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About Me — Shiva Kushwah
On the road where I always wanted to be.
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Hi! My name is Shiva Kushwah. I am from India. I am a reader, cyclist, and wannabe writer; and I’d love to share the journey that has shaped me into the person I am today.
Introduction
I’ve had a passion for words since childhood. My affection for books started when I first saw my teacher reading a fat novel, though I can’t recall its title.
My teacher has always been my idol. Till a certain point in my life, I have always imitated my teacher about the things she used to do. So that day when I saw her reading that novel, the way she was holding it, reading carefully and seemed engrossed in it. I was convinced that reading a novel would be a fascinating hobby. I thought, if Miss is reading it, then it is something very important.
Since then, this belief has settled in my subconscious, and I started feeling mesmerised at the sight of books, their smell, and their in-hand feel. Reading them was more enjoyable.
One day a notion crossed my head: why should I not learn the skills of writing? But before that, I felt that I needed prior experience of things of the outside world. That’s how I took up a content writing job and…
