The former student of DBMS English School Rishi Venkat, launched his debut novel, Anathema, at a function organised at the Golmuri Club in Jamshedpur.
Addressing the gathering he said that the word ‘Anathema’ means something or someone that is vehemently disliked. The theme of thebook revolves around expunging feelings of vengeance and spreading happiness. He read the extract from the novel, “A much awaited vacation in Calicut in the summer of 2003 morphs into a despicable period of listlessness for Joy and his girlfriend, Kavya. Kavya’s uncle in Calicut, Dr. Hari has been deplorably murdered. The cops get into action right away with the two absconding wardens and the mentally unstable Mithun being their prime suspects.
A victim of auditory hallucinations, Mithun is struggling to keep his mind at bay. With much difficulty, he manages to evade the cops and the authorities searching for him. What follows is a chain of bizzare events that eventually leads to a perplexing conundrum”. Venkat is currently working in PwC, Singapore. He graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He did his schooling from D.B.M.S English School. Apart from having a keen interest in writing and music, he also enjoys playing cricket and squash, composing parodies and raps, and is a voracious reader. He is also the author of the poetry book, ‘Panorama – through the eyes of a mystic’.
Bushen Raina former managing director, Tinplate Company of India ltd and lata Raina, Tarun Daga, managing director, Tinplate Company of India ltd, Varsha Daga, Vandana Mathur, member of the Advisory Board, Hyderabad literary Festival, Rajani Shekhar, principal, DBMS English School, were present at the function.