Padmini Dutta Sharma, internationally renowned best selling author has curved a special niche for herself in the literary world by her different genre of books ranging from fiction to non fiction; poems to short stories, novels to essays. Being a profound writer and columnist she has always lend her thoughts and pen to the burning social issues of her times and beyond. Although her first career choice was journalism she subsequently switched to literary writing, selecting books as her preferred medium to convey her thoughts. Her books on different genres have received rare reviews from the media and literary laureates.
She has a peculiar knack for delving deep into the intricate human behavior and complex psyche that drive all humans irrespective of their sex or class; the cause and effect that give rise to intricate mental tussle. She creates a beautiful symbiosis between their predominant inner conflict and the subsequent external outbursts, giving them an edge over the usual characters that we encounter everyday. Her treatment of emotions in all her books are so realistically woven that readers find an instant connect.
‘Sleeping with the arch rivals’ is a fascinating book on the complexities of human emotions. In this book the author, Padmini Dutta Sharma has unraveled some of the basic anomalies of those emotions without any rouge. Ugly vs beauty, lies vs truth, Love vs hatred, Jealousy vs compassion, Anger & peace are some of the key human fragilities she talks about in her usual candid style. Separate chapters have been devoted to different emotions where she has used the story telling form. Although she was inspired by Bacon’s essays during her post grad days but here she has evolved a different style of her own where characters are in conversation with each other. While flipping through the chapters her readers are transported to another world where unconsciously they get connected emotionally as though a part of their life has been recreated. According to Padmini ‘most of the time we are not able to remain true to ourselves – pretension and lies are what we are compelled to take recourse to for the sake of our survival. We make random compromises; we fake with ease; we hide behind masks & sleep with our arch rivals because that’s the most convenient thing for us to do. Pseudo mannerisms are what we have practiced and perfected over the years and that’s how our brain has been tailored since infancy.’
Sharma reiterates ‘we lie with impunity, we cheat our dear ones consciously, we hurt for pleasure, we love for convenience where every relationship is nothing but a deal, we fake like seasoned actors, we act with aggression and we do all this without batting an eyelid. I suggest let’s be naked for once, I guarantee self discovery like never before.’
Padmini Dutta Sharma, best selling author for “Spice up your marriage”, “How to become best parents”, “5 Hot sizzlers”, “The eternal quest” has come out with her ninth creation “Sleeping with the arch rivals”. She isn’t just a world acclaimed writer that has written books on various genres but is a sought after contributor for innumerable leading newspapers, literary journals, anthologies, web portals and magazines. She has been receiving rare reviews from the literary laureates, journalists and the general mass for her illustrative style and lucid diction. Her writing is simple and clear and what distinctly sets her apart from her contemporaries is her ability to prove her points with anecdotes and sketches by depicting them through one on one dialogue/conversation basis. It is more or less like flipping through the pages of a detective novel where multiple characters come out with lot of startling revelations, that otherwise remain hidden in the closet as dark & forbidden. This way she is able to generate an instantaneous connect with her readers of all age groups and culture.
Padmini is an Indian writer based in the United States where she is known as a philanthropist, counsellor and communications consultant. Her live television shows are extremely popular and highly rated. She began her career as a journalist way back in 1989 and gradually diversified into PR, Branding & Advertising along with her literary contributions to various magazines and newspapers.
Her short films are highly viewed and acclaimed for their unique themes and unparalleled portrayal of burning and sensational issues. She writes her own scripts and dialogues for each and every of her films.
Padmini is blessed with a beautiful family, her husband and son literally dote on her; A loving mom, for whom her son is the Universe.