Featured Interview With Shashank Mutneja
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Uttarakhand, India in 1995 and completed my graduation in 2018 and currently I am an UAV Engineer & Trainer at Drone Application & Research Centre (DARC), Dehradun. Along with a Trainer, I am an Entrepreneur and doing two businesses together.
I used to help my father in his business. From childhood, I am involved in spiritual activities and goes to Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) with my parents. I am also a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Besides that, I am fond of reading, writing, podcasting, and traveling. I do not like to read books during my college days but after my graduation, I joined a drone-based startup and I realized that books are the best friends and reading changed my mindset.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Actually, writing is my habit. I write a lot. Whatever comes to my mind, I write it. Whenever I hear something important for me, I try to note it down. I don’t find pen & paper instead I write in my phone notes. I do not remember things for long-time so I prefer writing them. While pursuing my graduation, I was attending a lecture and my professor said a statement, “Today you are reading others books, become such a personality that people read your book”. This set-up my mind to write a book someday and after 2 years of completing my graduation, I am able to complete my first book.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
The first book which influenced me is “Hind Swaraj” by Mahatma Gandhi. I have read lots of books written by Gandhiji and I got inspired from his life. The other author who inspired me is A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Jeff Keller, Bill Gates, Angela Duckworth, Devdutt Patnaik, Danah Johar, Stephen Covey and many more. There are many books and authors that will make you love reading. In my book, I have mentioned books & authors that seem best to me and what teachings we can learn from them so that it is easy for the reader to understand more things in less time.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
This book describes the lessons on how to live a balanced life in this 21st Century. Whether it is Covid-19 or anything else, it boils down to having a balance. When balance gets upset then reactions start taking place. We all want success but the secret of success of Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Mark Zuckerberg and many such great personalities is not limited to becoming rich. Money-Mindedness is the biggest obstruction in life. Mentally-intellectual culture is also important and to achieve it we need big thinking. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam became Missile Man of India from his big thinking. Big thinking doesn’t mean to have a higher IQ. We think that successful people have higher IQ but we are absolutely wrong. So, how to find the right way? How to balance your personal & professional relationships? This book will help you to make right decisions. We don’t need to wait for another Covid to teach us positivity. We need to realize and change today for a better tomorrow.
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