Your journey of becoming an author is full of twists and turns. What was that focal point in your life which made you think about writing a book?

My life was and is full of twists and turns, ups and downs that made me to share my wide and vast experiences with readers. In most downside experience, I had to go to the prison and in most upside experience I have established a world record in education in the prison. number of individuals who came in contact with me and became aware of the fact of my educational achievement rejoined the study in life, and those who were studying, have joined another courses with their ongoing study. Seeing so much curiosity and enthusiasm of the people in study, I also compelled to write this book so that more and more people would know about my achievement.

The main focal point of writing this book and putting it before my readers is to inspire, motivate, enthused, and verve to them through this book to achieve and accomplish their goals, aim, and targets even in any adverse and difficult time, situations and circumstances. The desire to be the beacon is the abstract of this book

Tell us a bit about the books you have written. What were the difficulties you faced during the whole process of writing the book and publishing it?

In this book, I have shared my educational journey to world record in education in Indian prison. My school and college life because I had also experienced many ups and downs in schools and colleges. I also shared my prison experience and how I completed 31 Degrees, PG Diplomas, Diplomas And Certificates Courses in the very uncomfortable, inconvenient, most adverse and indifferent atmosphere of the prison keeping my physical and mental health intact.

As soon as I released from the prison I made my mind to write a book, but due to my full time job at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, and simultaneously I was also studying different educational courses so I couldn’t find time. But when I retired from my job in February 2020, it followed by Corona lockdown, so I took the advantage of that peaceful time to write this book. As far as book publishing is concern, it was very smooth and without any problem.

How much has the real life experiences influenced in the conceptualizing of the book?

This book “BEHIND BARS AND BEYOND” is a memoir so it contains my real life experiences especially my educational journey inside the prison and outside the prison and my prison experience.

Many events and facts of my life that I have not told anyone anywhere till now, have been revealed to my readers for the first time here. For which I urge my reader to read and understand it from the heart. It means this book is full of my real life experiences. This unbelievable, Unique, unimaginable and experiences compelled me to write this book to share those experiences with my readers to inspire, motivate, enthuse and verve them to achieve and accomplish something unique, unparalleled, astonishing in any adverse, difficult circumstances or situations.

You were a doctor. And then life landed you in unusual circumstances which led you in studying various certified courses from IGNOU. What made you channelize your energy toward this goal of acquiring more than 25 degrees and diplomas? How are you going to use this vast knowledge in your future life?

An unprecedented event happened in my life which landed me into Ahmedabad Central Prison. In the prison, it was great problem how to pass the time in the prison. I thought a lot about it, I worked in prison hospital for one year, read most of the books from small prison library then I came to know about study centers of various universities and educational institutions functioning in the prison to impart higher education to prisoners. And I decided to study at faster pace to accomplish as many educational courses as possible. I completed 31 Degrees, PG Diplomas, Diplomas And Certificates Courses in just 7 Years. And Established a World Record in education in Indian prison.

I used my knowledge during my job at university and I motivated and inspire many students. Now, my book will help me in this noble task.

What was the most difficult part of continuing studies as a jail inmate?

Most of most of the prisoners mental condition becomes subnormal or unsound in the prison. So they cannot concentrate on their study in the prison. Mentally, prisoners are suffering more or less from depression, despair, worry, anxiety, and indifference so i is very difficult for prisoners to concentrate on delicate and sensitive activities like education.

Prisoners come from different cultures, regions, religions, ages, castes, and having different crime histories. It just likes the medley type of atmosphere not suitable for study at all. To concentrate the mind on study in an adverse, inconvenient, distracting, and disturbing atmosphere of the prison is very difficult.

In prison, there are no facilities such as professors, subject experts, Counselors, Internet, computer, not even library with educational and academic books. So prisoner students have to rely only on books and study material supplied by university to study and complete the course.