Half A Year In The Life of Faraaz Kazi
Creative Writing Workshop by Faraaz Kazi
Join us for the HBB Creative Writing Workshop by Faraaz Kazi to learn the art of powerful observation and its effect on the narrative.
Book your seat here: creative-writing-and-storytelling-workshop
15 May 2017
The Hindi version of ‘More Than Just Friends’ is out now on the @juggernaut.in app.
And the icing on the cake- it’s available for free for a limited time!
दोस्त से कहीं बढ़कर –http://bit.ly/MTJFHindi
17 April 2017
Faraaz Kazi is going to hold a Creative Writing Workshop on behalf of Half Baked Beans in Mumbai on 29th of April, 2017. Mark your calendars, Mumbaikars!
Register here: hbb-creative-writing-and-storytelling-workshop
Or register on Facebook (link only works if you are logged in): https://www.facebook.com/events/1481650238543901
11 March 2017
Post dinner and dessert, comes a compulsory photo session.
6 March 2017
Gotta keep your Monday game going strong.
21 February 2017
Voting done. Now back to work. Hope every responsible Mumbaikar will vote today.
Memories from 20 February 2014 / Been three years ago … time flies.
The Mumbai grand launch of The Other Side being talked about in the December issue of GR8 magazine!
Pic courtesy: Abhinav Chhabra
15 February 2017
What being a bestselling writer feels like.
Memories from 11 February 2013: 4 years since the NDYFA national award.
Was waiting for the news to be confirmed and hence, didn’t announce it earlier.
Out of over 1600 Indian books submitted in the published category, ‘Truly Madly Deeply’ made it to the top 10 (short-list) and eventually went on to win the ‘National Debut Youth Fiction Award (NDYFA)’- my second national award in 2013! Here’s a peek at the nomination certificate collected by the publisher!
6 February 2017
If you fell down once, why did you pick yourself up?
Here’s why I picked myself up:
I come from a family of people with conventional careers. I am the only child of my parents and while growing up, always had the burden of expectations to perform and excel in every field. Fortunately, I developed an early inclination towards reading and that got me pretty far in life. Thanks to reading, I excelled in my academics and developed a sharp mind.
However, reading a lot in my childhood days also made me want to write. I wrote my first book at the age of seven and never looked back since then. I kept writing and kept improving. Reading anything that I could lay my hands on, made sure of that. My family didn’t pay much attention to it as long as I attended my classes and topped every year. I still don’t recollect how the thought came but one day when I had finished writing my first non fiction book which dealt with life from a teenager’s point of view, I had this idea to get it published. It was a different kind of work and not the kind that I had seen a lot. So I went ahead and told my family of my intentions, requesting for guidance because I had no clue how to go about doing it. I was only 13 and internet wasn’t common back then.
My parents told me that this is not the age to do what I am doing and my focus should only be on my board exams that were two years from then. I didn’t really have many friends who could help me with this decision, so I decided to take it up on myself. One evening while returning from a school field trip, I chanced upon a printing press in the neighbouring area. I walked inside confidently and approached the first guy my eyes could see- a dark burly fellow wearing a striped tee.
“What do you want, kid?” he asked me in a gruff tone.
“I have written a book. I want to get it published. Do you guys do it here?” I asked, making sure my smile hid my anxiety… read more
5 February 2017
Faraaz Kazi: The cover reveal of the ‘Have a safe journey’ anthology
by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Anand Mahindra and Tuhin A. Sinha. The stories have been co-judged by me. Do grab a copy once the book is out!
Tuhin A. Sinha: A memorable moment in the roadsafety movement in India when the first look of Have A Save Journey, the world’s first collection of short stories on Road Safety was unveiled by Shri Nitin Gadkari and Shri Anand Mahindra on 3Feb. Literature plays a big part in influencing young minds and we hope that this initiative would start a new trend. The project was conceived and executed by NHP Centre. It was facilitated and creatively supervised by yours truly. It was sponsored by Mahindra Trucks & Buses Ltd while Amaryllis is publishing the book.
5 February 2017
One from Delhi.
4 February 2017
The first look of the ‘Have a safe journey’ anthology.
3 February 2017
Faraaz Kazi checked in to Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 / New Delhi, India: Issue Road Safety
For the Mahindra Transport Excellence awards where the ‘Have a safe journey’ anthology (co-judged by yours truly) will be launched this evening.
2 February 2017
A colorful peahen.
1 February 2017
This guy knows where to look when someone’s clicking him.
31 January 2017
Guess what?
29 January 2017
Monkey ke bhi aagey monkey, monkey ke bhi piche monkey. Aagey monkey, piche monkey… bolo kitne monkey?
26 January 2017
Happy Republic Day!
To the spirit of democracy within all of us, happy republic day.
25 January 2017
Captured this long tailed shrike that never got tired of posing for us.
22 January 2017
Mornings bring out the best of poses.
19 January 2017
Riding this mini beast.
13 January 2017
Swaying with the jumbos.
09 January 2017
A refreshing walk in the jungle.
05 January 2017
‘Your definition of love makes me puke!’
My article on the Stay Uncle blog.
http://blog.stayuncle.com/latest-definitions-love-make-puke/
1 January 2017
Happy New Year!
2016 was the most memorable year of my life. Learned a lot and took some big steps that shaped me better and made me stronger.
Hoping for an even better 2017, not just for me but for everyone.
Happy New Year!
26 December 2016
When in doubt, pull out the whites!
26 December 2016
Tired of captions.
22 December 2016
Amongst the 30 most downloaded books of 2016 on Juggernaut!
More Than Just
18 December 2016
Featured in the ‘Best of 2016’ list on Juggernaut Books.
Get your copy of ‘More Than Just Friends’ at http://bit.ly/MTJFbyFK
12 December 2016
Guess what’s releasing in a couple of days?
Be prepared to witness the 14 shades of LOVE.
Presenting the cover of the next book. Releasing soon!
#14ShadesofLove
