PHILOSOPHY
SERVED ON THE
THE ROCKS
A collection of humourous essays and sundowner ruminations on life, people, society, and everything in between.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ASHISH JOSHI
A curious observer. A reluctant philosopher. An incurable humourist.
Ashish Joshi is a Bangalore-based author of Sundowner at Six: Philosophy Served on the Rocks, who believes that the best ideas often arrive after six in the evening – usually with a drink in hand and a story to tell. His essays blend everyday experience with wit, wisdom, and a generous dose of sarcasm.
When he’s not writing, he’s designing websites, selling clothes through his online store vibe69.in, overthinking simple things, or arguing with the TV remote.
ABOUT THE BOOK
From family, friends and traffic jams to ageing, nostalgia and the meaning of life – nothing escapes the filter of a sundowner conversation. Life’s everyday absurdities, memories, irritations and little revelations all find their way into the conversation. Witty, honest and relatable, these are conversations best enjoyed with a drink in hand and nowhere particular to be.
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My imagination, working in overdrive, acts as cardio for my brain. I need no equipment or expensive gym membership. I simply lie there, awake in the middle of the night, with my mind sprinting like Usain Bolt after three Red Bulls.
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
“There are funny books, and there are beautiful books. Sundowner at Six somehow manages to be both. The author has this knack for finding comedy in everyday moments without ever punching down, and the prose? Stunning. I kept stopping to re-read lines because they were too good to rush past.“
Your first chapter is engaging from the very first page and presents the theme of overthinking with humor, creativity, and honesty. It is not easy to keep readers hooked from the beginning, but you’ve done it effortlessly. Congratulations on your first book—may this be the start of many more literary achievements.