Himanshu Vashistha (2 Posts )

Himanshu Vashistha writes poetry mostly in the form of Ballads because storytelling should be as natural as drawing breath. Forced into engineering, he found his voice in the 4th year after his 3rd break up with his 2nd girlfriend. He always believed he is the Rebel this world needs, and now he works full-time 9 to 6 @Wisitech as a Business Analyst. Might lose a couple of organs soon, but he loves beer and puffs throughout the weekends. Follow him on Instagram if you like his work, and if you don't, he might play violin during all your hangovers.

Mannyaa Saraf (1 Post )

Mannyaa Saraf is a Std V student. She loves to write poems and spend her free time in creative art and craft activities.

Peeyush Sharma (2 Posts )

Inculcated into the Vedic studies since adolescence, Peeyush is a reputed Vedic Scholar and Speaker. Being a management post graduate with many years of experience in marketing and sales and business development, he has a unique slant in applying spiritual teachings to management principles. Peeyush has intensively carried on with Vedic studies and Hindu Spirituality under reputed gurus and swadhyaya or self-study. He started public speaking on the Vedic and Hindu Spiritual Guidance in the year 2003 and has only gained reputation and popularity since. He speaks with authority on subjects and matters related to Upanishads, Darshans, Geeta and the Vedas. He has been a prolific speaker at many Yoga studios and conferences, at number of Hindu Temples and gatherings, Catholic, Evangelist and other Churches, Multi-Faith groups and conferences, Vedic Centres etc. He has given discourses on spiritual meditation and the Vedas in English in Toronto and at multiple centres in Canada, UK, USA and India. He keeps it simple and after most of his talks invites open questions and is ready with answers. Peeyush is VP, Business Development & International Marketing, North America at Wisitech InfoSolutions Pvt Ltd, and spearheads new business development in the area of ecommerce, web solutions and apps. He writes regularly onmanagement principles and practices. He speaks in English, Hindi, Bengali and Punjabi languages with ease. He currently lives in Greater Toronto Area in Canada.

Peeyush Sharma (8 Posts )

Consulting Editor Learning and Creativity and Silhouette Magazine. To talk of a few passions of Peeyush, one must start with music. He is known to be a collector of music and information pertaining to Indian cinema (majorly Hindi) spanning a period from early 1930s to 1980s. He has a large collection of Bengali and Punjabi music and material as well. He also boasts of a huge library of related material. Peeyush has delivered talks and lectures on music appreciation, contributed write ups in numerous news papers and magazines. He has co-authored a tribute publication on Anil Biswas. He has co-hosted radio talk shows on music and met and interviewed a number of personalities. Occasionally, he delivers talks even now. Peeyush has been the founder secretary of the prestigious, Vintage Hindi Music Lovers Association in Bangalore that honored Anil Biswas in 1985. He is known as a storehouse of old Hindi music and information regarding music and movies. Peeyush is well read in Vedic culture and literature and is invited in various centers to deliver enlightening lectures on Vedic values. His range spans from four Vedas to Upanishads and Darshans as well as Bhagvad Gita. He has delivered talks on Yog Darshan in Yoga schools and large gatherings. He currently lives in Oshawa, Ontario in Canada.

Vamika Singh (1 Post )

Vamika loves to sing pop star Miley Cyrus's songs. Katy Perry is her favorite too. She dances on her favorite Bollywood numbers and swims 25 metres in the span of 30 seconds. She is a voracious reader and J K Rowling is her best author for writing the famous Harry Potter series. She has read four series till now! She likes to write adventurous stories and pens down poems too.

Vandana Subramanian (1 Post )

Vandana Subramanian is a B. Sc Geology, with Distinction from Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune. Apart from her interest in arts, she loves to try out new ideas in cooking baking, tailoring and music.

Varun Narayanan (1 Post )

Varun is 11 years old and studies in 5th grade. His hobbies include art and crafts, baking, cooking and swimming. He loves experimenting with a lot of recipes. Baking cakes and cookies are his favorite pass time. He loves drawing and painting , and invests a lot of his time and effort in art and crafts. He is a very creative child and likes to express his skills in his own unique way .

Venkat Aekka (1 Post )

Venkat Aekka worked as an IT Manager in Ford Motor Company in Metro Detroit, Michigan. He is the past president of Detroit Telugu Association (DTA) and currently an active volunteer of the community. He holds Masters in Computer Sciences from Wayne State University. He is from Hyderabad and worked few years in APSEB after his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Osmania. He is married to Vasudha and his daughter Apoorva and son Anuraag are in college. He is a passionate singer, blogger and also a writer.

Vijay Kumar (2 Posts )

Born in 1950, Vijay Kumar’s ancestral roots were in Uttar Pradesh. He took early schooling in Ludhiana, Punjab; secondary school and college education in Kanpur; a post-graduate in Statistics, and much later, obtained a law degree from the Delhi University. A government job brought him to Delhi, where he had the opportunity to handle national policies on education and culture. His last professional engagement was in the Ministry of Tourism, where he was the Director, heading the division responsible for the promotion of education and skills specific to the tourism sector. Vijay Kumar is a recipient of the National Hospitality Education Award 2011-12, in recognition of his contribution towards skill development initiatives for the tourism and hospitality sector. His early childhood was shaped by a familial milieu that was quasi rural, with songs and music for every occasion. His mother had a good memory for Kabir and Tulsidas and she recited them. This music sensitization mutated into a love for the Hindi film music as he grew.

Vijaya Kumar (1 Post )

Vijaya Kumar is the academic head at NeoStencil. He has more than 5 years of UPSC preparation experience and guiding aspirants preparing for competitive exam preparation.

Vineetha Mekkoth (2 Posts )

Poet, writer, translator. Based in Calicut, Kerala. Has published poems in various anthologies. On the translators panel of the Kerala Sahitya Academy. Her poems have been included in the Brian Wrixon anthologies 'Words on the Winds of Change' and 'Women of One World'. She has also co-authored a poem with Gaurangi Patel which has been included in the 'Duet Anthology' brought out by Xpress Publications. She has been selected for the ICOP Critics Award for March 2015 and her poem 'Reflections' is on the list of Highly Commended poems for the month of March 2015 selected by Destiny Poets, UK. Her poem ‘Ashtavakra’ was selected as the ‘Poem of the month’ for April 2015 by Destiny Poets, UK.

Vivek Chib (9 Posts )

Vivek Chib is a practising advocate in New Delhi