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Driver is not my name

Being India the blend of different cultures and peoples there are so many differences of food, behaviour, lifestyle and practices can be seen. The things we believe and the way we live is different but deep inside we all are the same. There is a thread connect us with each other. Sometimes how  meeting someone unknown unexpectedly even for a moment can leave impact on particular's life thi book is all about that.




Book - Driver Is Not My Name 
Pages - 81
By - Raj Prabhakar

Driver is not my name by Raj Prabhakar is a book about extraordinary expressions by ordinary peoples. This book is all about subtle and similar small experience we live everyday but can't be active enough to grasp and think about them deeply.

Each chapter in the book is sneak peek of authors life experiences concerned with how can a little moment, a one person can change a whole of a perspective for another one. The kind of stories that explores the cultural eccentricities of society while subtling critiquing it.

When I picked up this book I thought it to be a story contain journey of a person who's  working as a driver but this was tottaly different. This read was yet amazing book that a reader can avail their time and mind to.

By reaching to the climax I was curious enough to know more about the author. Here I had a convo with author and I'm presenting some questions which I asked him and he deliberately and quickly answered them all.


1.Can you share with us something about the book that isn’t in the blurb?
Ans. Awesome real time stories that happened in my life. The people are not super heroes but they were very inspiring like my grandmother.

2. What inspired you to start writing?
Ans. Don’t know, just started writing the book.

3. How do you develop your plot and characters?
Ans. Real time experiences

4. How much time do you spend writing in a day ?
Ans.74 pages, four years. Challenging to write in between work.

5.Which genre you like to read the most? 
Ans. Life experiences, motivation, self help

6.What, in your opinion, are the most important elements of good writing?
Ans. Idea

7. If you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be?
Ans. I wonder.

8.What advice would you give a new writer, someone just starting out?
Ans. Have a compelling idea

9. Any message for readers? 
Ans. Read the full book. If required, take breaks.



Thoroughly it can be considered as a perfect holiday read as you can read this one while relaxing and relishing your favorite cookies along with a hot steaming tea. 

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