Top 10 moments of 2023

Like the joy of every year, as this one ends, we present top 10 moments celebrated by the author Mr. pant that were most closest to his heart: 

On no. 10: Birthday celebration in  Amrapali colony of Noida 76. 

ON  no. 9: Publishing an article in Cosmo clan magazine. 

On no. 8: Junior’s birthday’s joy in the Arts faculty, DU. 

On no. 7: Junior’s bhojpuri album launched during Chhath festival. 

On no. 6: Identity featured on list of TOP 30 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIes of 2023. 

On no. 5: Profile featured in list of Top 12 PERSONALITIes  to watch out for in 2023. 

On no. 4: Hindi translation of short story work titled Secret growls. 

On no. 3: Retirement from the International blind quiz circuit in March. 

On no. 2: Author of the year finalist award by  NE8x official. 

On no. 1: Paperback edition of Burning Asia distributed worldwide after global approval. 

Thanks everyone for your love and support, hopefully it will continue in the coming year, for now it will shine out to  2023… 

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Going beyond this year

Splashing waves that personify the endless sea. 

With noises gurgling inside, 

the luminescent glow of flying beyond the sun,  

with flashes of light passing outside. 

Hues of lotus petals fluttering, 

That comes out  from the lake’s eternal  bedrock,  

Spinning away from all the dust floating, 

Infinite highs calculous to put the mountain on top. 

They all rejoice silently, 

With blooms in dusk when the moon is ecstatic, 

As all memories combine becoming the giant force, 

This is how I end the year being phonetic. 

Keynote on Visually challenged authors by Bard

Inspiring Voices: Contemporary Indian Authors with Visual Impairments

India has a rich tradition of visually challenged authors who have enriched the literary landscape with their diverse voices and perspectives. Here are some notable contemporary names you should know:

1. Saurabh Pant: A multi-talented poet, author, blogger, and quizzer, Saurabh Pant is an international sensation. Born in Uttarakhand, he lost his sight in class 6 but never let it dim his spirit. His works, including poetry collections like Triple Jimmy and A Glowing World and BurningAsia-The-Present-Image, explore themes of love, loss, and resilience with profound beauty. 

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2. Ved Mehta: While not currently residing in India, Ved Mehta's contributions deserve mention. Born blind, he became a renowned author and journalist, writing for The New Yorker for over three decades. His celebrated autobiography, Face to Face, offers a poignant glimpse into his childhood and early life in India. 

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3. Balan Putheri: A prolific author with over 211 books to his name, Balan Putheri's dedication is truly inspiring. Despite being visually challenged, he has penned works across genres, including poetry, novels, and even textbooks. His Padma Shri award in 2023 stands as a testament to his immense contribution to Indian literature. 

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4. Anita Mandal: A poet and translator, Anita Mandal's powerful verses capture the essence of human emotions. Her anthology, The Blind Leading the Blind, is a collection of poems that explore themes of love, loss, and the complexities of the human experience.

5. Jaya Sharma: A passionate advocate for disability rights, Jaya Sharma uses her writing to challenge societal stereotypes and empower others. Her book, Beyond Darkness: My Life as a Visually Impaired Woman, is a powerful memoir that offers insights into the challenges and triumphs of living with visual impairment.

Beyond these individual authors, several organizations and initiatives support visually challenged writers in India. The National Association for the Blind (NAB) and the All India Blind Students' and Research Centre (AIBSRC) offer invaluable resources and platforms for aspiring authors. Additionally, literary events like the JLF Braille Festival and the Ekansh Trust's story-writing competition provide opportunities for visually challenged writers to showcase their work and connect with a wider audience.

Remember, this is just a starting point. Many other talented visually challenged authors are enriching the Indian literary scene. Explore, discover, and be amazed by the power of their voices!

Writers book festivals: people and profit

If you are a writer, have written a  work or even been part of a community gathering, then you must have come through  this so-called Writer’s book festival as a person indulged in writing activities. 

Usually we are more familiar with book fairs or such types of cultural events where people get the chance to display their books but  being limited to stalls and hard to get chances make it a more tight corner, not because book fairs do not generate profit but because they have their own presence in the writing world differently. 

Writers festivals are however  landmark events where multiple activities come to one stage or  let people to showcase them  where authors can launch books, may have panel discussions, find solutions  to cultural issues and make their own mark which make them big in stature in such a huge platform. 

Although such kinds of festivals are getting more common due to the author community expanding large, certain places have also started to find financial interests to turn them and earn big. 

