A journey of a 1000 miles (with pictures!) : Blog marathon post 1

So I asked on my Facebook Author page, what you all thought about my starting a blog marathon. And the response was overwhelming :)

You guys are such wonderful and enthusiastic readers. Hence starting today, there will be a new post every single day for the next 30 days. Those who have followed my previous blog marathons know that I never miss a post. I have done so many now that I have lost count. I had started this in 2009 and have done one (sometimes two) every year since then. It is a huge challenge to post every day, and takes discipline and commitment, like many of you know. Exactly the ingredients needed to write a book. Or form a habit that you want as a part of your life. (Like starting an exercise routine or deciding to go for a walk every single day. If any of you have been wanting to do that but were just kept postponing it, join me in my blog marathon. I will blog every day, and you can walk/run/do whatever it is that you want to do. Deal? You can leave me a comment on my post every single day if you like, if that would motivate you.)

The reason there was a long silence from my end was that I have been traveling like crazy for my book launches. We started off in Bangalore. It was a grand launch. Two of my readers launched my book! It was an emotional moment.(and a very proud one too!)

  Then I was off to Maldives for a family vacation. It was magical. Truly heaven. Here's one of my favorite  pictures from the vacation:





Then I was off to Delhi for the Times Lit fest.
Times of India, (National edition) carried this photo of me:

After that I had a FABULOUS event with the Guragon Moms club.

If you want to know what the event was all about and what i spoke, you can read about it in this link:
http://gurgaonmoms.com/2015/12/06/preeti-shenoys-why-we-love-the-way-we-do-gurgaomoms-book-club-event/

I also got a chance to catch up with my good friend Suma, (and another friend) at Gurgaon. We had a FABULOUS time. She also attended my event the next day. Here 's my favourite pic from the event

Then I was off to Bhubhaneshwar. It was the first time that I was visiting the city and I fell in love with it's beauty, history, culture and splendour. I gave a talk at XIMB. That was superbly received too.
Here is a pic in front of the main campus building at XIMB

At the ximb campus, giving my talk.

With the students at ximb

In the evening I had an event at Crossword in Bhubhaneshwar.

Crossword Bhubaneshwar

Then I was back to Bangalore, where I was a part of the Bangalore Lit fest. My session was with Durjoy Datta and Ravinder Singh and it was moderated by Nandita Bose. That went off splendidly as well.
Here are my favourite pictures from the event:

Our session 'New age romantics' at BLF

With Shinie Antony

With Durjoy Datta

With Ravinder Singh and Durjoy Datta

And if you aren't tired of listening to all my travels, there is more!!

After the Bangalore lit fest, I left for Vadodara! :)
It was the first time for me in Vadodara as well (though i have been to Ahemdabad many times, I had not been to any other place in Gujarat)
I gave a talk at an International school and had a fabulous time with the-students. they loved my talk and asked me lots of questions.
Here is a picture of me giving the talk.

 And this one with the students, I love! They asked me very intelligent questions. Smart kids!

After that i visited Maneesh Book store Vadodara, which is a very popular book store. The owners Pinakini and Maneesh were the perfect hosts. They gifted me two lovely books--one a coffee table book on Vadodara (or Baroda as it used to be known) and another wonderful book filled with writings from great thinkers.

 Here is me signing away the books at Maneesh Book Store.

 Then they treated me to a sumptuous, delicious Gujarati Thali.

I barely had time to rest and the bookstore event was upon me. Here I am at Crossword Alkapuri at Vadodara. It was great to see my book in the top ten highest selling titles.

 The turnout was amazing. You can see the packed house.

 And the people queuing up to take my signature on the books.

Every place I went to, I also had press conferences and media interactions and television and radio interviews. I haven't shared what the newspapers said here in this post. But if you want to see it, you can

 click HERE.

So after a grueling, hectic schedule, I am finally back in Bangalore--and blogging! (You didn't think for a moment that I would forget my blog and being in touch with you, did you? If you did--well, here I am :) And will be showing up daily for the next 30 days)

Leave me comments! Share your thoughts. I don't want this to be one-sided.

See you tomorrow!
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