written by you so far? How long on average did it take you to complete a book?
I have been working as an English language Educator for over 5 years. In the initial days of my teaching, I came across pupils looking for one good English learning book which is knowledgeably perfect, simple at fundamentals, and easy to understand. This demand of students to have a functional, comprehensible English language book developed the concept of my first book Handbook of English Language. After which, I wrote Tense Simplified, a book for English language learning, primarily dealing with the concept of Tenses, in a simplified way! Two romance books too have been authored by me, Khwahish, a tale of love in Hindi; and Humsafar, a collection of stories of love and emotions in English language. My book Tense Simplified is awarded the Best Non-Fiction book by AIY Foundation and NE8X has awarded me as Author of The Year 2019 for Humsafar. I’ve worked as Assistant Professor of English too.
“Sometimes, we do not get a chance to thank each one who has helped us in our Journey.” Let the readers get a chance to know about all the important people who have played a part in this ‘Author Journey of Yours’.
My family is my biggest treasure. It has stood by me, in every phase of my writer life. My parents, my brother and babies, they help me keep my life happy and interesting, which in turn positively affects my writing work. Other than my dear ones, my Editorial team, graphics team and marketing team are highly efficient and helpful.
According to you which are the 5 books that everyone should read and who are your top 3 Authors and what impact did they have in your journey as a writer?
I’ve read a lot, I aspire to read so more. I’d suggest people to read books on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, books by Premchand, Sharatachandra, Tense Simplified and my books too. Also, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo, The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley are interesting books too.
What inspires you to write? Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
Life has been my biggest inspiration. Not just my life, I barely put my personal account in a fiction; but the life of everyone around, which I observe keenly. For the Academic books, the information is attained from academic records of the content. For the fiction books, the ideas are mixed with things observed and creativity and then put on paper.
What has been your most cherished experience as an author? Which is your best-preferred genre?
When my readers find themselves in my books, that’s the contentment I cherish the most. I am a versatile writer, I write of all genres.
When and how did you come up with the idea of empowering students through the English language? What is your take on women’s empowerment?
Students’ desire for a good, easy and comprehendible English language book brought up the thought of bringing Handbook of English language and Tense Simplified. I assume, knowledge empowers people; and so does a good and efficient book. I have supplied my Book Tense Simplified to various School Libraries for free, so that male and female students can learn this inevitable, powerful language easily and make their careers strong.
Could you share a few tips for budding Authors and aspiring writers?
Every book is a milestone in itself, don’t focus on the quantity of books you’ve authored, instead, focus on the quality of your every book.
Read a lot and then write a little. The more you read, the better you can write. For non-fiction books, study and research extensively over the content, and that too, carefully.
Are you working on anything at present that you would like to share with your readers? What are your future plans?
It is a secret, and something really interesting,for sure.
How can a writer keep the mental block or writer’s block away from his/her creativity?
Spend quality time with family and have conversations with people you trust and admire. It always sets your mind free of any mental block. A free and relaxed mind is certainly more creative and efficient.
At Sharing Stories, we have an ongoing campaign ‘Let’s Empower Our Kids’. Please suggest some books here that you would want your child to read before the age of 15 which could help him in understanding certain dimensions of human life like empathy, sympathy, relationships, etc.
A Boy Called Hope by Lara Williamson
Rapid Fire Round
1. Favorite Place, Actor & Actress, Person, Food, beverage….
Pachmarhi, Sylvester Stallone, Madhubala, Myself, Truffle and tea.
2. Your other Talents apart from writing….
I love to cook. I enjoy reading/reciting nazms and ghazals.
3. Your First Love…
Let us keep it for some other time!
4. Favorite Quote….
Stay kind and compassionate, to humans, animals and plants, the world needs a lot of love.
5. Favourite Character from a book…
Rajeev from Khwahish(my book)
What if Round
1. What if you had to live with only three things all your life, what would the three things be?
Peace, loved ones, hopes.
2. What if you were given the power to change one thing from this world, what would you change?
Poverty and it’s vicious circle.
3. What if you had all the money in this world, what would you do first?
I’ll plan something really big!
