Having been through my fair share of highs and lows, I found my consistency in writing. Even when I do not find it in me, the strength to write my heart out, reading has been my anchor. Flipping through thousands of pages, living through hundreds of those scenarios, relating to tens of characters in particular, there is one thing that struck me. It continues to strike me, even today, that most of the narratives are confined to idealism. I mean sure, there are cases where the near perfect unfolds, but exactly how often does that happen? Several of us are left hanging, for our expectations supersede our being. We expect what we know and we know of that which we read. Through this publication house, we shall ensure that our books do justice to the spectrum of possibilities and that those who read our publications are aware of it.

Although, these thoughts of quixotic queries have long lingered in my head, it was during the COVID lockdown that I was opportune enough to act upon them. Thinking to myself was one thing, being more of a writer and less of a speaker, I was anxious about getting people to listen to my ideas. I was aware of how finding your people, your team is the key to everything that follows. I would be lying if i said that vocalizing all that was on my mind was easy, forget realizing it. I was fortunate enough to find individuals that vouch for the same.

When I first started picking out my team, I did not pick them to fill up positions in a company. I picked them because we shared common beliefs. Most of the team knew of this venture within the first couple of hours, and we took to nurturing this brain child together, it was only later that we decided on dividing the work.

Despite being from various walks of life, we find our drive to do this because of our undying love for literature. That is precisely why this is not just work but a house, our publication house.

-Monisha Raghunath Dasappa