I draw stories from reservoir of my experiences, author Anuja Chauhan says

LUCKNOW: "You write what you know," that's how the author Anuja Chauhan described her literary work. As most of what she has written is what she has known either through her own experiences or by being an ardent observer of lives of those close to her.
At a book reading and interaction session at MB Club on Sunday, the author who has many credits to her name, read out excerpts from her literary creations much on the demand of her audience comprising the city's glitterati.
Among the guests of honour were Padma Shri Raj Bisaria and Ram Advani, the owner of the oldest book store in the city. The event was organised by Lucknow Expressions in association with the Times of India and NBT. The event was sponsored by Wealth Mantra Properties Ltd. and Seagrams nine hills.
On her maiden visit to the City of Nawabs, Chauhan started off by admiring the city, its cuisine and feel. And, on being reminded by zealous audience, she added that she is yet to taste biryani though she tried to pack in as much Lucknow as she could. The choice was open and audience wanted her to read out portions from her book -- 'Those Pricey Thakur Girls'.
The book, she said, was set in pre-liberalization days. It was also in a way close to her life and that of her mother. While the book riveted around the lives of five Thakur sisters, she, herself, has four sisters and her mother has five. "You write what you know," she said.
Chauhan who has worked in the advertizing industry for a long 17 years, and which she finally gave up to pursue her literary dream, "writes humour the way nobody does," said president, Lucknow Expressions, Kanak Rekha Chauhan.
Anuja Chauhan, who has been brought on board by some of the bollywood bigwigs to write screenplays for their upcoming projects, read out few witty lines from her book as well when audience demanded so.
The main reason why she wrote a book, set in the past, was because she wanted her children to know about those days and life then. "My other books are current," she said. The book reading was followed by interaction where the author and the audience did not only touch upon the plot of her books but also her interests, passions and thoughts that go into a literary creation.