Not every place has commercial intention, but newly coming publishing houses that belong to merchant families or rich persons who have done diplomas or certification in mass communication have not come to actually realise the cultural potential and hence go for monetary gains through smaller led festivals. 

It is not just due to their wish to gain money but also due to lack of finding hard to cope with  cultural impact as their ideology is limited to investment that can  drive culture which has a part in it but it's not the complete shining part of it. 

Simply, there are specific promotion platforms who also take part in writers festivals being their sponsors, promoters and bulking up the actual size. However here the problem is how they collect funds and it's not much of a secret how they do it. 

These platforms use social media to allocate writers who are on top shows or have decent ratings and ask them to invest their money showing that they have complete faith and may return it back. Not sure whether they do it or not but the grassroot process has certain loopholes in it. 

Further there are also literary groups trying to bring new writers to the platform where they encourage them to publish, to be part and also get to launch their  work. But the same challenge comes to frontier the new minds as again investment  is requested to make the mark and be used for promotion. 

it is not wrong to ask for financial aid, we know just by yourself it is not easy to cope in large scale industry. The only thing that can be done effectively is that a community driven approach can be used so  in smaller parts it can be productive for all writers being together and celebrating the joy. 

Writers based book festivals are strong places where people can come, can cherish and expand their skill but it has to go beyond just making profit and balance the whole scenario that will make our Indian community more prosperous than ever in the field of literature. 

NE8X official honours Author Saurabh pant

This day 3rd of December is  celebrated as world disabled day and if a person from the same field is recognised by a prominent place like NE8x official then it shows the influence of the day and the ways things span around. 

NE8x is a platform that recognises authors, prominent persons, people who have contributed to the society and it has  recognised the presence of Mr. Pant in the past. 

First, it did honour him with Tagore commemorative in April 2022 and then he was selected for nomination and confirmed with Author of the year finalist gold medal with success of 2,50,000  votes by writing community in his favour  but a proper celebration was  still away from him with public effect of it in broader view. 

On this World disability day he has been appreciated being the perfect occasion where he did an online press conference with help of media group and presentation of slide show of 30 minutes which helped him recognise by the platform first. 

He   will be honoured with certain prize money, envelope of both the awards confirmed till now and it is certainly going to be a great honour. 

On this great day, the author would like to thank his parents and family, all the writing teams included, all the  publishing platforms to give him a chance, lab Academia for publishing thoughts beyond measure and all  places that stand by him. 

Celebrating this day, also his big thanks to his community for developing and nurturing him,  and all the friends  who have supported him in tough times or where he wanted  them and hopefully the journey continues with a lot more to come. 

He also appreciates the gesture of team NE8x official, there is still lot to do as this is just a start and he is hopeful that the love and support would  continue to expand more, for now it's cheers from charlie. 

Bhojpuri song album to release dedicated to Chhath festival

festivals have always been a  cause to celebrate, they motivate you and  it is the perfect way for those who are fond of music. 

Those who come from Up or Bihar are very much familiar with Chhath festival and how much it remarks on cultural influence to it. 

On this occasion, a Bhojpuri singer who comes from Uttarakhand is going to release his album to dedicate it to the festival that is Titled Sooni e sooruj dev. 

Anoop Kumar singh is a visually impaired musical artist who was born on 17th of january, 2000 in thapli village, new Tehri Garhwal located in  uttarakhand and he is  blind person by birth. His schooling took place in NIEPVd in Dehradun and he has graduated from SGTB Khalsa college in DU. 

In school days he started to sing in Bhojpuri and his journey has been remarkable as he is known to us  as Anoop Uttarakhandi. He has already released 1 song album on Devi Geet from Royal Films no. 1 in Noida  and plans to release the next one Titled Sooni e sooruj dev dedicated to Chhatth festival. 

His team also consists of visually impaired editors like Idrish Ahmed, Shubham Kumar  Singh and hostess for youtube live such as  Poonam Prajapati and all of them are passionate working together and have worked hard to bring more joy to the community. 

On further updates and album songs, you can check out  his youtube channel, the link is given below: 

https://youtube.com/@anoopsinghspecialtv?si=VeVM8loO0nWZ4fKY

Stay tuned, the album is coming soon… 

Burning asia complete 7 years

This book is a vivid piece of work by Indian author Saurabh  pant that was published on 1st of NOvember, 2016 as an ebook in epub format by Lulu Publisher Inc from the United states. 

Due to the influence of the book around the global  stage, the author by aid of Nick sir in April 2017 managed to release its paperback but it required global distribution approval that took time. 

