NAW- How long have you been in this business? How did you start? I have been in publishing since the early 1990s. I started by contributing reviews and articles to literary journals. I was then plain lucky to have worked…
Y Bhargava Krishna hails from Hyderabad. He lives in Bangalore with his wife, books and movies. He graduated from IIT-Kharagpur a few years back with a strong desire to become a writer instead of an engineer. Connect with him here.…
Deep Ghatak is a communications professional with extensive experience in Corporate Communications, PR and Journalism. Interested in literature and performing arts, he has been writing since he was a student. He works for an MNC and is a guest lecturer…
Ahmed Faiyaz grew up in Bangalore and now lives in Dubai. He’s a book and film addict, and apart from reading books and watching cinema of all genres, he is a passionate writer. He is the bestselling author of Love,…
Mainak Dhar’s first `published’ work was a stapled collection of Maths solutions and poems. Mainak is a bestselling author in India with titles published by major houses like Penguin and Random House and with one of his novels (Herogiri) being…
Abirami M Krishnan’s (born Abirami Muthukrishnan) recently released book is ‘How to Screw up Like a Pro’. She felt her name was too long and shortened it to Abirami M Krishnan. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology and a Post-Graduate…
Maya Sharma Sriram is a full time writer. She writes mostly short stories and some poetry. She has published both. Her poem was short listed for the all India poetry completion that used to be run by the British Council…
Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Arunima opened her eyes forcibly and looked at the grandpa clock on the wall. It showed quarter past ten on a bright Sunday morning in the month of…
There is at every alley a twist. Then a turn. The alley leads to a house ( not a home). Cats purr, dogs bark and men and women push shovels, decaying remains of a foreboding truth. The one they know…
I touch their lives superficially On a glossy, the latest on her shelf while I wait for a haircut at the local parlor. “Ma’am please sit” she’d said making me feel divaesque Pointing to a cane sofa while continuing to…
‘Roses are beautiful’ But why do noses wrinkle and tongues wag? ‘Roses are beautiful, thorns are ugly’ say the noses and tongues. ‘What’s a rose without some thorns? Wait a minute, hold that thought Let’s rediscover, thorns are beautiful too’…
Short story selected for the 2014 New Asian Writing Short Story Anthology Bhaity da had curls that came down to his shoulders and a slender waist that gave the girls a fever. His complexion was flawless; he took great care…