Resmi Jaimon : Freelance Writer, Kochi - Kerala, Mumbai

(Originally published in Techgoss at  http://www.techgoss.com/Story/398S11-Tech-boss-wins-Snake-Boat-Race.aspx . Available as reprint, contact for pricing and other details. (Copyright @ Resmi Jaimon) While the men and women who head India’s IT-ITES are often in the news for bagging big deals and the wins after the implementation of tech projects, few have the same success in the sporting field as well. Quadra Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd Chairman Joseph Philip recently captained the team which won India’s most popular boating event – the Snake Boat race at Alleppey, Kerala Joseph Philip, whose company Quadra Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd is based in Bangalore & Cochin, always had a passion for boating.  The Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race at Alleppey in Kerala is an annual competition. Each Chundan Vallam (snake boat) is up to 100 feet long and the race is held to commemorate the first visit of Prime Minister of India, Pandit Nehru, to Kerala in 1952. Joseph Ph...

(Originally published at http://www.techgoss.com/Story/392S12-Salman-Khan-s-online-academy-a-hit.aspx on 28/7/2010)  Available as reprint, contact for details. (Copyright @ Resmi Jaimon) USA-based  Salman Khan graduated from Harvard Business School and has had successful stints as a Technical Architect at Scient and as a Senior Product Manager at software giant Oracle.  He has also held key roles in the VC sector. Salman is also an internet phenomenon having launched the online Khan Academy which is a not for profit online NGO that provides free education. The Khan Academy describes its mission as ‘providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere. Salman has personally created more than 1600 free educational videos which are sometimes seen on YouTube as many as 70,000 times a day.  Salman Khan has walked away from a lucrative six figure income to spend his time helping to educate the world. Techgoss (TG): Share with us your educational and profes...

I had saved four posts, till August for automatic (scheduled) blog posts; but due to some error the first post scheduled on July 7th wasn't published. I was away for 10 days and noticed the error today.  I also would like to share the news of the birth of my daughter. She arrived on July 7th. I will be undertaking only selected assignment in the coming months, till I get adjusted to my new role of motherhood. As for blog posts, I would try to concentrate mostly on published clips to keep this blog lively. 

From next week, read selected published stories in this blog (scheduling stories to be published automatically). I'll be away from work for a while and meanwhile, hope my blog visitors will find these posts interesting and informative. 

In August 2010, I mentioned about selling stories to Chicken Soup for the Soul - Indian College Students. The book was published in April 2011 and today, we received our copies. A special moment of happiness, as in this title both my husband, Jaimon and I share a story each, titled 'A Project Journey from Scratch' and 'An Inspired Ride' respectively.  A Project Journey from Scratch is about my husband and his friend's hands-on-experience of his final year B.Tech project at TKM College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala. An Inspired Ride is about how I learnt to ride Enfield bullet and took it as a challenge to ride the heavy bike, when I was 17.  This is the first time, my husband shared a story and feels good as we both share stories for the same title.  I hope you will enjoy both the stories. 

I read Somewhere@nowhere last month - a different kind of a book, especially if you like simple language and travel experience in the form of a story. Personally, I liked the travel narration part. Nikesh Rathi's (author, Somewhere@Nowhere ) interview appeared online in late  February. Since then, it remains as one of the most read stories in the portal. Check out for yourself! http://www.techgoss.com/Story/464S12-How-Somewhere-@-Nowhere-was-written.aspx

The first book review, I wrote for Femina.in was published this evening. I have reviewed Preeti Shenoy's novel, "Life is what you make it it.' Review is published at  http://buzz.femina.in/books/life-is-what-you-make-it . PS: I'm currently reading another novel, and the novel's review will also appear in Femina.in.

I am looking to hear from IT professionals or those in BPO/Telecom sectors, who has a story to share about themselves or have news leads related to IT industry. It could be about an IT personnel who recently wrote a book, directed a movie, moved out of the IT industry to be a photographer or start a unique portal or service, about a unique IT conference, an IT professional who won an award, or any other, that has some connection with the IT industry. The person needn't be working in the IT sector even now - they could have worked in the industry, probably 4-5 years back too. You can also send story leads / news leads of what's going on at your office / work premises - something interesting.  Most importantly, if you are sharing inside information, you can even remain anonymous. Email me at resmi.writer@gmail.com .

I finished reading Raksha Bharadia's 'All and nothing' sometime back and was about to post the review, when I forced to put it on hold as a couple of editors have shown interest in the review. If they don't publish the review, I would be posting the review in the blog or else will post links to the published review. Today and tomorrow, I would be reading Preeti Shenoy's recently published "Life is what you make it." Thanks to both of them, for sending a copy of their book to review. Inviting authors : Send your book for review I invite authors to send me book for review, which would be posted either in the blog or else pitch and sell book review / interview for suitable publications. For further details, reach me at resmi.writer@gmail.com .

Visit back soon to read review of Raksha Bharadia's novel, "All and Nothing."

On January 13, 2011, completed eight years of freelance writing career. The 8th year completion also marked published clips in 77 publications. Inviting Assignments  After another short break, I am back to writing and inviting assignments including magazine articles, ebooks, books, web content writing, ghostwriting, report writing, social media marketing and others. Reach me via email for further discussion.

