
“As the last minutes of the year 2019 – were going ‘tick-tock’ and the magic of ‘Santa Claus’ sure jingled the bells, for me , ushering me into a ‘Real Big Surprise.” said, author Aneeta Chitale The whole episode, is reminiscing the golden moments, when author Aneeta Chitale had met Chief of Indian Army General Bipin Rawat (now Chief of defence Staff) during Passing Out Parade ( POP ) Khadakwasla.
General Rawat had spoken to Aneeta and congratulated her then, but the novel was yet to reach in author’s hands. Later on she was in for a great surprise! She was officially ‘Invited’ to meet the Lt .General D S Ahuja at Southern Command headquarters along with her father Lt.Col. Chitale (Retd) at Pune.

Aneeta Chitale had a long session with Lt. General D S Ahuja. ” and I was more than happy to answer his rapid round of questions about the archipelagos nation of Maldives , ” said the author.
How the novel happened? On this question Aneeta said, “this novel is very much a surprise for me too, as I had never thought ten years ago, that I would pen a novel on The Republic Of Maldives!” . It is a travel romance and adventure blend, and reflects on the political unrest between the two countries. It was a scintillating round as she spoke about the synopsis of the novel. This is author Aneeta Chitale’s debut novel. The novel raved 5 Star rating. A must read novel for adventure and travel lovers!
Aneeta Chitale’s father Lt. Col Chitale is running 84 now and he has been a Veteran of three wars. Indo-China in 1962, India- Pakistan in 1965 and Bangladesh war in 1971.
About the author of Sojourn to Maldives :
Aneeta Chitale (also Shanita Vichare ) is an avid reader and ardent poet at heart. She started writing poems since she was 11yrs old. many of her poems are published in International journals. ” nature has always me ,” says Aneeta . Her poems have appeared in European Poetry anthology year 2020 and has received the honor of being kept in The Royal Biblophile collection at Denmark. In India her poems have featured in 6 International Poetry Anthologies of famous poets.
Aneeta is the Academic Director at ADIS near Satara and works on ‘Start up Projects’ for schools. Post graduate, in English Literature from the Pune University, she made her career as an educator. She has worked in India, in UK, Maldives and Sultanate of Oman. ” I loves working with children, ” said the author of Sojourn to Maldives, Her debut novel.