Vaishali Chandorkar Chitale

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An alumna of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in Journalism, New Delhi, I am an English (Hons) graduate from Hindu College, Delhi University. I am a free-lance journalist, an author and a poet. I write about my life, anecdotes, fiction and poems. I firmly believe in the saying, that ‘if you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain’. My stories have been published on online platforms like www.StoryMirror.com , www.Bonobology.com and in paperback anthologies. My debut book of poems 'Whispers of Immortality' was published in 2022 to rave reviews. It is available world-wide on Amazon, in both paperback and kindle format. I am proud holder of a trophy awarded by Writefluence for the best poet for the year 2022. I have won 'Wordsmith Award' of Asian Literary Society for my short stories for the years 2021 and 2023. I am also a recipient of StoryMirror award for successfully completing 52 weeks poetry challenge, 2022. I have edited 7 anthologies for Inkfeathers Publishing Pvt Ltd and The Impish Lass Publishing Pvt Ltd. My short stories have won in contests held by Writefluence, Penmancy and many other platforms. My poems have been awarded Certificate of Excellence from United by Ink in many of their contests. You can follow me on my blog www.anenviablejourney.wordpress.com . I can be reached at vchandorkar@gmail.com.