Asha Khunt Balar, aged 30 years, a chartered accountant can usually be found reading a book while waiting for bankers to meet, 5 minutes before going to office or on holidays, while travelling, and that book will more likely be a novel, self-help and spiritual enlightenment. When not absorbed in work at office and writing, she loves cooking, feeling lost while sewing and enjoy doing exercise and meditation. She lives in Surat with her husband and extended family. She believes that stories have power to teach, to heal and to transcend.