As we bid goodbye to 2010, I wish all my blog readers, well-wishers and others, a very happy and prosperous New year 2011. The year 2010 was with lots of ups and downs. On the personal front, I lost both my mother-in-law and father-in-law in early 2010.   It was a very hectic year of my husband too with his project on the peak and spending majority of his time at work. I took a long break between February and April, following my in-law’s passing away as it was tough even to concentrate on writing. I haven’t yet taken stock of the number of new publications I wrote for in 2010. Roughly, I would estimate it to be 8 or 10, with the latest being published in a travel trade journal in December 2010. At the same time, I lost my regular market of two years – Delhi Press’s LiveIT as they bid goodbye to the publication in December 2010. I sold seven stories six or seven stories for various titles of Chicken Soup for the Soul and for the first ...

I had an unexpected break - especially from posting on my blogs and using my social networking accounts from the last week of October till November end. Towards the end of October, I received a call from my ISP informing, I had 4.5 GB of data transfer for the month of October and I was to pay them above Rs.3,000. I couldn't believe - because I hadn't downloaded so much of data. Since past few months I was paying extra amount. However, I was careful as always and limited to maximum 1 GB of extra usage. The technical team arrived in my place but they couldn't fault with my computer too. I formatted the entire hard disk, and again, I could see the problem - there was extra download happening. The technical team was able to identify from the location from where even 25 MB of files were downloaded in 5 minutes, when I left the PC unused. And at times, 167 MB of files were downloaded in 60-90 minutes. Interestingly, it was from a popular mobile service provider's original web...

We are offering 20-30% discount on our writing services, depending on the volume of work, the topic and research required. We are offering discount for the following projects:  Book Ghostwriting Ebook Ghostwriting Blogging  Business Writing - Corporate web content, Brochures, Newsletters, Press releases, Sales letters etc. Also, we provide services such as article ghostwriting for busy professionals and CEO's and people from all walks of life, keen to see their articles published in magazines, newspapers etc. For further details, contact us at resmi.writer@gmail.com . Hurry. This offer closes on October 28, 2010.

I was quoted in the story, " The joy of many selves ," published in Sunday Herald (Deccan Herald), Bangalore; dated October 24, 2010.

We launched a new blog : http://writerghostwriter.wordpress.com for our writing services. The new blog will have articles related to writing and photography and give insight on why should one hire a writer for various purposes. You will also find more about our writing ventures. As we progress, we may add more sections. The blog will have articles related to writing, publishing, ghostwriting, blogging, social media marketing and others. Both my brother, Roop Shaji and I will write articles for the new blog. Tweet

Conducting a successful event is vital for any business or any individual party. If you are an event planner, good planning will ultimately lead to the growth of your business. Shannon Kilenny's book 'The Complete Guide to Successful Event,' is written in simple and easy to understand language and you can learn the tricks of the trade, of planning and conducting a successful event, reading the book.   Since most of the tips come from Shannon's experiences at work and those of her colleague's, you can expect expert opinion on how to plan, manage and increase the success of hosting events. This book is suitable for anyone who wants to host an event on his/her own or is looking for an event-planning career. The book begins with deciding on the kind of people who would participate in your event, the importance of choosing the right event site, charting expenses, planning the event in a green environment, selecting the speakers, to arranging food and sending thank you ...

Reading "The Complete Guide to Successful Event Planning (by Shannon Kilkenny)." Book Review will be posted next week.  I finished reading Parul A Mittal's "Heartdreams and Breaks," sometime in July. If interested in her interview or book review, send me a mail.  Visit my blog next week, to read both book reviews. PS: Want me to review your book? Send me a brief via mail for further discussion.

I have never been so serious before - planning my career. I have always wanted to write my own book, but for multiple reasons, it never took off. Finally, I am making my first move to be an author. I have started working on my autobiography (inspirational). And this week, I will create the final outline for a self-help book, research and write the sample chapters and send it to an Indian publisher. Meanwhile, I am inviting people from all walks of life, including CEOs, celebrities, IT personnel, chefs, or ordinary people with a story to tell, to contact me to ghost write your story. You can either take the entire credits and I will maintain confidentiality or we can work as co-authors. I am comfortable with topics such as self-help, health, parenting, hobbies, wedding, marriage, business, technology, Internet marketing, traveling, real estate and interiors, food and cuisine, and others (except politics). I can handle both autobiography and non-fiction. I also like to handle insp...

The book, "Boundless Grace" (volume One) published my experience on how I was able to find a bridegroom through the guidance of NavaJyothi Sree Karunakara Guru, the founder of Santhigiri Ashram under the section 'Experiences related to family life.' Boundless Grace (Volume One), published by Santhigiri Publications is a compilation of spiritual experiences of devotees of Santhigiri Ashram. The book is divided into four sections with a total of 47 stories under the following sections: Spiritual Visions and Experiences Experiences Related to Family Life Karmic and Spiritual Healing Gurupooja & Pithrushuddhi - Cleansing of Ancestral Errors For more information, or to buy the book contact http://www.santhigiriashram.com .