A TRICKSTER’S GUIDE TO HAPPY LIVING

Category Non-Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 295

ISBN: 978-93-5333-780-3
Pages: 160 pages
Date: 1st December 2019

ABOUT THIS BOOK

TRICKSTER
noun | trick·ster | \‘trik-str \
a playful, curious, and crafty creator
who embarks on a journey of happy living.

Happy living is not being happy all the time. It’s a journey that begins when you start saying yes: yes, to adventures; yes, to curiosity; yes, to inspiration; yes, to vulnerability; yes, to life; and always, yes to yourself.
A Trickster’s Guide to Happy Living is an invitation for you to do just that. It is a collection of tidbits, activities, musings, reflections and borrowed epiphanies meant to steer your path along this journey.
Here’s how this arrangement will work: you will be asked to do something new every day. You will find no answers here, just a whole bunch of wacky questions. Each page will encourage you to write, reflect, do an activity, or get your hands dirty. At times, you may even be asked to do things you have never done before. It may get a tad personal, but just stick around, all right? Because who knows, by the end of it, you may just find out that you are a trickster too!

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

SIMRAN BHUI is a writer, creative facilitator, illustrator-in-the-making, child whisperer and a very clumsy human being. She was born in New Delhi, India, where she grew up with her parents and two siblings. Simran majored in English Literature, Mass Communication and Political Science, after which she did her post-graduation in Liberal Studies from Ashoka University. She has a certificate in Basics of Psychology and a diploma in TV Production and Screenwriting from Osmania University. Presently, she works as a research consultant at Mentora, the Institute for Life and Leadership.

Simran is fascinated by literary reimaginations, abstract thoughts, everyday polarities, mismatched clothes and every colour on the planet. Her organization, The Purple House, was created with the foremost intention of making people dip their fingers in paint, have heartfelt conversations with strangers and embrace their awkward selves with joy. She offers personal sessions and interactive workshops on topics like creativity, public speaking and stage fear. Simran is scared of spiders, doesn’t understand math, swears by meditation, loves owls and can be reached at hello@simranbhui.com.