- Pulkit Gupta.
- AUTHOR on FACEBOOK: Pulkit Gupta
This New Year, rejoice for there’s a story we all have been
waiting for. Rejuvenate, for there’s a story that will make you realize the
meaning of life. While you lie under the blankets in the chilly nights, this is
the book that will keep you wide awake till the wee hours of the morning Yes, I
am talking about the debut fiction of Pulkit Gupta and Ila Garg ‘Life and
Promises’. Read an account of their Chit-Chat.
Pulkit:
Hello everyone. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all the readers. Let me introduce myself to you people. I am
Pulkit Gupta, author of ‘Life and Promises - Story of an IITian turned CA
aspirant.’ I am here with my co-author Ila Garg to share our views about Life, its
Promises, Challenges, Love, Relationship and New Year Resolutions. Let’s start
our discussion about this month which marks the end of a happening year and
starting of a hopeful year. Ila, what are you views about December?
Ila:
Well according to me it’s the most beautiful time of the year.
Pulkit:
What made you say that?
Ila:
It’s
beautiful because it makes me happy. Perhaps it’s the only month when I find
myself smiling for no reason. It’s the time to cherish the memories of the
whole year that has passed by and plan the events of the upcoming year. It’s
also like a milestone in the journey towards the ultimate destination. A month
of festivities, I love to call December - The white month, as it is symbolic of
snow for me. I love snow. It’s so magical, beautiful, and resonate peace.
December is a full on chilled out month for me; I love to shop around. The cozy
blanket on a winter night, with loads of coffee to sip, and books to read. Just
perfect!
Pulkit: Exactly
and we can also add the X-factor of Promises to it. Whenever we see the New
Year approaching we start making the list of our New Year Resolutions. Trust me
50% of them are nothing but the repeat of previous year list. If you have made
any resolution then you should complete them too. I have always believed that
life is 20% planning and rest 80% lies in the implementation.
Ila:
But Pulkit it is not necessary that everything goes as per your plan?
Pulkit: I
completely agree with you on that. But beauty of life lies in its uncertainty.
A success without hurdles is nothing. You will get the real taste of success
only after you have achieved that after overcoming all the challenges and
failures. See, according to me if you get any challenge then it is both an
opportunity as well as threat to you. Now it is up to you that you grab that
opportunity and emerge as a winner or surrender to that threat. For e.g.
maintaining your personal life while doing CA is a tough thing but not
impossible. By the way, what does Love means to you and what is the importance
of the relationship in one’s life?
Ila: For
me, love is no less than a prayer. It is too pure a feeling for me. When I see
a happy couple, it makes me happy, I smile, and my heart smiles with me. Love
is in that sense very powerful. I adore the SRK - Gauri love. My latest icons
are Gauhar Khan and Kushal Tandon. Gaushal! J I
find love in the tiniest things around me. I love my pillow, my clothes, my
books; I love me. It pains me to see anyone hurt especially because of me, maybe
that is what love actually is. I love everyone and everything unless they hurt
me or make me hate them. When you start falling for somebody and you can't stop
thinking about when you're going to see them again, I love that. In a
relationship, each person should support the other; they should lift each other
up.
Pulkit when we are talking
about New Year we should also talk about Christmas and Santa Claus. Have you
ever been a Santa for people around you?
Pulkit:
What a question! Coincidentally this was the best Christmas for me as I acted
as Santa for all my readers. Our book, ‘Life and Promises’ was scheduled to release
on New Year’s Eve, but I preponed the release to 24th December, and
most of the readers got the book in their hands on 25th as a Christmas gift. I believe that all of us
can act as a Santa and can spread happiness, and this will be the best
Christmas gift for people around us.
Ila:
Sorry, I couldn’t get you?
Pulkit:
See it is not necessary that we should actually give gifts to act as Santa.
Even a poor person can be a Santa. Just spend some time with people at Old Age
Homes and it will be the best gift for them. They are not hungry for food but love.
Play with Children of any Orphanage and it will help you to relax your mind.
You will re-live your childhood time with them. Have a chat with a person with
whom you are not in talking terms, and you will win his heart. So, this New Year do something productive and
different. What is your New Year Resolution Ila?
Ila:
To
get my second book published soon *laughs*. On a serious note, I resolve to
love myself more, because I truly believe that I deserve that. I would pamper
myself, go shopping. And I will want to see the ‘Bestseller’ tag on the second
edition of ‘Life and Promises’. Also, I want to fall in love again! And get
loads and loads of pictures clicked. Besides that, I really want to laugh like
I always did, and party, meet new people. Explore places! In short, I want to
go wild and discover the child within.
Pulkit:
Any message which you would like to give to the readers?
Ila:
Life is too short. Fulfil all your promises. Don’t waste your time in over
thinking. Help others whenever you can irrespective of the fact that how they
treated you. Trust me, they will adore you. I have always believed in standing
for what is right and being fair in all my decisions, I will continue to do
that. I hope you all do the same. It’s very important to be assertive and
always follow your heart. Never wait for somebody to come and love you, love
yourself. I remember the previous Valentine’s days. I used to buy gifts for myself.
I have some of them in my Almirah, safely tucked in. This always looked weird
to my friends but for me, it was very essential. It made me believe that
whosoever is my Mr. Right, he is always with me somewhere. It’s very important
to focus on yourself before you expect others to focus on you and make you
their priority. Also, it’s equally important to love others, and make them feel
heavenly. Do things that make you happy once in a while without thinking what
others will say. I always do that.
What is your message to
them Pulkit?
Pulkit:
‘Live for today and hope for tomorrow.’ You can enjoy success only when you
have your loved ones with you. Never ignore your friends and love your parents.
Bless You!
We
hope that you people must have enjoyed their Chit-Chat. Team of News-O-Holic
wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year. Book their copy from:-
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E-mail- lifeandpromises@gmail.com
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http://www.lifeandpromises.com/
Thx a lot Suyash :)
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