Leading people-based practices in writing and self journaling – Interview with Nivy of Lampshade Writers and Pages – Part 2

Could you talk about some of the books you published?

We did an anthology called Celebrating India when people emerged ready to write stories about India. We did another anthology called Celebrating India, where we celebrated LGBT love. We did another anthology called Celebrating India – where we did stories of visually impaired people. There were a few noted writers. I expanded the whole thought and we did events around the books. We did feature so many people who are doing so much good to society. There was a guy who believed in Andari Illu – Everyone’s home – he would invite everyone to his home. There are many people like this. We did over a few days events with Story Arts Foundation and Deepa Kiran. We published and launched her book – The Royal Mistake. Along with this we brought out a children’s anthology – The better world. As a publisher, we did events and published anthologies.

Could you talk about your experiences as a publisher?

It is amazing how people come out and create books. Gita Iyengar wrote poetry and kept it in a drawer at home. After she died, they found a drawer full of poetry written by her. Cheryl Rao Ma’am , children’s writer reached out. After a year or so, we brought a book out. I was very heartened by such a gesture. It was a tale of friendship. In poetry, you get that emotional aspect. The emotional health in poetry. There is so much more.