SoCultures Magazine 2018 Vol 1 | Page 72

SoCultures October 2018 “I believe in religious symbols and rituals. I do what gives me peace. I visit a Shiva temple every Monday. Most devotees pour milk over the Shiva lingam, I don't do that. I buy milk and give it to a beggar because that gives me peace. But I don't judge others who pour milk on the lingam." Apart from winning bthe hearts of people who love his writings, he is also conferred many awards - Distinguished Alumnus Award (IIM – Calcutta) 2017, Icon of the Year Award 2017, Raymond Crossword Book Award 2016, Dainik Bhaskar Literature Award 2016, Pride of India Award (Literature) 2014 & 2015 and many other very notable laurels. He went on to beg the hundred most influential celebrities in India (in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2017) listed in Forbes Magazine most influential celebrities in India, GQ most fifty and also recipient of an Eisenhower Fellow, a prestigious American programme for outstanding leade