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Chetan Bhagat has already taken over October and November. Ravinder Singh, Preeti Shenoy & Sudeep Nagarkar will be churning out their new titles in the month of December. It would be interesting to see if readers bless That Frequent Visitor with an open heart. Can Paranormal Fiction survive the in reign of Chiclit/Romance or topple it altogether? Only time will tell. At this moment all I can say is that the word is out, K.Hari Kumar  will be competing with the biggest and most popular authors in December for a prominent place in the heart of readers across India and the world beyond. That Frequent Visitor is published by one of India's biggest publishers - Srishti Publishers & Distributors. I'd request my friends, readers and well wishers to buy a copy of That Frequent Visitor (rather than asking for free copies) if you wish to read a complete story that is different from whatever you have read till date. What was once a spark in my mind, went on to bec

The  Iulia Hasdeu Castle  is a folly house built in the form of small castle by historian and politician  Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu  in the city of Câmpina, Prahova County, Romania. The only descendant of Hasdeu family was Iulia, a prodigy child, born on 14th November 1869 and dead eighteen years later, on 17th September 1888 from an unmerciful tuberculosis. At the age of 11 she graduated at "St. Sava" Gymnasium and the Music Academy of Bucharest (piano and canto). As a pupil of the "Sévigné" College of Paris, where she continued her secondary school studies, Iulia aroused her teacher's admiration for her brilliant intelligence. She took private lessons in drawing, painting, piano playing and canto. She continuously wrote poems, prose and theater plays. At 16, she attended the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at "La Sorbonne" in Paris. Meanwhile, Iulia attended courses at the School of Higher Studies in Paris. Her literary creation was to appear po

The Tea Seller's Son by K Hari Kumar (An Excerpt from WHEN STRANGERS MEET.. ) On a very hazily lit noon, when one could see enough to distinguish darkness from light, the little boy turned his head first to his left and then to the other side. Then he checked straight, as if in a single stride he would measure the entire length that he was meaning to cross to get to the other side of the road. His destination was a dusty container office across the road that took care of the construction site booming in that part of the village. His father had told him ‘Arshad, when you grow up this place will make you rich and we will open a bigger tea stall outside the mall so that more people can drink our tea.’ ‘What is a mall, Abbu?’ he had asked innocently. ‘It is a big shop that has everything in the world. You will like it.’ His father had told him. ‘Why can’t we open a shop inside the mall?’ ‘We will do that too, we will do that. But you must serve very good tea to thos

K Hari Kumar's second book, a thriller "Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing", I remember Jayantakumar Sir quoting Norman Mailer's definitive statement in 2012 as I signed on the contract for ' When Strangers meet..'. Almost a year and half later, I sign on the contract for my second novel, 'TFV', which is due for a winter 2014 release, that is, exactly nine months from now will see the birth of my second child... sister to 'When Strangers meet..' I thank my everyone at Srishti, my parents & well wishers, and above all my readers, without whom WSM would not have survived the tyrants of the time. For the time being, all I am giving you is an abbreviation for the title- #TFV  Cordially, The Stranger

Have you ever loved someone so much that you ended up hating that person??? #tumsehi is the story of Hrehan who's reeling around that one moment which separates hatred from love... Dearest friends... I give you my long delayed... close to the heart project... Tum se Hi...  Watch it till the last second... :) and leave your comments on youtube as well :) Encouragement is always appreciated K.Hari Kumar & friends Tum se Hi... Language : Hindi Length :  12 minutes 29 seconds Genre : Romance, Drama Synopsis: After longing for two years, Jai finally gets a chance to meet the love of his life. Meanwhile, Hrehan is forced to confront his ex lover. How can a woman be the source of love as well as hatred? A romantic tale set in the heart of Delhi. Can  one moment in time  be the root cause for a twist of faith? To find out watch this romantic short film by Author/Filmmaker K.Hari Kumar & friends Starring : Prayash Sharma, K.Hari Kumar, Autumn Rush, Vishal

Catch me on  http://thetimesofhari.blogspot.in/ Hey friends... I have been finding myself in this emblematic dilemma for quite a long time. Having seen so many people writing blogs and stuffs about their daily lives. Now that really wasn't much of a job, is it? Choose a platform, write few stuff, upload a picture and post it online... done! But the question was, who's gonna read all that stuff anyway? Some wise guy cracked long ago ' Karm karo... fal ki chinta mat karo ', I'm following His suite, just posting and not expecting... just like the good old days where people used to maintain journals. And for those who are Strangers  to me... I shall introduce myself... K.Hari Kumar is the 24-year old author of WHEN STRANGERS MEET.. He's also an international award nominated Photographer and independent filmmaker who has worked in over twenty television commercials, directed 6 short films and two documentaries (one for an international ar

K.Hari Kumar  presents  TUM SE HI (Episode 1) After longing for two years, Jai finally gets a chance to meet the love of his life. Meanwhile, Hrehan is forced to confront his past. How can a woman be the source of love as well as hatred? A romantic tale set in the heart of Delhi. Can a woman be the root cause for a twist of faith? To find out watch this romantic short film by Author/Filmmaker K.Hari Kumar & friends Starring : Prayash Sharma,  K.Hari Kumar , Sakshi Garg, Vishal Bhatt, Sangram Gautam Art Department : Bhargav Adhyapak, Sakshi Garg, Nalini Prasad, Mehak Mangla Cinematography : Prayash Sharma &  K.Hari Kumar Associate Director : Prayash Sharma Producer : Lakshmi KM A Ravi Nidamarthy Musical Dialogues, Screenplay, Editing, & Direction by  K.Hari Kumar Please like my official page : www.facebook.com/kathaharik 2013 ©  K.Hari Kumar , All rights reserved Titli MY RATINGS: 7/10 Reflectio

I took this photograph on a foggy winter morning in Sec 57, Gurgaon in 2009. The image stayed with me like an engraved memory and later on became the inspiration for the character of Little Arshad in my debut novel  When Strangers Meet .. This is the exact same location where he has been described to walk in the third chapter of my book, When Strangers meet.. Although the book describes the location as somewhere in Ghittorni, however, it's a secret between you and me... the actual place is Gurgaon  2009 ©  K.Hari Kumar  Photography READ, REVIEW and WIN $250! As the second impression of the paperback edition of my debut novel, 'When Strangers meet..' finds its way into the hearts of the Indian readers... I decided to put up an offer for those who could not get their hand on the paperback. Now, The Stranger is available with a brand new look on kindle for everyone for as low as $5 (and Rs. 67 in India). I give you the International version of When Str