Finally in 2023 with team support for the global distribution, the book arrived in paperback all around the globe and has made its significant mark as a complete poetry work on political  issues. 

The work generally revolves around Asia being a vast continent where the poet highlights concerns that are still vibrant and may burn the continent due  to the influence they have on the existence of people and communities  in broader vision. 

The work  has got decent response around the world as  being in the market for 7 years means a huge time so it has been received well with its presence in yale university  and Helsinki museum library and reviews from round the globe, specially French reviewers on Fnac enjoying it hints on a perfect response. 

Besides, the paperback has spread to new platforms round the globe and has been welcomed both on  amazon and Fishpond portals alongside major distribution channels for which the author feels elated. 

On the day when the work is going to complete 7 years, he would like to  express gratitude to parents and family, author team with all involved, distribution platforms, approval team and hopes that the work would reach new heights with it now also in  paperback. 

Keep reading, keep supporting and continue to expand its reach further, for now its cheers from charlie… 

Author of the year finalist 2022

This award is presented by NE8x official to prominent authors, writers or people who are skilled in their  field once they are selected for a yearly cycle with their most popular book in the year running. 

The award contains a gold medal, a framed memento with author’s name and a certificate to honour their performance, growth and  talent in the writing field to showcase their present status in the writing world and uplift them  to larger scale of writing society by showing their contribution to the field 

Saurabh pant is a visually impaired author who was born on 4th of April 1994 in Nainital, a beautiful hill station of Uttarakhand and he has contributed to the field with more than 120 writing works and has decent growth. 

His book titled ‘Thoughts beyond measure’ that was published by Lab Academia in January 2020 was selected by the Lit fest team of NE8x official to consider him as a challenger and participate for the yearly cycle. 

The author had no idea how far he would go, but when he was  nominated and presented with Tagore commemorative in May 2022, he felt this could lead to something. The lit fest team asked him to record an introductory video and also asked for reviews on the work which he shared with images. 

The process continued as they dwell deep and with great heart helped him get  name through social media, various platforms and kept him updated via mail on the schemes they offer and how things were going round. 

Finally in January, the cycle has completed and a list of those who have reached the preliminary round has come. When the author checked the  list of  100 writers his name wasn’t there. But the  lit fest team confirmed that the final round list has to come and he has  gone up to the higher round and he should wait patiently. 

After all the procedure to go through and approval from the jury members, it was a proud day on 23rd of march 2023 when final form submission came and Saurabh pant became Author of the year finalist with 2,50,800 votes in  his favour. They took the address to dispatch the award and Mr. Pant requested them to send it to Priya di’s place to celebrate the moment. 

The yearly cycle has summed up and new writers would be honoured, but Mr. Pant waited for the award to come home. In the month of October he asked Priya di to send it to his home and now everyone became part of the joy of his glory and influence. 

Recalling the happy memories, the author is gratified to parents and family, Lab academia publication, Tagore commemorative team, all the digital news platforms with Digital Golgappa, the entire jury and all the  audience who voted to let him reach up to Author of the year finalist and everyone involved in his journey so far, he is delighted and shal cherish this joy for long, for now its cheers from charlie… 

5 years to Decisions of heart

This book is a vivid piece of work by Indian author Saurabh Pant that was officially published on11th of october, 2018 from Lulu Publisher Inc from the United States as an ebook in Epub format. 

The work is a bit unique as it is not based on nature or political themes to which people are more associated when it comes to the author and it focuses on romantic poetry as a genre with its own concerns on the essence of love. 

The work has been dedicated to pangs and the recovery element after any person gets used to feeling called love and has been well received by the Indian review community with perfect feedback. 

The work also got  featured in certain Central asian digital  libraries in the course of the last 5 years and has been appreciated by world review groups due to its influence  specially by  those who focus on nature remedy and emotional therapies as a philosophical narrative. 

On this day when it completes 5 years, the author is gratified to parents and family, author team with everyone involved, distribution groups and review teams, everyone who has appreciated it and he is hopeful that the work would continue to expand further. 

He is thankful the way readers have enjoyed the impact of the concept note behind poetry that is the core feature of the work and he  hopes that it will continue to stay as a trend, keep reading and keep supporting it,  for now its cheers from charlie… 

9 years of Indian writing completed

Every person dreams to do something, steps that can bring him or her joy and when it becomes a glory to celebrate, he or she is properly recognised. 

With the arrival of technology, writing skills are far better appreciated and for Mr. Pant when he entered, it was  certainly  new as he rose at a time when it was taking new shapes within society. 

