Formal writerblr introduction!
This is the revival of a defunct writerblr, formerly under the url @ambidextrousarcher, which is my main blog right now. Before I proceed into my usual long rambles about my WIP’s (which is kind of the point of this blog), let me introduce myself first.
Personal info: I go by Nila. I’m a 20 year old Indian medical student. Writing is both a hobby and a catharsis for me, channeling out my emotions, both positive and negative. I am also an avid reader, who tends to get lost in research more often than not, and an amateur singer.
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Writing Background: I started writing in earnest when I was 8, for a short story competition. My first story was a sci-fi story about cloning, which was one of the winning pieces of the competition in question.
At 13, I started work on a historical novel about the Russian Revolution, which I discontinued when I realized the inadequacy of my research. Unfortunately, that novel is still in its research phase.
At 18, I started to work on my most beloved mythological WIP, Antraatman, which is still in the process of being written.
Note: Most of these works are based on the Mahabharata, Indian mythical history, and the interpretations of the characters I write about are mine alone. Every reader is requested to respect the same. In case of disagreements, polite discussions are always welcome, although I request each of you to refrain from abuse, bullying, anon hate and thinly veiled blame games, due to such disagreements. In return, I can promise you that in spite of any such issues, I will be polite and not malign you in public, either.
That said, here we are with the first and foremost of my works:
1. Antraatman: My first proper novel-length piece of writing, Antraatman is a first-person retelling of the main story of the Mahabharata through the eyes of one of its main protagonists and a hero in his own right, Arjun. It is currently at Draupadi (another of the three main protagonists) Swayamvara.
*Swayamvara/Swayamvar- Self-choice ceremony aka a ceremony where a bride chooses her groom.
It is written in first person PoV, the prologue in Pritha’s (Arjun’s mother’s) point of view, and the rest of the book in Arjun’s own.
2. A King’s Fortune: Based on the AU idea of ‘What if Arjun, the third-born Pandava, was instead the first-born?’, it is a work that tracks the butterfly effects of the switching of order of birth between Yudhisthir, Arjun’s eldest brother, and Arjun himself, written in third person PoV. First chapter is available on Ao3. See below for the link.
3. Vith Vithi Cha: Sanskrit for ‘Lost and Found’, this work explores the possibility of Arjun managing to save his son from an untimely death in the Kurukshetra war (the major war in the Mahabharata), written in first person alternating PoV. See below for the link.
4. Child of Prophecy: A work which ventures rather strictly into fanfiction territory, this is one of my fond universes, where the world of Harry Potter and the Mahabharata, two of my favourite literary works in terms of worlds, are fused with each other. In other words, the characters of the Mahabharata are in the world of Harry Potter, creating entirely new story possibilities. Here, too, the focal character, as in all the works discussed above, is Arjun, and the story, bar a short prologue written in his mother’s first person PoV, is his first person PoV. See below for the link.
I’ll make proper introduction posts of all these works soon!
Thank you for giving your time to my works. You can reach me at my main blog, @ambidextrousarcher.
