Sanil Sachar

Sanil Sachar
Born (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992
Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Writer
Years active 2013–present

Sanil Sachar is a 24 year old author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker (born 16 June 1992). He started writing while completing his A levels in Ackworth School before which, he was studying at Modern School (New Delhi) Vasant Vihar. His first book named ' Summer Promises and Other Poems ‘was published in 2013 while he was in his first year at university. He is a Sport Business Management graduate from Sheffield Hallam University where he was felicitated with an award that recognized his overall performance and contribution. Being an avid sportsperson and having moved to England at the age of 16 after being scouted to play football, he played under the management of Scottish midfielder, Ronnie Glavin. Sanil moved back to India post-graduation after securing a job at Star Sports. He worked as a marketer and a product and revenue strategist on sporting events like the Indian Super League and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, before leaving in order to pursue his passion to be a full-time writer. A round this time, he published his second book named 'The Dark Side of Light'. Sanil is among the few Indian authors who is well-versed in writing short stories, screenplays as well as poetry. His larger job profile includes the roles of a co-producer, an entrepreneur, a speaker at motivational and leadership seminars, and a potential film-writer.

Career

Sachar completed his A levels from Ackworth School once he moved to England at the age of 16. He finished his primary schooling at Delhi's Modern School, Vasant Vihar. Sanil holds a BSC(Hons), Sport Business Management degree from Sheffield Hallam University. Sanil worked in Star Sports for just under a year. His job profile there was that of a marketer and product and revenue strategist for the biggest sporting events, including the Indian Super League and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Now a full-time writer, Sanil is also an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and film script-writer.

Family

Son of Sita and Sanjiv Sachar. Sanil has an older sister, Shreya Sachar. He is the grandson of Justice Rajinder Sachar and great grandson of Bhim Sen Sachar. There is no public data available on his relationship status.

Summer Promises and Other Poems

Summer Promises and Other Poems is Sanil’s first book which was published by Rupa Publications in April 2013. The book was launched by Javed Akhtar and Manish Tewari in New Delhi. The book is a collection of 78 poems of various genres, traversing a wide range of subjects, from everyday emotions such as love, fame and failure to the occasional transformative moments. The book is not only an insight into the author’s own life but also puts forward his perspective on the meaning of life and the various experiences it offers. As praised by Muzzafar Ali, this book is ‘a diary of living life in all its simplicity and immediacy. It is about growing to know things in the process of growing up with things.’

The Dark Side of Light

The Dark Side of Light written by Sanil Sachar consists of the combination of poems, short stories, plays, vignettes of romance, murder, comedy, mystery and many more

References

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  2. ↑ "'I Want to Bring Poetry Back into Vogue'". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "HT-Rupa short story contest winner announced - SPONSORED CONTENT". 2 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 IANS. "A poetic journey, a saga of lifetime and an adventurous tale (IANS Books This Weekend)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Book Excerpt: The Dark Side Of Light". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "'I Want to Bring Poems Back into Vogue'". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Sanil, Sachar (1 March 2013). "Summer Promises and Other Poems". Rupa & Company. Retrieved 6 August 2016 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Sanil Sachar Archives - TahlkaNews - Live English Breaking News". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "You need to be mentally strong to finish writing". Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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