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Hi. Welcome to On My Canvas!

I’m Priyanka Gupta. I quit my investment banking job to write and travel the world.
Here I write about alternative ways of living, learning, and exploring. Live freely and fully is my motto.

I strengthen my personal growth guides, career articles, and offbeat life ideas with scientific studies and books. I also write about creativity, writing, and culture and publish meditations on individual books. My travel adventures live on the blog as long-form travelogues.

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MY FIRST BOOK

Journeys Beyond and Within...

IS HERE!

In my vivid narrative style (that readers love, ahem), I have told my most incredible adventures, including a nine-month solo trip to South America. In the candid book, the scoldings I got from home for not settling down and the fears and obstacles I faced, along with my career experiments, are laid bare. Witty and introspective, the memoir will make you laugh and inspire you to travel, rediscover home, and leap over the boundaries.

Sikkim Express: "Simple, free-flowing, but immensely evocative."

The Telegraph Online: "An introspective as well as an adventurous read."

The memoir is available globally. Search for the title on your country's Amazon.

Or, read a chapter first. Claim your completely free First Chapter here.

Psst! Here’s the book trailer.

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  • Under the Starry, Starry Skies of Chindi (Himachal Pradesh)

    Under the Starry, Starry Skies of Chindi (Himachal Pradesh)

  • How to Edit a Memoir: 39 Tips I Used to Edit My 5-Star Travel Memoir

    How to Edit a Memoir: 39 Tips I Used to Edit My 5-Star Travel Memoir

  • What is Backpacking: And How to Choose and Use a Backpack

    What is Backpacking: And How to Choose and Use a Backpack

  • Exploring the Best Places to Visit in Udaipur, Rajasthan

    Exploring the Best Places to Visit in Udaipur, Rajasthan

  • Best Books on How to Write a Book-Read As I Wrote My 1st

    Best Books on How to Write a Book-Read As I Wrote My 1st

  • 8 Exquisite Eccentricities of 8 Years of On My Canvas

    8 Exquisite Eccentricities of 8 Years of On My Canvas

  • Writing the First Draft of My Travel Memoir, Journeys Beyond and Within…, While Traveling

    Writing the First Draft of My Travel Memoir, Journeys Beyond and Within…, While Traveling

  • What Inspired Me to Write My 1st Travel Memoir Journeys Beyond and Within…

    What Inspired Me to Write My 1st Travel Memoir Journeys Beyond and Within…

  • 7 Scintillating Years of On My Canvas

    7 Scintillating Years of On My Canvas