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About Me — Anjali Chaudhary
I never thought I’d write to survive — not financially, but emotionally. That’s exactly what writing became for me.
Hello, dear reader.
Thank you for being curious enough to pause and hear my story.
In my family, I’ve always been called Sonu. No one knew my official name, Anjali.
I used to be obsessed with surnames. As a kid, I’d fantasize about marrying someone with a really impressive one. That fantasy ended the day I landed in a toxic relationship — but we’ll get there.
My father served in the Indian Naval Military. We’re five in the family — two sisters, one brother, and our parents. I was born in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and because of his transfers, I’ve done my schooling in several Indian states.
But I’d rather start the story from Mumbai — because that’s where everything started feeling like a film.
I was 9 when we moved there.
It’s also where a guy proposed to me for the first time and It’s where I had my first-ever friend. Before that? Nothing. Not a single friend till I was 11.
I still don’t know why, but I always felt behind in school. I struggled with reading and writing, and I was very weak in…
