Presenting Pankaj Varma

 

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Diagnosed with dementia and possible Alzheimer’s, she faces the prospect of a steady decline in her mental functions. She starts writing down her story, writing down everything she knows while she still remembers it so that she can read it back when dementia makes her forget it all. She is elated that dementia cannot rob her of memories now because she has it all written down. It is a major victory for her as she tries to combat the onslaught of her disease. Her story has been re-written by her son to present this touching narrative straight from the heart.
This fascinating and intriguing story spans a major part of the 20th century in North India and depicts the hurdles faced by an educated girl before and after marriage. It gives an unusual insight into India-that-was, reflecting the social mores of that time. A must read for everyone connected with India and for anyone who has a loved one suffering from dementia.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Pankaj Varma was born in 1953 and attended school in the city of Ludhiana in Punjab. His father was a college professor (later Principal) in Government College, Ludhiana, one of the most prestigious colleges in Punjab. His mother was a college topper from Kinnaird College,Lahore, a top girls college in North India. Varma topped in school and won the National Science Talent Search Scholarship and then went on to get his Masters at the Honours School in Physics at Punjab University Chandigarh, a top ranked University in India. He was selected as a Probationary Officer in State Bank of India and pursued a career in banking for four decades before retiring as a Deputy General Manager. The bank allowed him to develop his creative abilities, particularly during his stints in the bank's in-house training system where he worked in four different stints adding up to over a decade. After retirement in 2013, he has settled down in Panchkula (Chandigarh) with his wife and mother and taken up writing full time. Silver Haze is his first novel based on a fictional recast of his mother's story. He as already working on his second novel.

His wife, Urmi is a Masters in Home Science and has extensive experience of teaching. His elder son and his wife are PhDs in Electronics and are designing computer chips with Intel in US. His younger son and his wife are MBAs working for Royal DSM in Netherlands.

He and his wife love to travel and have extensively traveled over US, Europe and India. They love their morning walks and play Sudoku at t

Pankaj Varma is an MSc (Hons School) in Physics. He started out as a Probationary Officer in State Bank of India and retired as a Deputy General Manager in a career spanning four decades. He now lives in Panchkula (Chandigarh) with his wife and his mother. He is a prolific writer and has written several books and training material for his bank as well as for other institutes. This is his first novel.

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