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Ramanlal Morarjee
MY STORY
SPIRIT OF LOVE
I became a British national after arriving from India at the age 17 for further study. I have been a keen writer of stories since my school days in Mumbai, India. I wrote m...view moreMY STORY
SPIRIT OF LOVE
I became a British national after arriving from India at the age 17 for further study. I have been a keen writer of stories since my school days in Mumbai, India. I wrote many short articles for the school magazines.
I worked for twelve years in the Export Credits Guarantee Department before taking a transfer to the cargo area of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Department at the Heathrow Airport. After several years of experience, I joined the department's anti smuggling section. I was appointed as the officer to act as an interpreter in Gujarati for the first time in the history of the HMC&E department. In 1994, i retired from the civil service after 33 years of service.
On retirement, i decided to research my idea for a novel, based on the life stories of Indian women in India and England between 1954 and 2005.My novel SPIRIT OF LOVE reflects some of those experiences as seen through the eyes of my main charactor, RAKHI
I have included a lot of information about customs and traditions, arranged marriages and hardships faced in foreign countries.The story includes details about HOLI festivals,marriage ceremonies and everyday life in an Indian village. Most of the events described are things I have experinced in my life.
I have been close to death three times. The first time was due to typhoid; the second was pulmonary tuberculosis and the third was loss of blood. The common factor in these events was extreme anxiety.
I live in Slough. My son, who is married, lives in the same street. My interests are photography, writing film scripts for my own short stories, making lo/no budget films and travelling. I like semi classical music of Indian and European origins. If my story becomes popular, I would like it to be transformed into a major commercial film. I do world-wide networking with a variety of creative people. I have two blogs giving information about my writing and my travels.These are regularly updated (www.raman-storyideas.blogspot.com and www.ramanmorarjee.wordpress.com). I joined the Facebook in order to communicate with a larger number of people and tell them about my seasonal photos and videos. I attend book fairs and creative writing classes held in my local area. I also took a two years' course with Writes' News. My tutor was Sue Johnson. I am a member of Slough LION'S CLUB and play a part in charity work.view less