The land of wonderful stories imbibes the tradition of listening them from the parents and grandparents and then passing them down to children and grandchildren. Being part of the stories suffices the training to be a good author.
Inspired by the writings of the RK brothers, Narayan and Laxman, Rabindranath Thakur, and Ruskin Bond, and the honour of learning the language under wonderful teachers such as MM Kulkarni, Goswami, and Chandrakant Raje sir, I somehow became a writer while telling 'kathe' to my little daughter Pranathi.