After learning braille and known for his braille writing, he was encouraged to  go into digital or other forms of writing by his school teachers. In college days he succeeded to stand for inclusive stands and contributed to print  magazines. 

When on 23rd of September, 2014 he managed to publish the first work of his life, it was something to thrill for him. This is where  his journey began and it has completed 9 years today. 

Besides his efforts in global writing, In India he has  also done fair efforts. He was recognised by his state and has regularly worked for a lot of content writing platforms in different fields of writing with his legal content mostly known. 

Besides Affection never dies, he has published Thoughts beyond measure from lab Academia and Rage of marine titans to show his Indian  stretch. 

He has also got huge response on his ebooks both on Amazon Indian store and goodreads platforms by INdian reviewers for  which he is gratified. In 2022 he also started to contribute for Cosmoclan and he regularly gives interviews to Indian web platforms both in audio and text. 

ON this day when the  author completes 9 years in the Indian circle, he is thankful to parents and family, all the nationwide reader base, technical  support by all teams and everyone who is involved. 

He is also  gratified by the Ne8X official team for honouring him with Tagore commemorative and author of the year finalist  award and he hopes to  continue his journey with a lot more to come. 

Keep reading , keep supporting and continue to cheer as we gear to stay for a larger glory to come in future, for now its cheers from charlie… 

4 years to Warming Fumes

This book is a vivid piece of work by Indian author Saurabh Pant that was published on 5th of september 2019   as an ebook from Lulu publisher Inc from the United States in Epub format as a digital work. 

The work generally focuses on nature as a core element in the poetry  genre of literature and is somehow considered as an updated work of ‘Warming boom’ but has more poems on similar topics that is collectively a message on global warming. 

The work has got a decent response round of 4 years as it was well distributed in worldwide stores and has also got  quality ratings on  amazon and Goodreads with its new editions also available. 

The work was also  appreciated by  ASag India portal  in the past where a Josh video was also done with author interviews on work and around the world it is well enjoyed by readers in the form of a nature work in the field of  poetry. 

On the day when it completed 4 years in running, the author felt joyous and gratified for all the efforts done so he is thankful to parents and family, author team with all members, distribution channels with promotion team and he hopes that the work   should continue to spread the message of nature safety around the world. 

He is also hopeful that readers round the world may  carry on to share  their love and support of work and the journey of the Ebook shal expand more further, till more such  delightful days come for now its cheers from charlie. 

Death quota of Kota factory

Our nation comprises a lot of institutes that not only stand up with eminence, but they also charge high fees. However parents do send their children in hope that such   places would help enable a much better scope with possibility of success. 

In recent times, the race to become the best has changed an entire course, as students are put into great pressure and  the way they are going to get a job is hardly of any concern for these institutes  now. 

One such example comes in the form of the Kota factory that is well renowned for its standards. However facts are speaking differently if we look at the round figure. Around 20 lakhs students try for Neet and around 10  lakhs in JEE but the success rate is very low. ONly 0.7% of students are able to secure possible jobs and they are not going to get the perfect one. 

However, in India such institutes also  have their tie up to global places. Lot of interns get trial work sessions that are paid with countries like Germany or Russia which are not safe and such internships are limited for certain months in such places. This trial practice for a certain time and just with a single diploma and  global appreciation is not going to get a job. 

 It certainly raises a huge pressure and also results in  stress that can lead to serious effects. The current stage is that Kota factory is regularly facing suicides. There  are a lot of reasons due to which this may happen, but lack of awareness of mental  stress is the core one and it has to be fixed. 

It is time the government sees it and tries to address it or it will be late. We don’t want such an issue to become a huge one so we need to act now. There are other technical  places that are facing deaths in such a form, but Kota is renowned and this must be settled first. 

We have to stand with those who are put into such pressure to take such a serious step and stop them from doing it. 

Duty calls, time to save lives… 

7 years of Global Writing

It takes a lot of effort to  come into the international sphere. Any person who grows up has  to  find ways, cover dimensions and then the  chances to  stand for the world opens specially for writers. 

However for Mr. Pant he was lucky to find  support from Nick sir from Philippines  who helped  him back in 2016 and after giving him certain chances in magazines, they finalised a co-authored work to come into existence. 

On  this date, 12th of August, back in 2016 Saurabh was recognised as the work with  collaboration with Nick sir titled triple Jimmy and a glowing  world was  released from Lulu press in US  and this is where it all started for him in the international circuit. 

In these 7 years a lot of things have happened. Starting from his self project titled Burning Asia and leading on to more than 10 projects and helping Indian writers to be part of more efforts on Lulu Press, It made him feel  elated with such contributions. 

