Building characters

Engineer-turned author Sudeep Nagarkar talks about his books and his inspiration to write

January 14, 2015 08:01 pm | Updated 08:01 pm IST

Spreading positive messages: Sudeep Nagarkar. Photo: special arrangement

Spreading positive messages: Sudeep Nagarkar. Photo: special arrangement

“My books deal with emotions and relationships. Friendship is one of the most important and complex relationship that a person deals with. My latest book, You Are The Password To My Life deals with the notion of friendship between people from opposite sexes,” says best selling author Sudeep Nagarkar, who was in town for the launch of his book.

Sudeep says, “In bollywood, any friendship between a man and a woman turns into romance. In this book, I have made an attempt to change that angle. The book is inspired by some incidents in my life. I want my book to give a positive message to the readers. I hope it helps them learn more about complex human relationships.”

Most of his earlier books are also inspired by real life incidents. “I was at a very low point of my life, when I started to write a diary. I had failed some of my subjects in engineering and was also facing some issues on the personal front. A friend chanced upon my diary and asked me to get it published. Once we found a publisher, Few Things Left Unsaid was released. I never thought that I would become a writer.

I have enjoyed this stint a lot and hope to write many more books.” Sudeep says that character building is very important. “A relatable character ensures that readers connect well with the book, as they can relate their own lives to the characters’ lives. I always weave the story together an element of suspense. I do not follow any specific themes and try to focus on relationships and emotions,” he says. On the intriguing title, Sudeep contends, “Social media has become a very important part of our lives. Making someone’s name their online password is one of the ways in which the youngsters express their love for each other.”

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