Anand initiated his writing career with the release of "Pillars of Success"' in 2004, a self-help book based on his association with the Delhi-based NGO, UNES, during his college years.
[13] In the 2024 edition of ET HR WORLD Future Skills Awards Anurag won the Gold in "L&D Leaders (Heads & CLOs)" category.
[16] A contemporary story of a young and ambitious couple and the conflict between their personal aspirations and career goals, The Quest for Nothing was declared a National Bestseller within six months of its release.
The book was launched at Landmark, Mumbai, by Bollywood personalities including Sudhir Mishra,[20] Randeep Hooda[21] and Kanishtha Dhankhar[22] (Femina Miss India World 2011).
A work of historical fiction giving a life account of the courtesan Amrapali[24] who lived in the kingdom of Vaishali around 500 BC.
The book was launched in Mumbai, New Delhi,[25] Kolkata,[26] and Ahmedabad by panellists comprising Prahlad Kakkar,[27] Bhagyashree,[28] Mallika Sarabhai,[29] Shashi Tharoor, Sonalika Sahay, Indrani Dasgupta, and Alokananda Roy.
[37] Anurag's artistic journey began at a young age, where he would find himself filling up his school notebook pages with doodles.
[38][39] His solo exhibition at AIFACS, New Delhi in 2023, was inaugurated by Padmashri sculptor Biman Das, ambassador and writer Dr. Amarendra Khatua and other eminent personalities from the art and design industry.