Hey Guys! I have been wanting to have a giveaway here since forever (I've already had one on my style blog) but the reason I didn't is because I was having trouble figuring out what to giveaway. I wanted something useful, fun yet gender & age neutral.
Finally I am hosting my first giveaway here sponsored by Brahma Books.
They are known for the great quality Indian Moleskines that they make, I have written about the books here & done a review with photographs here.
First off I wanted to provide some new & relevant information about the books so I asked Arjuna (founder of BrahmaBooks) to write a mesage for you guys. This is what he has to say:
"I am a professional artist. For the past several years I have been focusing on the classical drawing. In classical drawing the artist must draw accurately from life. Quality of materials is of utmost importance as poor quality paper or pencils will result in poor drawings. I started by importing all of my art supplies including drawing books and paper from the USA. However after some time I realized that there is a need for high quality drawing and writing books in India and I also realized that only a classical artist can fulfill it, because an intimate understanding of quality papers and other materials is required. There are many books on the market in India, but there are none that are focused on providing the best acid free papers. And hence Brahma books was born. Brahma Books offers notebooks that use acid free papers and the professional lines include the worlds best papers including Fabriano and Canson among others. At Brahma Books we focus at making the highest quality notebook possible. There are many factors that go into high quality notebooks including hand binding, top quality acid free papers, fun designs, the best adhesives and other materials and a great pickiness regarding detail. I am happy that we are the only supplier of top quality notebooks for drawing and writing in India, from an artists perspective. There are other notebooks however they fall within the category of diaries or fancy designs without underlying quality. I use Brahma Books all the time and continually strive to improve quality.
The tag line for Brahma Books is "Catch Inspiration". As a renaissance artist (An artist who practices many art forms) I also sing Indian classical Music and do Shaolin Kungfu. After making Brahma Books I realized that this is a full fledged operation including factories and distribution. I decided to make a company that is an art installation. Therefore my company Brahmaforces is created like a piece of art, only instead of paint, we use real people and objects. Doing so many things, I get many ideas. Some in the middle of the night, some while I am waiting for a meeting, and some at meditation retreats. I realized long ago, that if one is able to catch these ideas and act on them, then one's life is transformed as many creative acts are initiated. One very important purpose the Brahma Books serve, is to catch inspiration. I write down and draw whatever ideas occur to me on a daily basis, prioritize them and act on them. These books are a repository of my mental imagery, thoughts and are a creative cauldron. The rough books use poor quality papers that match those offered by the diary makers and they offer a large number of pages at a cheap price but with the same fun designs and strong hand binding. I use these for rough work where volume is required.
I greatly enjoy using the Brahma Books and they have transformed my life by allowing me to organize my ideas in very strong, hardy and fun books. I hope that you enjoy them too."
Finally I am hosting my first giveaway here sponsored by Brahma Books.
They are known for the great quality Indian Moleskines that they make, I have written about the books here & done a review with photographs here.
First off I wanted to provide some new & relevant information about the books so I asked Arjuna (founder of BrahmaBooks) to write a mesage for you guys. This is what he has to say:
"I am a professional artist. For the past several years I have been focusing on the classical drawing. In classical drawing the artist must draw accurately from life. Quality of materials is of utmost importance as poor quality paper or pencils will result in poor drawings. I started by importing all of my art supplies including drawing books and paper from the USA. However after some time I realized that there is a need for high quality drawing and writing books in India and I also realized that only a classical artist can fulfill it, because an intimate understanding of quality papers and other materials is required. There are many books on the market in India, but there are none that are focused on providing the best acid free papers. And hence Brahma books was born. Brahma Books offers notebooks that use acid free papers and the professional lines include the worlds best papers including Fabriano and Canson among others. At Brahma Books we focus at making the highest quality notebook possible. There are many factors that go into high quality notebooks including hand binding, top quality acid free papers, fun designs, the best adhesives and other materials and a great pickiness regarding detail. I am happy that we are the only supplier of top quality notebooks for drawing and writing in India, from an artists perspective. There are other notebooks however they fall within the category of diaries or fancy designs without underlying quality. I use Brahma Books all the time and continually strive to improve quality.
The tag line for Brahma Books is "Catch Inspiration". As a renaissance artist (An artist who practices many art forms) I also sing Indian classical Music and do Shaolin Kungfu. After making Brahma Books I realized that this is a full fledged operation including factories and distribution. I decided to make a company that is an art installation. Therefore my company Brahmaforces is created like a piece of art, only instead of paint, we use real people and objects. Doing so many things, I get many ideas. Some in the middle of the night, some while I am waiting for a meeting, and some at meditation retreats. I realized long ago, that if one is able to catch these ideas and act on them, then one's life is transformed as many creative acts are initiated. One very important purpose the Brahma Books serve, is to catch inspiration. I write down and draw whatever ideas occur to me on a daily basis, prioritize them and act on them. These books are a repository of my mental imagery, thoughts and are a creative cauldron. The rough books use poor quality papers that match those offered by the diary makers and they offer a large number of pages at a cheap price but with the same fun designs and strong hand binding. I use these for rough work where volume is required.
