New Delhi: Delayed flights or trains can be extremely annoying but corporate honcho R M Rajgopal the time spent waiting was utilised productively to hone his writing, a passion that resulted in a book after a decade.
"I started writing on airports precisely to control irritation while waiting for the flights. I found it so negative that I started writing sitting there. Those were days when you were lucky to be on time," says Rajgopal who heads the HR of a corporate firm.
Rajagopal' s book "The Empty Pedestal and other stories" weaves together a handful of short stories that talk about fall of an idealistic labour leader, the aspirations thrust on an uncomprehending kindergarten student and others that transform everyday happenings into a commentary on the present times.
"I used to work on the stories on some weekends. Since I used to travel a lot and had many evenings free, I found writing almost therapeutic. And there were the perennially late flights of the Indian airlines monopoly," says Rajgopal.
26/09/14 PTI/Business Standard
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"I started writing on airports precisely to control irritation while waiting for the flights. I found it so negative that I started writing sitting there. Those were days when you were lucky to be on time," says Rajgopal who heads the HR of a corporate firm.
Rajagopal' s book "The Empty Pedestal and other stories" weaves together a handful of short stories that talk about fall of an idealistic labour leader, the aspirations thrust on an uncomprehending kindergarten student and others that transform everyday happenings into a commentary on the present times.
"I used to work on the stories on some weekends. Since I used to travel a lot and had many evenings free, I found writing almost therapeutic. And there were the perennially late flights of the Indian airlines monopoly," says Rajgopal.
26/09/14 PTI/Business Standard
