Once Upon a Time...

by Aniruddha Sastikar

A wonderful collection of young person's stories, each with a moral. Great bed-time reading for your children or grand-children.

68 pages, Paperback

First published December 26, 2012

About the author

I was born in 1974 in Yavatmal, Maharashtra and brought-up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. A graduate in Commerce and has worked in various professions like – Sales, Marketing, Banking, Automobiles, Market Research, and Social Media.

During my working years, I never knew I could use the pen to write; until a few years ago, when I saw a family of three, crossing over the street, while returning home; reminded me of my daughter and wife; just then the idea of exploring penning skills struck me. Initially, I started with a poetry dedicated to my daughter Chinmayee and daughters across the world.

I have authored three poetry books entitled Maiden Musings – Vol. 1 and 2, and Wings of Freedom, and being fond of children, I also have written a short story book for children entitled ‘Once upon a time...’

I love photography and try to add voice to whatever pictures I capture. I share my photo poetry on my blog http://anirudhasastikar.blogspot.in/, and as a part of regular blogging, I shares my thoughts on another blog http://aniruddhasastikar.blogspot.com/

It was in July 2015; one of my photographs was exhibited at ‘The Louvre Museum’, Paris, France, in the architecture collection. The exhibition was organized by SeeMe. https://issuu.com/exposureaward/docs/...

Recently yet another photograph was displayed at Chashama Art Gallery in New York, New York. The exhibition was organized by SeeMe, SquareSpace, & Chashama Art Gallery. http://bit.ly/1YtK73J

Although, this isn’t just the end, I always strive to learn and improvise my works.

I live with my wife – Anshumati and daughter – Chinmayee in Ahmedabad, Gujarat India.