Among the new breeds of Indian writers, he is a one who writes from the perspective of Indian middle-class. An alumnus of I.I.T. Kanpur and I.I.M. Ahmedabad, he got the opportunity to see life very closely through various phases and places while working in private and public sector especially, with a leading commercial bank. The entire revelation was so compelling that he ‘dropped-out’ to pen these down. He is a freelancer now, recently starting his new venture Aspire Publishers to give vent to his passion for literary activities.
He has been writing regularly – mostly on topics of general interest – for various newspapers and periodicals. His articles have appeared in the columns of Femina, Times of India, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Computers Today, Data Quest, IBA Bulletin and in Hindi Dainik Jagran, Punjab Kesari, Sakhi.
He has more than five full-length bestsellers to his credit, including –
‘Nothing can be as Crazy…’ and
‘Nothing can be as Crafty…’ in English published by Rupa;
‘Ek Banker Ki Romanchkari Kahani’ and
‘Ek Romanchak Kahani Korona Kal Ki’ in Hindi and
‘The Great Bank Scam’ in English published by Prabhat Prakshan;
‘Pandemic, A Thrilling Tale Of History’ and
‘Bank Scam Mystery’ and
‘A Bouquet Of Writings From A Condominium’ (anthology) and
‘Feminine Voices’ (anthology)
in English published by Aspire Publishers;
‘The Untouchables of Lothal’ (English),
‘The Incredibles of Lothal’ (English),
‘Romanchak Gatha Aapada Kal ki, Itihas ke Panno se’ (Hindi), and
‘Dastan Teri Meri’ (Hindi) as kindle ebook.
‘Nothing can be as Crazy…’ has figured twice in bestsellers list of India Today and twice in The Hindu, and has been praised by The Tribune
‘Ek Banker Ki Romanchkari Kahani’ is runnig 3rd edition in hardcover and 4th edition in paperback
‘Pandemic, A Thrilling Tale Of History’ has been praised by eminent archaeologist Padam Shri K K Muhammed and news agency ANI
And now as a novel attempt, an anthology of collection of writings of residents of a Condominium at Bengaluru has been published by him as –
‘A Bouquet Of Writings From A Condominium’ which has been compiled, edited, cover-designed and published by him as anthology from Aspire Publishers
He has also contributed a story to anthology on Kanpur stories ‘Nothing is forgotten’.
Of late, he has become very passionate about social issues. He has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by Ministry of I&B, GOI for his short video film ‘Just Think ज़रा सोचिए’ on Swachh Bharat. Recently, he has been honoured with Covid warrior award ‘कोरोना योद्धा सम्मान (Korona Yoddha Samman)’ for exemplary work during Covid times.
He lives with his wife Sindhu, and divides his time with his children Abhinav-Tanu and grand children Anika-Avika at Bangalore, and with his extended family at Kanpur. He has as multifarious and diverse interests as his professional background.
He can be reached at info@ajaymohanjain.com and www.ajaymohanjain.com.