Interview with Anju Gattani, a multitalented entrepreneur & Author

Anju is so amazing. Her personality shines like the sun. Anju Gattani, a fiction author, international freelance journalist, fiction writing instructor, blogger and former newspaper reporter, Anju was born in India but grew up in Hong Kong. She was first published at the age of 7 in Hong Kong’s leading English language newspaper, South China Morning Post, won an essay competition shortly after and filled numerous diaries with poems. The writing bug continued to bite, and Anju pursued her passion as a freelance journalist while globetrotting with her husband and raising two kids. Anju’s Indian upbringing and British education had a profound influence on her writing and she describes growing up in colonial Hong Kong: living ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ but without the soccer. An avid blogger, Anju loves Holly-Bollywood mashup mixes, to travel, read and share great fiction reads and stories on self-empowerment. Forever in pursuit of the next best vegetarian cuisine, Anju loves to fusion-cook and can often be found creating new dishes with Western-Indian ingredients and the same zest and synergy she blends in every story. Anju Gattani is an Atlanta, Georgia, debut author. DUTY AND DESIRE is the first novel in her “Winds of Fire” series. Anju’s fiction explores how the distinct mindsets and traditions of different cultures shape people’s values, thinking, and behavior patterns—for both good and evil—despite the leveling effects of 21st century communication and travel. Anju earned a Bachelors degree in English Literature in India, followed by a teaching degree in the United Kingdom. She also studied Creative Writing in Australia and has been published in cover stories, fiction, feature, news, interviews, travel, perspective pieces, blogs and more across Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Australia and the U.S. Anju finally dug her roots in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., with her husband, 2 dashing boys and a rebel lion-head rabbit. ‘Duty and Desire’ the debut in her Winds of Fire series, released on June 2, 2020. Anju hopes her books will Bridge Cultures and Break Barriers. Website: www.anjugattani.com Facebook: Anju Gattani Author Twitter: @Anju_Gattani Instagram: Anju_Gattani27 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5392481.Anju_Gattani