My name is Rajivi Rao. (Pronounced Ra-jee-vee and not Raj-we.) I’m 33 and loving it. For real, I cannot wait to get older! By profession I’m an award-winning copywriter. And for the longest time I thought that that was the single most interesting thing about me. But I came to realise not too long ago […]

Ever since I have started writing I have realised that it is a great means of communication which touches the heart of the readers and I can use this means to send out the message loud and clear. This is why I write.

As a feminist, I felt strongly on progressive representation of women because I noticed that we children are exposed to rather gender biased stories.

Ageing is terrible. It is also terrifying. It roughs you up – crumples your face like a piece of trash, and messes with your memory, your confidence and your virility. It forces you into dependence.

About a year ago, I took a step back from my business role to see if there is anything I can do to catalyze the sure but slow move towards gender equality.

Despite the obstacles it had put in my way, I wrote my first story in Hindi. I wrote it in red ink, so I could be taken just as seriously as my teachers.

One fine day, I decided to drop my well-paid job and cushy career to begin writing. For the longest time, I had dreamt of writing a book, and now, it was time to give my dream a chance.

I write because it makes for a great excuse to skip gym sessions, wiggle out of social commitments, and on certain occasions, get by the entire day without showing any signs of life.

“I write to feel liberated, I write to feel alive, I write because my writings will live longer than I will and that is one hell of a motivation,” writes author Shravya Bhinder.

“I write about strong and independent female characters who don’t let anything stand in their way,” writes Apeksha Rao.