Pragativadi literally translates to "the progressive one". It is one of the popular daily newspapers in Odia that has a fairly good readership base in Odisha. They came to interview me as a prelude to the book launch of The Awasthis of Aamnagri as part of their "Sakhyaatkaar" or interview series and I was compelled to do some soul searching to answer their questions.
One of the recurring questions that have been posed are how I find time to write despite being a full-time professional and part-time home maker. The truth is that I also do not know. What I do know is that I do not indulge in self castigation if I cannot find time to write, I do not push myself to write as I have no deadlines to meet and above all because for me writing is a source of pleasure and self fulfillment. It is not penance.
For those who cannot read Odia, the headline says:
"I have never put pressure on myself to write!"
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