Educator

I watch movies regularly, especially Kannada films.

In life's journey, we all meet strange people and undergo many experiences that touch us and sometimes even change us.

I don't want to associate my social work with Infosys, money, etc.

Availability of water is critical for sanitation projects. Without water, toilets can't be kept clean. Places where there is no drinking water, water for toilets becomes complicated.

I don't write with a complex style, I cannot.

Most people share a yearning to be something bigger than them. Something they can be excited about and something that will challenge them to go beyond being average.

I am a creative person and watching a movie is like writing a story. So when I see a movie, I also see the editing, the music, the camera angles, etc.

I was in Kashi to take the holy dip, and when you go to Kashi you have to give up something that you enjoy the most. I gave up shopping, particularly sarees, from thereon. I now only buy the essential items.

I write because I enjoy it and that I can give it to my granddaughter.

It's lovely to write for the youngsters because through your story, you can teach them the lessons of life.

Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.

I would arrive in college at 8:30 A. M. and go back home at noon to go to the toilet. Then I would return again.

In my work, 80 per cent of the time people cheat, they run away with money, they lie but there are good things too. And I choose to write about the good and positive things.

I am a complete movie buff who still prefers to go for the late night show and seldom watch movies at home.

When we started out, I kept wondering, what are the rules of philanthropy? And it turns out that there are rules for it. And nobody could talk about that. There is no set formula for this because anything with a human being cannot have a formula.

I really do not know how to define a real feminist.

Writing for children is the toughest thing.

For every job you require a kind of mindset. To be a teacher one should be knowledgeable. To be a software engineer you should know computer data system analysis, computer language etc. So, my mindset is not aligned with politics.

There have been plenty of experiences that I wished to write about but found them to be somewhat similar to each other. Later I realised that though they are of similar nature but each of them has changed me in a different way.

I lost many friendships because of my wealth. When my friends met me, they had an agenda in mind. Just because I had money, they expected one thing or the other from me, which they didn't before.