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 Arvind Parashar  (born 17 May1977) is an Indian corporate leader cum author. He is also an artist and often imparts motivation lecture at colleges across India. He has penned two novels titled Kabira Not Until I Die  and Messed Up! But All For Love. While Kabira was published by Crossword Bookstores publishing arm The Write Place, Messed Up has been published by Srishti Publishers.

Early Life & Personal Life
Born in Dehradun, he is the son of an engineer father. His mother is a homemaker. He has a sister who is married to an Indian navy engineer and lives in Delhi. His early childhood and education were done in Dehradun. He did his schooling at Marshall School, Dehradun. He has lived primarily in the northern and southern part of India. Arvind is also an artist and he does oil on canvas painting. He plans to do an exhibition in 2018 when he launches the last part of his romantic thriller trilogy.

He is also associated with social causes. ALC, Give India and Spandana Rehabilitation Center are a few that he has worked on noble causes. In his free time, at any given opportunity, he loves to interact with the youngsters and give motivation lectures. Most of his guest lectures are imparted to the students in colleges across the country.

Education
Arvind completed his graduation in science from HNB University, Dehradun. He did his post-graduate Diploma in Computers. He has also done a Diploma in Commercial Underwriting from U.S.

Professional Life
He has worked with corporates like GE, Dell and Genpact in several leadership roles prior to taking a career break and pursuing his childhood interest of writing books. His poems were published in the newspapers when he was in school. He was invited by Facebook to their Mumbai studio for connecting live with his fans.

Books
Kabira Not Until I Die: Published by Crossword Bookstores publishing arm, The Write Place, in 2015. This is a spy thriller with elements of romance in it. It reached top 5 in fiction at Crossword bestsellers list. The book was launched by noted Bengali film industry figures like Saayoni Ghosh, Raj Chakraborty, and Dr. Kameleswar Mukherjee.

Blurb: Kabir is an Indian, studying journalism in Moscow. He loves Noosh, who is Persian, and returning to Afghanistan after her studies. While Kabir tries to find a job in the central Asian nation for his love for Noosh, things are difficult. Sensing Kabir's disappointment, his doting Russian Professor gets him the desired employment in Afghanistan, with an American media house. What he asks from Kabir in return, leads to creating history.

'''Messed Up! But All For Love''': Published by Srishti publishers as book one in the series of romantic thriller trilogy in 2017, this has been loved by the readers across the nation.

Blurb: Neil is a senior executive working with a leading brand name and his wife Gauri is a dentist running her own clinic. They are a loving and doting young married couple, living a life of comfort in posh suburban Gurgaon. Neil’s fitness consultant Srinya seems to be stirring some trouble in their lives, though. Drishti is a TV news anchor and journalist and her husband Somesh, a top cop. They are bored of their mundane busy lives, until a chance meeting with Neil and his friends in Cuba that changed everything.

To add sanity and madness to their lives are the funny and mysterious set of friends - Tom, Jerry, James, Mehr, and Antriksha. The havoc ensues when Drishti gets abducted and Neil is framed for it. Gauri finds out some bitter truths and leaves Neil. But what really is the truth? When facts finally surface, we will know how much these lives are Messed Up! But All for Love.

This book has been widely covered by The Hindu, Deccan Chronicles and The Times of India. In fact, The Times of India called it a roller coaster ride of thrilling romance and a splendid read.