Bernard D’sa is born and bred in Mumbai but settled down in Bangalore. He has a degree in English Literature and has also studied philosophy and spirituality. He writes a blog “Beautiful Inspirations” which is instrumental in inspiring and motivating masses .He is also a prolific writer of poetry and philosophy. His books include “Symphonies of Love”, “The Essence of Eternal Happiness”, “When Cupid Struck its Arrow”, “Sweet Temptations” and “Amazing Grace”. You can find his recent work on Amazon, Flipkart and Infibeam. He also writes on topics of Inspiration, Business, Philosophy, Spirituality, Arts and Poetry. He is involved in NGO activites and owns a publishing house “RainDrops Company”.
Bernard has been a freelancer writer for various magazines and newspapers like Times of India, The Hindu and The Deccan Herald.
He regularly writes to magazines such as Renewal Voice, Prision Voice, Philosophical magazines. In 2009 he introduced a newsletter called Inspirational Times which had inspirational stories inspiring quotes and then he introduced a small booklet called Bernard Poems which had poems written by him...later on he started writing love sonnets into a book called Collector’s Guide. Soon it became very well known among his friends and they began demanding for copies was difficult to manage all three at the same time so he merged both together into one giving a complete new platform to Beautiful Inspirations.
And then from newsletters to books, emails to blog, orkut to facebook.....
The tag line goes very well stating “One Source, Many Inspirations”.... Keeping God as the mail source of all inspiration.
His first poetry book “Symphonies of Love” published by The Poetry Society of India was well appreciated by the critics and poetry lovers it was the bestseller list at #79.
His second poetry book “The Essence of Eternal Happiness” was an anthology of 29 poems written by 29 poets from 6 different countries. This book was on the Amazon bestsellers list at #8.
His third book “When Cupid Struck its Arrow” was again on the bestsellers list with 21poets from different spheres of life.
His fourth book “Sweet Temptations” was launched on 14th Feb 2015 at The Delhi World Book Fair. He was recently on the list of 21 Top Indian Poets to Follow on Facebook by http://e-booksindia.com/
Twitter: @BERNARDDSA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com
To read his poems in “Skipped Heartbeats”, order your copies today here
Here we get to know him more closely:
Nainika: Hi Bernard, first of all congratulations for Skipped Heartbeats:
So Bernard, owning a publishing venture yourself, how do you feel to be a part of team Gargi Publishers.
Bernard: Well it feels great to be a part of Gargi and working on this book alongside Pulkit. For people those who don’t know, RainDrops Company has been doing marketing and distribution of books published by Gargi in South India. We have time and again discussed about a collaborative project on poetry books and it has been delayed a lot. We both individually are so engrossed in our respective works. Let’s see if 2016 works in our favour.
Nainika: How do you feel to live a life with so many achievements at this age?
Bernard: It feels great to have a dream and work hard towards it and the pleasure you get when you achieve it.
Nainika: What difference do you see in your life before and after entering literary industry?
Bernard: I was lost in wilderness and kept on looking out for meaning in life. In spite of having a successful career there was something lacking into it, eventually found my lost life in words.
Nainika: Do you see yourself worthy enough to be called successful, if not, what still do you feel lacking?
Bernard: Success is a by-product of hard work and persistence. Well compared to what we started with, I feel we have moved on but again to make a big mark; a continuous hard work is required.
Nainika: If not a writer/poet, what would you have been?
Bernard: I would be have been a Computer Expert
Nainika: Tell us something about your poems, “When love begins to evolve” and “I am there besides you”.
Bernard: I always consider God as the main source of inspiration and always believed that it’s God who makes relationships. Both of my poems are based on this theme of a strong relationship blessed by the almighty. The poems are personal for me as few life instances have been mentioned here
Nainika: Which among the two is your favorite?
Bernard: Both (laughs) Very difficult when it comes to judging your own poems, among the two “When love begins to evolve” is pretty close to me
Nainika: What is the part of your poems that you feel great about?
Bernard: I feel my poems are pretty simple and easy to read and understand. I don’t want my readers to sit with their dictionaries widely open.
Nainika: What would be your tips for young and aspiring writers/poets like us?
Bernard: Keep writing and never worry about how it is going to be shaped or how the book will be its not your job to worry about, your publisher will manage that. Never write for reviews or to impress any one. A genuine piece of art is much appreciated.
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