A Half Baked Tale
One for the Soul. One for the Kitchen. Not every story begins perfectly. Some begin half-baked — just like life.
A Half Baked Tale is a deeply personal and reflective journey of ambition, identity, love, loss, and the quiet courage to keep going. It is a story about balancing survival with passion, responsibility with dreams, and logic with emotion.
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📖 A story of two lives — lived by one man.
☕ A journey across cities, careers, and the self.
💭 A reminder that imperfect beginnings still matter.
About the author
Rohit Vishal
Rohit Vishal is a computer science engineer and a data engineer by profession — a techie who codes for a living but believes in telling stories that both humans and machines can understand.
With more than eight years of experience in the IT industry across three corporates that valued work-life balance, he carries a unique perspective on modern life.
The IT world, with all its pressures and possibilities, has gifted him a simple yet powerful philosophy:
Live one life for the soul, and another for the kitchen.
Beyond algorithms and data pipelines, Rohit nurtures ideas, communication, and creativity. For him, storytelling is not about perfection — it is about sincerity.
A Half Baked Tale is not a technical guide on coding or engineering.
It is a story from the soul.
Not perfect.
Not polished.
Just the beginning of a journey — half-baked, yet heartfelt.
Some journeys start with certainty. Others start with confusion. This is a story about choosing to continue — even when the ending feels heavy. A Half Baked Tale is not about having it all figured out. It is about finding the courage to begin anyway.
Every Beginning Is Half Baked
About The Book
A Half Baked Tale follows the life of Inder, a young man navigating four cities — Patna, Bhopal, Pune, and Delhi — while trying to hold together two versions of himself.
By day, he is a corporate engineer — structured, disciplined, and responsible.
By night, he becomes a café owner — building a warm space for wanderers, dreamers, and storytellers.
His philosophy:
“One for the Soul, One for the Kitchen.”
Yet, while he creates space for others to share their stories, he continues to avoid confronting his own.
From the bylanes of Patna to college corridors in Bhopal, and from corporate offices in Pune to entrepreneurial struggles in Delhi, this novel explores:
Friendship that shapes us
Love that transforms us
Loss that humbles us
Guilt that lingers
Hope that refuses to die
It is the slow work of rebuilding life — one step at a time — even when giving up feels easier than continuing.
Why Read A Half Baked Tale?
- A Story of Dual Lives
It captures the modern dilemma of balancing passion and profession — the life we live for survival and the life we live for meaning. - A Journey Across Four Cities
Patna, Bhopal, Pune, and Delhi aren’t just locations — they represent growth, change, ambition, and reinvention. - Honest & Relatable Emotions
The novel explores despair, heartbreak, friendship, and quiet resilience with raw honesty. - Imperfect Yet Sincere
It is not a polished fairy tale — it is real, flawed, and human. Just like all new beginnings.
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