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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 22h

Pictures from my book signing at Barnes & Noble in Cary, North Carolina. The neighborhood turned out in force, and I was so appreciative and gratified.

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 22h

Some of the good people who came to my author event on Sep 5 at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC.
Judging by the audience reaction, the reading was well received. It's always nice when that happens.

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 22h

Event at HubCityBookshop, Spartanburg SC, on the 23rd was interesting.
I read while seated in a comfy chair. Some walked out on me but then one gentleman took copious notes, & had many questions. And I signed the store's 'Author Wall' like the others who had read before me.

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 23h

A momentous occasion! Sep 21, 2025. The launch of my 1st book of fiction 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' at Malaprop's bookstore in Asheville, NC, hosted by OrisonBooks& the Great Smokies Writing Program.
My reading (excerpts from 4 stories in the book) was well received.

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 23h

These ladies in the audience are members of a book club, and they're going to collectively read & discuss the stories in my book along with other members of their club. So this is my first entry into a book club!

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 23h

These ladies in the audience are members of a book club, and they're going to collectively read & discuss the stories in my book along with other members of their club. So this is my first entry into a book club!

Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 7d

"I was terribly jealous of Tarzan's Jane. I thought she was a wimp and I'd have been much better as a mate for Tarzan myself — which is true. I would have been."
~ Jane Goodall

The famed primatologist & conservationist Jane Goodall has passed on. #RIP
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/4...

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

www.npr.org

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 7d

'Millions of books are published each year. Why should readers be interested in yours?'
I answer this & other questions on The Authors Show: wnbnetworkwest.com/channel/6
Available today (Oct 1) in the US, & int Oct 2 in Europe, India, Aus & NZ
Then it will be archived, with another access link

Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! It sure does feel great.

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Sep 3

After years of hard work and waiting, and then working some more, THAT day has come
🎀
Publication day!
vishwasgaitonde.com/works.htm
😊
My first book of fiction, the prize-winning story collection 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven' has been published today.
📕
#WritingCommunity #amwriting

The author Vishwas Gaitonde holding up a copy of his book 'On Earth As It Is In Heaven'

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hey Madras! Live long and prosper!
💒
In celebration of Madras Day (Aug 22, Chennai's 386th birthday), my essay "Finding Madras in Chennai," published in Counter Arts magazine on Medium

medium.com/counterarts/...

#History #India #Chennai #Madras #madrasday #BritishRaj #streetnames

Finding Madras in Chennai

To celebrate Madras Day, a look at the city of Chennai through its street names

medium.com

Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Jul 9

My short story collection, 'On Earth as It Is in Heaven' releasing Sep 2 now available for pre-order from
Amazon: amazon.com/Earth-as-Hea...
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/on-earth-a...
Publisher:
: orisonbooks.com/product-page...
Winner, Orison Fiction Prize
#Books #fiction #literary #writer

Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Jun 11

'Beyond India's Stonewall Moment'
🌈
To mark #PrideMonth, my feature in Counter Arts on
Medium, tracing the recent history of India's #LGBTQ movement from Section 377 repeal to gay marriage
medium.com/counterarts/...
#India #Equality #Gaypride2025 #GayIndia

Beyond India’s Stonewall Moment

The unfolding of India’s LGBT movement

medium.com

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · May 31

Parents versus Teachers
😳
A timid teacher in an unruly class leads to a situation that rapidly escalates... My ballad in light verse in MuddyUm on
Medium
medium.com/muddyum/pare...
😅
#poetry #verse #humor #education #school #teacherstudent #discipline #administration #literary

Parents Versus Teachers

A ballad about a class of unruly students and a timid teacher

medium.com

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · May 15

The Hidden Sounds of Plague
A devastating disease from centuries past is coded into children’s rhymes & ballads. My essay in Contemplate magazine on Medium
🐁🐀
medium.com/contemplate/...
🐀🐀🐀
#plague #language #history #childhood #poetry #epidemics #coping #literature #Rhymes

The Hidden Sounds of Plague

A devastating disease from centuries past is coded into children’s rhymes & ballads

medium.com

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · May 8

'Narnia Through Hindu Eyes'
🦁
What if the Christian allegories in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ are examined under a Hindu lens?
⁉️
My essay published in Counter Arts on Medium
medium.com/counterarts/...
🦄
#Narnia #Literature #Christianity #Hinduism #literatura #religion #books #religion #philosophy

Narnia Through Hindu Eyes

What if the Christian allegories in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ are examined under a Hindu lens?

medium.com

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Apr 22

To observe & honor #EarthDay -
'An Ecological Movement Sprouts from Literature'
My feature article
🌳
medium.com/@weareji/an-...
🌲
The scale of #deforestation is truly frightening, but isolated incidents of #reforestation are inspiring, & must be encouraged to proliferate
🌱
#environment #literature

An Ecological Movement Sprouts From Literature

To mark Earth Day, a story of reforestation

medium.com

Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Apr 16

The Real Names of Jesus & His Disciples
✝️
During the Christian Holy Week, a look at the names of the apostles & their leader through the lens of linguistics
medium.com/@weareji/the...
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#language #linguistics #Easter #Bible #Jesus #Apostles #Disciples #Christianity #HolyWeek #GoodFriday #PalmSunday

The Real Names of Jesus and His Disciples

During the Holy Week, a look at the names of the apostles and their leader through linguistics

medium.com

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Apr 11

'Happy Days with Perry Mason'
🐿️
My 'slice of memoir' from childhood days has been published in Gargoyle Magazine.
gargoylemagazine.com/vishwas-r-ga...
🐿️
#PerryMason #squirrel #Ramayana #India #animals #pets #Chennai #Madras #childhood #nostalgia

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Apr 7

The Battle Royal of Kittipup
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How a kingdom was rescued from the clutches of a fierce dragon
medium.com/@weareji/the...
My ballad in light verse
#poetry #storytelling #dragons #bravery #heroism

The Battle Royal of Kittipup

How a kingdom was rescued from a dragon’s wrath

medium.com

Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Mar 27

'How A Schoolboy's Punishment Benefited America'
🤔
The teacher who punished Thurgood Marshall at school had no idea how that punishment would one day change the social landscape of the United States
medium.com/@weareji/how...
#history #Constitution #ThurgoodMarshall #SCOTUS #race #segregation

How A Schoolboy’s Punishment Benefited America

A mischievous Thurgood Marshall was given an unusual punishment by his schoolteacher

medium.com

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Mar 19

Red Shoes
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From popes walking the hallowed Vatican halls to fairy tales to movies, red shoes have always held an allure
medium.com/@weareji/red...
My piece, published in Medium, which brings the three together into one picture
#pope #Fairytale #shoes #history #movies #PopeFrancis #Vatican

Red Shoes

From popes to fairy tales to movies, the allure of red shoes

medium.com

Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Mar 14

The Sly Minds of Cunning Men
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A folktale from India showcasing corruption, portrayed through the Emperor Akbar and his trusted courtier, Birbal
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#AkbarBirbal #folkstories #India #fiction #Mughals

The Sly Minds of Cunning Men

Corruption will always thrive — a tale of medieval India

medium.com

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Vishwas Gaitonde @weareji.bsky.social · Mar 10

Catsup or Ketchup?
🍅
The convoluted pedigree of America's favorite condiment from its origins in China/Singapore, & its transformation as it traversed the globe across centuries to Europe, USA & thence to other countries
medium.com/@weareji/cat...
#ketchup #food #condiment #culinary #history

Catsup or Ketchup?

The convoluted pedigree of America’s beloved condiment

medium.com