Kunal Narayan Uniyal

Kunal, a first-class postgraduate from Cardiff University is a professional Master Mariner and a passionate writer. He is born and brought up in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. 12 years at sea inspired Kunal to come up with his first book Kuch Khwaab Sagar Se, launched in 2014 by the honourable... Read more Kunal, a first-class postgraduate from Cardiff University is a professional Master Mariner and a passionate writer. He is born and brought up in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. 12 years at sea inspired Kunal to come up with his first book Kuch Khwaab Sagar Se, launched in 2014 by the honourable speaker of the legislative assembly. He was called to France for the literary meet along with discussing his works and was felicitated by “House of Life”; a literary society. This was followed by the felicitation by the Rotary club, France. He was felicitated by Nautical Institute, London for his book and was nominated for Sailors Today Award, 2014. His prose and poetry book “Unanswered was released at the international film festival, Gurgaon on 5th December by famous director Mr Sudheer Mishra. The book was appreciated by both Bollywood as well as literary worlds. On 6th February 2016, he was felicitated at the Seafarer choice awards 2015 at The Lalit, Mumbai biggest award function in Indian nautical field which drove nominations and voting from around the globe. This was followed with felicitation by Anglo-Univan Group and NGO Apna Parivaar for his contribution towards literature. His English poetry book Sparrow in the mirror is published in London and has been appreciated by famous political and literary figures. This includes appreciation by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Mayor of London and First Minister of Wales. The book has been catalogued in the British Library. His books have been translated into several languages which include French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch. Recently his poetry collection "Kuch Khwaab Sagar Se" has been translated in Urdu in Pakistan. The book is planned to be released in Karachi Literature fest. Kunal, at present, is the proud author of 13 books. Kunal recently published his first fiction novel, a mythological epic “Journey to the Next level”. The book is expected to be launched next month simultaneously in India, United Kingdom and France along with its Italian and Portuguese translation. His areas of expertise include Prose, Poetry and Fiction in ancient Vedic texts, Indian mythology and Sri Aurobindo philosophy. His main objective is the positive representation of the diversified Indian spirituality to the whole world. Read less

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