Paras Joshi
Paras Joshi[1] (born 1 July 1993) is an Indian writer of fantasy fiction. He is best known as the author of the science fiction fantasy 'Equilibrium, Book one of the Avaasya Trilogy.'
Biography
Born in 1993 in Delhi, India, Paras Joshi is a 22-year-old writer of fantasy fiction. He describes himself as a blogger, wanderer, traveller, and a Mentalist (disambiguation). At present, he is a fourth-year law student at the University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
Growing up in a middle-class Delhi-based bureaucrat family, Paras started writing stories at a young age. The very first story he wrote was titled Emilio Esparada and the Sword of Life and borrowed heavily from Harry Potter.[2]
He studied at Bal Bharati Public School, Ganga Ram Hospital Marg and graduated from Modern School Vasant Vihar in 2012, where he was a student of History, Political Science, Economics, and English. He wrote the first draft of Equilibrium in the spring of 2011, which he then sent for consideration to the Delhi Based Red Ink Literary Agency.[1] At 16, he was one of the youngest authors signed by the agency.
The first book in the trilogy wasn't released until 3 years later, in the winter of 2014.
Heavily inspired by John Grisham, post Avaasya Trilogy - the second book is slated to release in December 2015 - Paras plans to change genres and experiment with Legal Thriller.
The Avaasya Trilogy
Paras's first novel, Equilibrium, book one in The Avaasya Trilogy was released by FingerPrint! publishing in November 2014. A science fiction fantasy, the trilogy is a blend of fantasy, science fiction, Indian mythology, and other elements and is based on the premise that time flows in a cycle and the fight between good and evil is, in fact, a battle of perspectives.
As of September 2015, Equilibrium has been nominated for the Muse India Young Writer Award and the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puruskar.
Influences
Joshi's literary inspirations include The Lord of the Rings, Mahabharata, Harry Potter, Jonathan Stroud, Ursula K. Le Guin, and George R. R. Martin. He is specifically inspired by Krishna's sermon to Arjuna contained in the Bhagavad Gita,[3][4] which forms part of the Mahabharata.
References
- ↑ "Paras Joshi - Authors - Red Ink Literary Agency". www.redinkliteraryagency.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ↑ "#ReadersSpecial: Law student Paras Joshi wrote his first book at 16. Here's how..." Hindustan Times.
- ↑ "Interview with 21 year old Delhi Based Writer Paras Joshi". www.merinews.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ↑ "#ReadersSpecial: Law student Paras Joshi wrote his first book at 16. Here's how..." Retrieved 2015-10-02.
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