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Sanil Sachar is a 25 year old Indian author, a motivational speaker, entrepreneur and film producer '''([[ |
Sanil Sachar is a 25 year old Indian author, a motivational speaker, entrepreneur and film producer '''([[wikipedia:Mantra_(2016_film)|Mantra]], 2016)'''. He started writing at a very young age while he was still in school. He is among the few Indian authors who is well-versed in writing short stories, screenplays and poetry. His latest book, Rebound which is a mystery around a schizophrenic is all set to release in August, 2017. |
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Revision as of 11:03, 13 July 2017
Sanil Sachar | |
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| Born | 16 June 1992 New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Introduction
Sanil Sachar is a 25 year old Indian author, a motivational speaker, entrepreneur and film producer (Mantra, 2016). He started writing at a very young age while he was still in school. He is among the few Indian authors who is well-versed in writing short stories, screenplays and poetry. His latest book, Rebound which is a mystery around a schizophrenic is all set to release in August, 2017.
Education
Sachar completed his A levels from Ackworth School once he moved to England at the age of 16. He studied in Delhi's Modern School, Vasant Vihar before he moved to Ackworth School. Sanil holds a BSC(Hons), Sport Business Management degree from Sheffield Hallam University.
Interests
Right from school, Sachar has been an avid sportsperson and was scouted to play football under the management of Scottish midfielder, Ronnie Glavin. After his graduation, he secured a job with Star Sports as a marketer and revenue strategist on major events like Indian Super League and ICC World Cup 2015. However, Sanil decided to explore his tryst with writing and decided to pursue it as a career.
Books
His first book named 'Summer Promises and Other Poems‘ was published in 2013 while he was in his first year at university. In the year 2015, Sanil left his job at Star Sports and penned down his second book, 'The Dark Side of Light' which was well received by people all around the world[1][2][3]. His upcoming book Rebound is a mystery about a schizophrenic set in the backdrop of a love story. Both his books, Summer Promises and The Dark Side of Light were well received [1][2].
Summer Promises and Other Poems
Summer Promises and Other Poems is Sanil’s first book which was published by Rupa Publications in April 2013. The book was launched by Javed Akhtar and Manish Tewari in New Delhi. The book is a collection of 78 poems of various genres, traversing a wide range of subjects, from everyday emotions such as love, fame and failure to the occasional transformative moments. The book is not only an insight into the author’s own life but also puts forward his perspective on the meaning of life and the various experiences it offers. As praised by Muzzafar Ali, this book is ‘a diary of living life in all its simplicity and immediacy. It is about growing to know things in the process of growing up with things.’
The Dark Side of Light
The Dark Side of Light written by Sanil Sachar consists of the combination of poems, short stories, plays, vignettes of romance, murder, comedy, mystery and many more
Co-Producer
Sanil is also the co-producer of Mantra (released on March 17th, 2017), which starred actors like, Rajat Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin and Lushin Dubey and was well received by the audience[1][2][3]and won the best feature film award at the South Asian Film Festival in New York[4].
Family
Son of Sita and Sanjiv Sachar. Sanil has an older sister, Shreya Sachar. He is the grandson of Justice Rajinder Sachar and great grandson of Bhim Sen Sachar. There is no public data available on his relationship status.
References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
- ^ "Writer dreams". 16 January 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "'I Want to Bring Poetry Back into Vogue'". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "HT-Rupa short story contest winner announced - SPONSORED CONTENT". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b IANS. "A poetic journey, a saga of lifetime and an adventurous tale (IANS Books This Weekend)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Book Excerpt: The Dark Side Of Light". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "'I Want to Bring Poems Back into Vogue'". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Sanil, Sachar (1 March 2013). "Summer Promises and Other Poems". Rupa & Company. Retrieved 6 August 2016 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sanil Sachar Archives - TahlkaNews - Live English Breaking News". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "You need to be mentally strong to finish writing". Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2016.