Praanav Lal is a short story and novella writer based out of New Delhi, India and the author of seven books. These include the Telekinesis Trilogy series – Telekinesis (2015), Led Weight (2018), and Cult (to be released); Venture Capital (2015), In Case of Emergency (2015), Julia (2015), and the audio enabled comic book Bakasura (2016).
Praanav is blind and that makes him put his characters through tough and complex situations. He imagines how one would think, process, evaluate, and take decisions, and see the effects of those playing out – the cycle of Karma and Dharma. He also likes to read the New Scientist, Scientific American, Science Direct – magazines that focus on the shape of technology and its effects on humankind. And this provides him the opportunity to explore different concepts, especially in science, with a common underlying theme – human psychology.
Praanav is an avid photographer, writes software, and is also a writer on information security matters. He has been featured in print, news, and other media at various instances.
He likes to claim that he works in a large multinational corporation.
MEDIA
Praanav continues to be featured in print and news media at various times
YOUTUBE
| (2013) Career Launcher | Inspirational speech to students |
| (2017) TEDx Goa | Seeing with Sound |
| (2015) Sennheiser MOMENTUM | Seeing with Sound |
| (2018) BBC Hindi | The blind photographer |
| and others … | …not to be confused with the actor! |
PRINT MEDIA
| Hindustan Times | Journey of Expression |
| Yourstory | His photography will leave you speechless |
| India Today | Capturing not only pictures but also our hearts |
| Huffington Post | Did not stop |
| MenXP | Answer to the question |
| Blind with Camera | Changing lives with photography |