Subhechcha Ganguly 
| An engineer by education, a teacher, an edupreneur, ,life coach, an author and speaker by choice, Jyoti Gidwani is truly a multi talented personality. Lets know more about her in this interview . Q1) Jyoti ,tell us about your author’s journey
I belong to one of the partition families , wherein my grandparents were forced to move from Sindh to India to save their lives, dignity of female family members and to avoid forced conversion. A story of riches to rags. They left behind all the abundance. There was immense pain of being uprooted from their motherland, with a lot of uncertainty regarding work, employment, housing and due to lack of resources, disruption of children’s education and faded future prospects on the other side of the line drawn on the Earth, defining new geographical boundaries.
I had a deep urge to write since childhood but neither had the skills nor knowledge , vocabulary or expression. Being the first generation of English speaking kids , there was no interaction in English at home or neighbourhood except school. It caused a lot of inhibitions about writing and expressing oneself in English in speech or words for the fear of being ridiculed. I kept words and feelings hoarded inside me.Years later one fine day some magic happened as I manifested my mentors and overnight I turned from a non writer to a poet and writer .
My Journey as an author began in 1998.I had completed my yoga teachers training from The Yoga Institute, Mumbai and Kripalu Yog Ashram , Bhyander. I had made notes for the exam with hand drawn yoga asana pictures from a Guajrati granth.
My Guruji Shri Narendra Brahmachri ji (Kripalu Yog Ashram ) , appreciated my notes and expressed a desire to have a book in Hindi. Within a month I worked on it and I self published this bilingual called “Yoga for sound mind and body/ Yog dawra swastha shareer va mann” .I gave the copyrights to the Institute as my service to them. The book has been in print for the last 25 years and has touched 5000 lives, 5000 copies sold.
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Q2) “My muse and Me – A soulful expression is a poetry book “ that is written by you . How did you decide the plot of the book and what was your inspiration behind it?
Ans : My Muse and Me – A Soulful expression is a collection of poetry that has come straight from my heart when I made a connection with my muse.
Writing is like meditation for me. My writing has healed and provided insights and breakthroughs to my inner circle. Words just flow to me during the moments of connection with my Muse. Writing and poetry comes from above, from another dimension.
Poetry is magical, what cannot be conveyed by prose can easily touch the subconscious and stir the core of inner being.
Good writing, flowery and decorated ornamental expressions fascinated me since childhood. I would wonder how poets and authors connect so beautifully with readers.Since I was unable to write really well in childhood there was more craving in my heart to express, write and speak well.
Since life is a spiral , I got my second chance as I started teaching my baby.I was flabbergasted by her exponential learning curve. It motivated me to walk an extra mile for her by enhancing my skill. I had to match steps with her physical, intellectual ,mental ,emotional and spiritual capabilities. I could not hide the lustre of a diamond and fragrance of a blooming flower.
Deepest desires do get fulfilled as the universe itself conspires a plot. We are mere instruments.
We all evolve from unconscious to conscious states and become aware of the subconscious states and evolve to universal consciousness states and finally merge with super consciousness. The higher forces In the universe join hands to perform synchronicities.
I met my mentors who helped me connect with my latent, dormant powers and my muse. Hence I am able to voice my words today without any fear and inhibition because today I know that my writing is for a greater purpose: To touch lives, heal , inspire many more in similar journey
My Muse and Me – A soulful expression, is a result of connection with the Universal consciousness.
It is that level of game which was locked and waiting to be unfolded: treasure hunt waiting to be found. I am sure there are many people among readers who are desperately waiting to give words to their voices.
Creation has used me as a medium to convey- Look if she can write , you can write too .
Above all, writing is meditative. It is a therapy. Writing has healed me. It’s a precious gift given to me by my mentors.
As a mother of a super-active toddler I was always on my toes. There was no time to sit comfortably and write in a scenic location away from day to day duties and running around.I started using small time capsules while waiting to pick her from school, classes and even while commuting.