I greatly enjoy using the Brahma Books and they have transformed my life by allowing me to organize my ideas in very strong, hardy and fun books. I hope that you enjoy them too."
I must admit that I found the writeup pretty inspiring. An artist who practise Martial arts & goes to meditation retreat- Wow! I have been wanting to learn a martial art for a while (check out the #2 on the Project 20 by 20 in the footer of this blog. And I just realized I have only 11 months left... eeek!)
And without further ado, here is information about how you can win a your very own Brahma Book:
Prizes:
✰ One lucky winner will get a Amateur Line Book 8.25 x 5.25 Inches worth 
445
445
✰ Also, a bonus prize. If 25 or more different people participate in this giveaway, another lucky winner will win a Writers Line Book 6 x 6 Inches worth 435
435
Compulsory entries: (Must do all three to qualify)
- Like the Brahma Books page on Facebook.
- Follow Life etc. via Google Friend Connect or Bloglovin' or Facebook (your choice!)
- Visit the Brahma Books website, check out the five book lines & tell me which is your favorite line & why.
Optional entries: (Not compulsory but you can gain additional entries!)
- Blog about this giveaway. (link to this post)
- Tweet about this giveaway via the tweet button at the top of this post.
- Post this giveaway on your facebook page or profile.
Just leave a comment telling me all that you've done. Please mention your Facebook name too.
Just some stuff:
- Open Internationally!
- Winner will be picked out of a hat.
- Giveaway will be open till the 12th of June, 11:59 PM (IST, obviously!)
- Winner will be picked some day between 12th & 16th June.
- Regarding the winner, I will be announcing it here, & I will try to get in touch too via Facebook or Twitter, so please don't leave an email id here as spammers spam email ids that are 'left in the open' on blog comments.
Thanks for participating & best of luck!
love,
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Done the FB like, already follow you on FB and here via google friend connect, and I liked the Writer's line best...because creativity strikes at the weirdest times and these journals are just the right size to fit in a handbag and take places. Personally, I prefer lined books and it has that too...so yep, the writer's line it is. :) Will tweet this too...
ReplyDeleteI have liked the 'Brahma Books' page on fb, follow u via Google friend and Bloglovin'... and I liked the "Professional" Book the best... Basically coz i hav d thing (Read.. passion) for Drawing... and also the fact that the pages are so thick, it'' b idle for Drawing... D cover as well is so artistic.. D fact that it also has pockets , is a add on... n d luk is so WOW... so yea... dats y i luved d professional brahma books d most...
ReplyDeleteN yea.. I have alreay Tweeted it n Put it on my fb wall as well :-)
Cheers,
Sandhya Dubey (Dats my Name on fb as well )
Sounds like a lovely giveaway. Will do the 'needful' tomorrow, I think.
ReplyDeleteHa! I've done all 3 quicker than I imagined. Liked Brahma books on FB, liked your blog on FB, and of the five writing lines, I have a soft-corner for the MATH book line, because it can be used for writing/drawing or just gives a very professional look, even if all I am going to do in there is some crazy little doodling :-)
ReplyDeleteYour narration on this book is nice
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My favourite book line is the Amateur Book line, because just like an amateur the pages in this one looks to be made for crafting to the hearts will without any boundaries. Being an active sketcher and an occassional poet, this one looks perfect to have during my travel trips and other times too and is also light and easy to carry. It looks to be the perfect for my way of life and also for the fact that I love to be called myself as an amateur any time. There is something un-bounding in it, without the pressure of any pre-determined expectations.
ReplyDeleteI'm following this blog on google connect as also the Bramha books page on fb. I have tweeted and also posted in my fb page about this giveaway.
fb name : Kalyan Panja
fb page link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heavens-Garden/192665037436155?ref=ts
My favorite book line is the amateur one. To be simple on why I chose it is because I love sketching out my random ideas/things/people. Sketching on a beautiful paper as Brahma books provide (according to your review) I would surely love to have one. Writing is my passion, I love to jot down beautiful quotes that just randomly come to my mind, or a little opinion about something I saw while going somewhere (seriously, I regret not having one of the Brahama books!), little stories and on the spot reviews that I plan to do for my blog of restaurants and hotels.
ReplyDeleteApart from all this sketching and writing I would love to just doodle in their, write some C++ programs I happen to just make and some basic trigonometry (I so love it!).