A journey through dilemmas
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Zahir Chauhan was in city on Saturday to launch his first book ‘The Perfect Dilemmas’
“This book is all about confusion,” says author Zahir Chauhan about his maiden venture, a fiction titled ‘The Perfect Dilemmas’. The protagonist, Kabir, comes across several dilemmas in his life — revolving around love, career and family. Eventually he understands that hidden in every dilemma is a learning experience. The book, targeted at youngsters, is “everyone’s story, which makes it unique”, according to Chauhan.
It wasn’t easy for the author, considering that he had a 12-hour job. “Strong determination is required when you want to write a book despite such a job! And you can’t depend solely on writing for money, unless you are Chetan Bhagat or Amish Tripathi,” he quips.
Adding local flavors
Chauhan who currently l
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ives in Mumbai says, “I believe in giving local flavor to the book. The story of my book starts in Bhavnagar where I was born and bought up and ends in Ahmedabad.” The book has already been launched in Bhavnagar and there are plans to launch it in other cities of Gujarat.
His role model
Chauhan takes Chetan Bhagat as his idol. “The idea to write a book clicked only when I read Bhagat’s ‘Five point someone’. He writes in simple English, gives crystal clear message from his books and he even handles criticism well.” He also gives credit to Ahmedabad Book Club for encouraging amateur writers.
Writer’s block
Chauhan started writing this book in 2005 but couldn’t make much progress for quite some time. “I faced the writer’s block for three-four months when I just couldn’t write. I managed to overcome it by diverting myself to other recreational activities like jogging or listening to music.” According to him, it is a tough phase which most writers go through.
Upcoming books
There are two more books in the pipeline. “The second book too is a fiction and will be launched in 2016. My third book too is almost ready,” says Chauhan.
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