P V Prakash

I have served in Indian railways for 29 years .Took Voluntary Retirement on 31 March 2017 as Reservation Supervisor.
My academic qualifications 1) II Year B.Com ( Completed)
2) A Post PU Diploma in Journalism from Mysore university
Right from class X I developed a passion for reading different newspapers /magazines in English.All along I inculcated habit for writing letters to the editor and it became a passion gradually.I subscribed (daily) to Seven newspapers and two regional newspapers and many competitive magazines like CSR and many General Knowledge magazines.My passion for writing prompted me to write many govt services competitive exams and come out with flying colours.My writing prompted me to participate and win many slogan contests including The then Indian express's SLOGAN CONTESTS.Then followed CSR New Delhi Quiz contests,Scores of contests on many current affairs magazines like India Today.The Week,The Blitz and many more.I also won several prizes and even now continuing of The Sunday Indian express,Chennai Weekly Quiz contests .I have written around 1000 letters to the editor of reputed English daily newspapers .
I am an debut author of THE BEGINNING LINES , a select collection of my letters to the editor published in the dailies like Bangalore Mirror,Deccan Herald, The Times of India,The Indian express,The Mumbai mirror and so on.I also wrote to The Week magazine,CSR ( New Delhi).I have home tutoring experience of 10 years.