Whatsapp was my medium where I would key in my thoughts. One fine day, to my utter shock, the phone conked off. I lost all my writing .
Words have the power. They emerge from thoughts and carry the intensity , feelings and emotions which are alive too.
A set of 26 letters of the English alphabet ( or any other language) arranged and written in specific sequence make these mighty words come alive and vibrate with the consciousness of living and breathing individuals.
Words can touch the core of readers. That’s the transmission power of words. The pen transmits and translates the voice of the soul. The words then bloom on paper.
For me my thoughts are the whispers of my soul and all pervading consciousness.Words embody these thoughts and are enlivened by the pen.Writing is a super power given to all of us.
I picked up the mighty sword of pen with an intention to heal, transform and change the world. My effort might be like a drop in the ocean but if my work touches even one soul , it will be worth it.
Q3) You have several upcoming books as well. What keeps you motivated in your writing journey and what is the purpose behind your efforts.
Ans : I am a life coach, author and a speaker. Books are my ways of connecting with people and sharing my knowledge and thoughts.
I have co-authored 3 books
- 365 Days and 365 Stories , It is about real life stories of women entrepreneurs.
- Grail-Tick your life right with Purpose. 40 Coaches,Influencers and Authors from India,Australia,South Africa,UAE and Nigeria have come together to share their Purpose in Life.
- Me No Pause . Empowering stories of real people . Stories of resilience , strength, courage and empowerment from India, New Zealand ,United Kingdom, Norway , Malaysia , Sweden and Sri Lanka.
My two upcoming books are:
- The Wireless connection of thoughts.It is my real life journey of experience of transcendence.Story of immense grief interwoven with manifestation and powers of thoughts and our own Thoughts – App .It is about discovering your inner power through prayer , faith , meditation and surrender .
- Selfie With my Soul.It is about the inner powers .
It raises questions like have you tried to take a Selfie with your soul? Have you tried to know what is deep within you that gives you real power? If we have a powerful cell phone camera that can capture the essence of our soul, would we be able to see how our soul looks in the form of a Selfie? What are our superpowers? We were born for a greater, purposeful, and more meaningful life. I say, go within and try to take a selfie with your soul. See the power of your soul. Find out about your purpose, meaning, and calling in life.
Q4) From writing the initial draft to working on the final draft it surely requires a lot of effort. What was the most challenging process in your writing career ?
Ans : Working on the first draft is not difficult as you have ideas in your mind. Then start making an outline of your book with names of chapters. One can create a mind map to put ideas together for brainstorming. After that, slowly keep writing and expanding on each chapter keeping in mind elements of the story : Plot , setting , characters , point of views , conflicts and breakthroughs or insights. One can work on the expression , language , hooks, punch lines and so on.
The most difficult part is editing. The writing has to be crisp to be able to touch readers’ core.One has to keep fine tuning and chiselling the words till we get our final draft.The readers should feel as if the book is communicating or talking to them.
Q5) Is there any message you want to give to the readers?
Ans: Humans are the most intelligent creation of the creator. One should ponder Are humans programmable?
For programming humans you don’t need to become an IT Engineer and learn several programming languages and Microsoft or Google certifications.Just a word in any language or even a glance or a gesture without words is enough to program the human mind.
Someone makes a passing comment, you have put on weight and one becomes conscious.Someone says you are not good enough and it sinks in completely.It is very dangerous to let people control you with words or gestures.
We humans are born with tremendous potential. I teach phonetics , english , abacus and vedic maths to kids. The potential is very evident. Somewhere around teenage the potential starts fading due to peer pressure, Social media addiction , gadgets, devices , screen time addiction, gaming addiction. We have to bring them back to factory settings and only parents can do that. Ask a mother who witnesses the declining potential of her child. It is very painful.
I have a vision, mission and the purpose of my life is to touch lives and awaken and empower women and children by building spiritual muscles so that they realise their self worth, discover their inner powers and know that each and every individual matters in this universe and we are here for a purpose. I have found mine. Have you found yours yet? If not , then please join my tribe.