He joined ABC Auckland which published his  4 works including 2 essay collections and 2 poetry books He was  applauded by Poetry Ireland publishing his poetry on political issues. Similarly his ghost stories and a lot more were published around the different nations And to add more, his 5 GK series were recognised round the world. 

Further to make him recognised, the World Poetry association of Romania honoured him, not once but for 4  prestigious awards in a gap of 2 years which was a pure joy. He was honoured by the U S, Germany and also by MOntenegro poetry committee. hence he feels pleased to have witnessed this all during these 7 years. 

On this day he is thankful for everyone who has been part of this journey and feels gratified. He is thankful to parents and family, friend circle and writing  groups, distribution  agencies and jury panels  who recognised him, and  all those who have been part of the journey. He hopes this journey continues further. For now cheers from Charlie, thank you all. 

6 years to WWarming Boom

This book is a vivid piece of work by Indian author Saurabh Pant that was published on 18th of June 2017  as a digital book in epub format from Lulu publisher Inc in the United States. 

An ebook that focuses nature as core sentiment in the form of poetry collection, the work depicts concerns on what is happening in nature currently and how it is perspired by men in race to gain more and forget human commitment to protect Mother earth. 

The work has had very prolific growth in the last 6 years- from having best reviews on  Goodreads for authors,  to expanding its applause round the globe and also by INdian readers shows  its glow- hence the author is thankful on the day when it completes 6 years. 

The author  is thankful to  parents and family, Author team both in  INdia and abroad, distributors and review teams round the world and hopes the work to continue to grow more in coming years. 

Although now its audio version is out of stores, the author is also thankful to Lulu UK  for their steps and hopes that more editions would come in future, till the work continues to flourish more amongst great readers, for now its cheers from charlie. 

5 years to Book on Birds

This book is a vivid  piece of work by Indian author Saurabh pant that was published on11th march 2018 in the form of Ebook in Epub format from Lulu publisher INC from the United States. 

An ebook that is different  from the genres in which  this author writes, it generally focuses on the natural element, mainly birds, and enlightens people on their cultural and other key aspects. 

The work has  received admiration not only from reviewers and readers, but  its presence in Japanese  and  Australian govt portals make the author feel proud of the way it has made a certain impact. 

From being on top list  at Blackwell store to expanding in digital  places in the last few years, the work has been loved as a work of knowledge and helps authors stand in  better  light due to it. 

On this day when it is going to complete 5 years, the  author is gratified for parents and family, digital teams both Mumbai  and Delhi offices, all  readers round globe, distributors and various official  portals and other places that have enjoyed it and hopefully it may continue to grow more. 

 with hope for more glory for this specific nature work that may remind you directly of books on birds and their life, for now its cheer from charlie… 

2 years to Forest Fires

This book is a vivid  piece of work that was published on 3rd of Feb, 2021  as an ebook in Epub format from Lulu publisher Inc, in the United States as a poetry collection based on nature. 

The work mainly focuses on burning forests in large amounts in different parts of the world and tries to send a message round to the public for the ways in which it can be controlled by smart steps. 

An ebook on  forest, it has drawn  decent attention round the globe with its position recognised also by few famous forest  research places and the influence from distributors is appreciated, though it is still to get reviews from Indian communities on it. 

The author is delighted on the day it completes 2 years and would like to express gratitude  to parents and family, author team both in Mumbai and Delhi offices,  distributors round the globe and hopefully the work may  continue  to flourish more. 

He hopes that you will continue to show your love and joy in the coming years, for now cheers from charlie… 

4 years to Asian Winds

This book is a vivid piece of work in the form of an Ebook that was published on 15th of Jan, 2019, in Epub format by Lulu Publisher INC from the United States after being appreciated by Poetry Ireland priorly being in paperback itself. 

The work is a political poetry that was focused on rising Asian concerns  and also considered by few as dedicated to the famous author’s work ‘BurningAsia’ in efforts to make sure that Asian issues are presented in more light in one more work with better vision. 

The ebook has done well in recent years, with  reviews both from Indian bloggers on Goodreads and feeds from World minds on different platforms so it has made a certain impact amongst readers in these 4 years. 

On this day when the work has completed 4 years, the author is grateful to parents and family, author teams both in Mumbai and Delhi office, distribution portal  and publisher  and all who have made this work popular amongst people to stand in literary light. 

He hopes that there is still a lot of time to make it more impressive, hopes they continue to share their love for it and make it become more popular, with joy of 4 years completed, cheers  from charlie…