About

I am Sunil Deepak, a retired doctor and an aspiring writer from India. After a life-time full of international travels, now I spend most of my time in Schio, a tiny mountain town in the north-east of Italy.

 

I like writing about art and culture events and persons in Schio and surroundings.

 

Apart from reading and writing, I like visiting art exhibitions, cooking, going for cycle tours and long walks (while listening to podcasts or with friends). I also love spending time with my family, especially my grand-daughter.

 

You can contact me by email at sunil.deepak(at)gmail.com or through my Facebook page or Twitter or Instragram.

 

Background

I grew up in Delhi (India) where I completed my medical college degree. My areas of work have been in community health, disability, rehabilitation, leprosy, health-workers' training, research and evaluation. If you are interested in my professional work, you can check some of my research papers and publications.

 

For more than three decades, I lived in/around Bologna (Italy) and worked at international level, mainly with AIFO/Italy, ILEP and WHO. Then for a few years, I was in Guwahati (Assam, India) working with Mobility India. This was followed by some free-lance consultant work.

 

I do not accept paid work any more. However, I am active with some local non-profits in Schio and always willing to contribute to associations and grassroots organisations through my work.

 

My Experiments with Book-Writing

Almost 25 Years ago, while I was living in Geneva, I started writing my first book. Ever since, every few years, I start to write a book, prepare 1-2 drafts and then keep them closed in my drawer. All those efforts have been in English or Italian.

  

In 2022, while I was winding up my working life, I started writing my first Hindi fiction book, about a man searching for his mother. That book is with a publisher in India, hopefully it will come out sooner or later.

 

I am on my second fiction book about a search for a mother and a brother, set against the backdrop of British period tea gardens. After writing a couple of drafts in Hindi, I even tried writing it in English, but then came back to Hindi because that is the language I feel most comfortable at present for writing fiction (my professional writing is mainly in English and some of it in Italian).

 

I like the theme of searching for self-identity through search for lost mothers, fathers and siblings. I call them my "Amar, Akbar, Anthony books", like the well-known 1977 Manmohan Desai film in Hindi on this theme.

 

I also want to write 2 non-fiction books. I have done most of the research for the first one and started writing it.

 

So as you can see writing books is a fundamental part of my life these days. Being retired and having options for self-publishing, gives me the freedom to do it the way I want. On most days, I spend 6-7 hours writing and it is one of the greatest joys of my life.

 

I Wish

I would like very much to be a part of a small group of elderly persons, especially men, who spend some time together doing creative writing and talking about writing. I have thought of starting such a group. However, as I grow older, the days seem to pass faster and there is little time left, so this idea is likely to remain just that.

 

However, I am a part of a reading group in Schio, we meet once a month.

 

I also like meeting people. If you are in or near Schio and are looking for a friend or advice about India or Indian food, do contact me. I can speak Italian, English, Hindi, and some French and Portuguese.

 

Finally, the picture below has me with my grand-daughter.

COPYRIGHTS

I am all for open access and sharing, so feel free to use any of my images or writings that you find on internet. I will appreciate that you tell me about it and if possible, give credit to me. You can contact me at sunil.deepak(at)gmail.com or through my Facebook page or Twitter or Instragram.

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