{"id":1906,"date":"2021-01-20T22:26:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabarnaroy.com\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2021-01-21T00:02:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T18:32:00","slug":"critically-acclaimed-bestselling-author-sabarna-roy-shares-portions-of-his-life-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabarnaroy.com\/critically-acclaimed-bestselling-author-sabarna-roy-shares-portions-of-his-life-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Critically acclaimed bestselling author Sabarna Roy shares portions of his life journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Sabarna Roy is a much-awarded, critically acclaimed bestselling author of 6 literary books: Pentacles; Frosted Glass; Abyss; Winter Poems; Random Subterranean Mosaic: 2012 \u2013 2018, and Etchings of the First Quarter of 2020. He is the lead author of a technical book which has been published from the European Union and has been translated into eight major European languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was awarded the Literoma Laureate Award in 2019, Literoma Star Achiever Award 2020, Random Subterranean Mosaic: 2012 \u2013 2018 won the best book of the year 2019, the A-List Award for excellence in fiction by the NewsX Media House, Certificate for The Real Super Heroes for spreading a spirit of positivity and hope during the COVID-19 Pandemic from Forever Star India Award 2020, the Certificate for Participation in the Indo Russian Friendship Celebration 2020, and the Literoma Golden Star Award 2020: Lifetime Achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Q&A<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Q.1: How has been your journey from a technocrat to a Bestselling Author?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not as if I have abandoned a technocrat\u2019s job, and I only concentrate on writing literary books. I shuffle between my two professions of being a Senior Engineering Professional and an Author of literary books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, life has changed after I started writing books since July 2007, when I felt I would die if I did not write. Life has become busier juggling between two different kinds of professions. As a Senior Engineering Professional, I am also involved in writing research articles in the environment sector in peer-reviewed national and international Journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the on-going Pandemic, I have been busy in various digital conferences as a Senior Engineering Professional and a literary author. Before the Pandemic, I had to attend national and international conferences and literary meets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q.2: What shift you find in your thought-process once you find yourself in the league of poets and authors despite an ordinary human being?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I do not think there is a definite shift in my thought process. I write whatever ideas, thoughts, imaginations, and intuitions flow through my mind. This happens to all human beings. The only difference is authors write about them, and others do not write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, somebody can sing or play an instrument or pursue some other talent. I am inclined to believe every human being has some talent. Even a reader who reads a book requires the patience and necessary understanding to consume a book. The same applies to the audience of any other art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q.3: The world knows you as a Bestselling Poet & Author. Had you been writing since your school days, or poetry come to you in the prime of your youth?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I wrote during my university years between 1984 and 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have been a poet since the age of 18. The first book published by me was a slim book of English poems, titled: Pain, which created a stir in Calcutta\u2019s student circle and literary academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I almost abandoned writing in 1989. I wrote a full-length play in Bengali in 1994, which was later published in the annual edition of the renowned Bengali Journal Bohurupee in 2010. Apart from this, I did not write, except occasionally, but did not publish them until July 2007 when a very potential virus almost bugged me to write. I felt I would die if I did not write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since then, I have been writing very seriously, and my first book got published in 2010; it\u2019s titled: Pentacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between 2010 and 2020, I have produced 6 Literary works. After Pentacles came Frosted Glass, followed by Winter Poems, and after that came Abyss. In 2019, Random Subterranean Mosaic: 2012-2018 was published, and in June 2020, Etchings of the First Quarter of 2020 was published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q.4: How much of the thought-process of your school life has shaped your creativity?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The school has had an indelible effect on my life. I studied at Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana in Punjab. It had one of the best campuses I have ever seen in my life, with beautiful playgrounds for various ages, libraries, auditoriums, and clubs to pursue all kinds of talents and different other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would say my teachers in school kindled my interests in literature. We had a beautiful annual Journal published during the Christmas time, where I regularly contributed since Standard VI. Our teachers had a lot of time to discuss books and our writings with them. The exhibition in school used to be fabulous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once in Standard VIII, I made a model of Shakespeare\u2019s original house at Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. Many years later, I visited Shakespeare\u2019s house at Stratford-upon-Avon, and I felt very nostalgic about my display in the exhibition. I also played the role of Antonio in William Shakespeare\u2019s play,<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Merchant of Venice, in one production. Likewise, the science exhibitions were also a treat to participate in and watch. All these things put together went on to shape my creativity at an early age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q.5: What have been your favourite books during your school days?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The most favourite books during my school were as follows: \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q.6: How much of your writing style has changed since you debuted as an author?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I do not think my writing style has changed much except for the fact that with increasing age, I want to write more lucidly every day so that what I want to say is understood by everybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q.7: What would be your advice to the school kids who want to make their mark as an author and poet?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I can give a few tips, which can work remarkably well for aspiring authors and poets in school: \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n