About The Author: Akhilesh Sharma is a media professional with 25 years of experience in the media and entertainment fields. He is an introvert but an avid reader. He has keen knowledge of various fields. He has written four books so far. His zones are technical, critical analysis, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, novels, short stories, plays, and monologues.
Summary Of The Book: “Rashtra mukti” is a critical analysis of the sovereign structure of Bharat. It explains the everyday problems of the common citizen at several levels of analysis. You may be aware of some of them, or you might miss a few of them. Even you may find something you’re afraid to say about it. This book is not just for putting the whole system on point; it also represents the solution to several problems. Most importantly, it explains the role of the common citizen in nation-building.
1. Can you tell us a little about your book?
Rashtra Mukti is a book on the socio-political status of Bharat. As we know, Bharat is a Sovereign Nation. But do we understand what does sovereignty means? This book is a critical analysis of several questions like this.
2. Is there a specific event that inspired this story or was this an out of the blue idea?
There were hundreds of events that happened in my personal life that forced me to think about this subject. But the events that forced me to write this book were not personal but national. When our Prime minister wrote a letter to the US president after the attack on Parliament. and when our other Prime Minister praised Britain for ruling over Bharat and teaching us their culture.
3. What got you writing in the first place?
There are several ironies in every step of our lives. and not a single department or place where we can raise our voice or who is actually responsible for listening to us. Every department related to governance either needs money, political influence, or some other moral or immoral kind of stuff. A few years ago, I was getting regular missed calls on my phone from some unknown international number. I just visited the local Police station to make a normal complaint. Instead of taking my written complaint, the policeman told me that if I don’t know the caller, I shouldn’t receive the call. Is this the right approach to handling cybercrime?
4. What was your impression of your first draft when you read it?
What is published now is actually the seventh draft. The first draft was written in 2005, and it was very pathetic. It was just the collection of several pieces of data and analysis projected on several media. Reading those facts and figures as a reader without knowing their influence on my personal life was just a hangover. I didn’t even tolerate it and scrapped it. After several hits and tries, the first presentable approach I got was in 2013. It was the sixth draft.
5. Which part of your story connects the most with you? Why?
Although all chapters came from my heart, two of them are directly associated with my day-to-day life. First is “Sabhyata ka balatkar”, because I am observing a giant abusive atmosphere around us and can’t do anything. Another one is “Sapano ke Shramik”, because I am a Media professional and a part of it.
6. What makes your book the one to read?
I have already clearly mentioned on the back page which kinds of people shouldn’t read my book. I think nowadays 70% of people shouldn’t read my book because it may be injurious to their health. So first, you should read the back page and evaluate whether you should read the book or not.
Although this book is for everyone who is Bharatiya and thinks with their own mind and not through any specified external vision,
7. What was the best advice you got while writing?
There are two kinds of advice I got for this book. First, most people told me that I shouldn’t write this kind of book. because this may invite several alien problems for me. Second, I should convert it to a Video documentary series to make it popular. But I don’t have the money to do it, and no other producer on my contact list wants to invest in it.
8. Who’s your all-time favourite author? Which book of his/hers made you fall in love with them?
There are several, from Ashok Chakradhar to George Orwell. But the writing style of Walter Murch is incredible.
9. What is your evergreen tip to the writers out there?
As a writer, it is your responsibility to enrich the language and not spoil it.
10. What was your hardest scene to write?
The two of them were the toughest:
[1] Sabhyata Ka Balatkar
[2] Jansankhya Niyantran
because in both chapters I am trying to reverse the thought process of readers.
11. Do you have another plot brewing?
My next book is nearing compilation; it is a comparative study of various religions in the world. Beyond that one, Four more are in the development stage. and the conceptual structure of around seventy books is ready.
Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9395868422?ref=myi_title_dp
