Anurag Garg

Anurag Garg is a popular Indian writer. He is an engineering graduate and works in the IT industry. He's the author of two national bestselling novels, A Half-Baked Love Story and Love Not for Sale. He finds himself close to nature and believes in creating circles of love and service around him. He lives in Delhi with his family. He credits his travels behind the authenticity in his plots. Anurag takes up a genre that's popular and is particular to break stereotypes associated with it. His stories also come from his volunteering stint with many NGOs. He says he comes across many beautiful people whom he wants to write about. Anurag adds, “The times are changing with the small-town backdrops in many books by young authors now. It's important to cater to a rooted location that 70 percent of the country would connect with.” As a reader, Anurag grew up reading a lot of romances. He realised romance in itself is so complex that there's so much context you could attach to it. “Saadat Hasan Manto is my most favourite author though he doesn't write about love. What I like about his stories are its true-to-life, dark nature, which was one of the inspirations for me to write my second book.” His biggest critic is his partner-to-be who more often reads his first draft before the publisher. “ She sits with me, discusses the plot before I go to the publisher. She suggests me plot changes if she doesn't like what she reads. For me, this is a window to a reader's perspective which I often merge with mine.” Anurag plans to quit his job soon and take up a full-time writing career in the