I do not remember how I started writing. Now when I ponder it, I get back to numerous memories where I find that different people have pushed me to write something at one point or another. It started as early as writing applications for my friends, then writing for school magazines, poetry, articles, research papers, etc.
But to the best of my knowledge, the proper writing is incomplete with the proper understanding of emotions. I am a kind of guy, who trusts his own instincts, feelings, experiences, etc to understand things better. In my life I have seen uncountable facets of life. Just try to imagine a boy who is changing schools very often (not because he is incompetent or nasty, father is in a transferable job), meeting new peoples, adjusting to new climates, new language, new dialect, etc. All these things have shaped my life and had an immense impact on my personality. To give an example, no person has ever succeeded in identifying my native-state. I have been identified as South Indian, Punjabi, Uttrakhandi, Delhi, Rajasthani, etc. Never from Bihar. When I share that I am from Bihar, they all are left in awe.
My writing is about my experiences, my understanding of the world, not for the sake of writing. Earlier I used to write prose and poems for my crush or girlfriends. Mainly it started there. When I used to write for them, I found that there was a very natural flow. The world metamorphosed into magical and miraculous world, a place where everything has its inherent meaning and somehow everything is connected with “Love”. I didn’t know then but I had unlocked a mysterious skill which is non-identical, unique, and exotic for me.
As life progressed I slowly and steadily started seeing life’s milestones. The endured journey taught me a lot. At times when spoken words could not justify the essence, the meaning, the representations of the situation, my writing came to rescue. Unshackled and unburdened to express my feelings in any way possible. Writing freed me, it allowed me to view the world in a completely different manner, speak in some different realm. Just imagine how would anyone feel if i narrate a story of stone to a person. Now just imagine I wrote about it, and expressed my deepest desire through it. Shrewdly attached all figures of speech and eventually conveying my feeling through it. I mean, logically why would a stone cry? But, beyond the realm of logic and sense, a stone can do whatever he wants. And that’s the beauty of writing.
I am a trained engineer and educated human being. I have a degree in mechanical engineering and am an adept thinker. I am well versed in technical knowledge related to mechanical engineering and on the other hand possess good knowledge about programming and coding, robotics, IT, etc. The field of study has shaped my mind in a very logical and practical way. Whereas my personal development has been a bit artistic. What I create is an amalgamation of both. Practical and sensual.
After learning about my emotions, I slowly and steadily started learning about human beings. All my life I have travelled a lot through trains. What I used to do was to observe them. Some from a good reputation background, some migrant labourers, some local travellers, etc. Trains are a miniature representation of India. The way people talked, they shared their story, and unbelievingly how they portray their best when they are travelling in trains. Some completely wear an although new shroud that they admire in their real life. I didn’t know what I was doing until I read “The idiot” by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This cult classic starts from a friendly talk in the train and how it progresses after that.
Now, I value observation as a very important aspect of my writing. As my life progressed further, I found myself fighting for a uniform, be it in armed forces or civil services. In those 5 years, I have been through a mountainous journey. I learnt a lot in that particular phase and started learning about social behaviours and society as a whole. Civil services allowed me to have the much needed exposure to all the subjects in depth. I collaborated all the education in my way of life which is eventually expressed through my writings. After a 5 year hussle, shattered by feelings of lost, drown, and broken, I decided to make a career and be financially stable and independent. At that moment, I turned to all my life experiences and decided to write.
I can write whatever is presented in front of me, subject, field, or depth has no bar on my writing. I am trained and well educated to face any challenge. Now I long to write words with real meanings. But life had other plans, he directed me in a direction where i have to learn more about industry based writing and earn and eventually play my responsibilities. But, as the saying goes, “सर्ववस्तूनि कारणोद्भवानि । “ Meaning: Whatever happens, happens for a good reason.
Other than writing, you can find me playing various sports, reading novels, running, trekking, lost in thoughts, and the list goes on.
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Name- Ashish mishra
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