- A collection of intimate poems by Singapore based author Malini launched in Mumbai by Ajoy Mehta, Shaina NC and Pankaj Parashar -
December 14, 2016, Mumbai, India: Art is something that cannot emerge without the artist breaking themselves into pieces. There is always a part of the artist's soul that attaches itself to the art. Flotsam of the Mind for Malini is just that; a compilation of her soul. Her knowledge of form matches her ability to tell a story.
The book reads like an eloquent personal record of the author’s life, mind and myriad experiences. It also reflects upon gender violence, such as domestic abuse, child sexual abuse and other patriarchal coercions. From love to philosophy to social issues, Malini, who is based in Singapore, has a point of view on everything and shares it candidly almost unabashedly with her readers through this book. There is something for everyone in this book! This book will resonate with all the women of today who have had her fair share of struggle, love and a whole myriad of emotions over the years.
Commenting on the book, Malini said, “For everyone else it may just be another book but for me it is a victory over depression, a chance to put my expressions in words an arduous labor of 4 years. Women even today struggle with expression for fear of judgement, objectification and sexism. So it was important for me to put my work out there. If I can any say it other woman can too. FLOTSAM OF THE MIND is a celebration of a woman's mind with all its fears, hopes, ambitions and expressions, views-her strengths and weaknesses et al.”
The book was launched in Mumbai today by Mr. Ajoy Mehta, Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai, Ms. Shaina NC, Treasurer, BJP, Fashion Designer and Social Worker and Mr. Pankaj Parashar, Admaker and Filmmaker at the Oxford Bookstore at Churchgate. Malini, the strict believer for social causes will donate all royalties to Women's Feature Service (WFS), an IPS of UNESCO focused on women's welfare ‘to better the state of women in India’.
About Malini:
A compulsive traveller, a hobby photographer, a self-trained painter and now a published author, Malini was born to a Punjabi mother and a malyali father, brought up in a liberal fashion and grew up to be a self-dependent and ambitious woman. After completing her graduation in Journalism Honors, Malini went on to work with various well known media houses including All India Radio, Zee News, UTV News and Current Affairs and cnnindia.com. She moved on to the corporate world where she helped build several brands in luxury, infrastructure, IT, aviation, steel and entertainment industries. Having made her mark both in the media and corporate world Malini decided to become an entrepreneur. Her company offered brand building, event management, pr and marketing services for various big corporates. She then moved to Singapore where she pursued various creative activities. She became an avid backpacker and backpacked around the globe. This opened her mind to something she had always been interested in but never had the time to pursue- Writing and Painting for pleasure; her true calling in life. It is then that Malini took to writing again. This time she took to writing poetry. Four years hence she is a proud author of the book- Flotsam of the mind.