Graduated from the University of Delhi with Bachelors in Commerce, I joined the legendry booksellers – BAHRISONS at Khan Market, New Delhi. After having worked with the bookstore for 20 odd years under the tutorship of Balraj Bahri, I looked at other avenues in the book trade and added a small publishing division called Tara- India Research Press, and a literary agency called Red Ink, to the existing line of business as a bookseller. Thirty-five years later, with an all-round experience as a bookseller, publisher and literary agent, - I head the group of BAHRI.

Indian Literature has shaped my early years as a reader, making me fall in love with South Asian sensibilities presented through twisted plots and a dash of desi spice. Storylines talking about sizzling samosas, witty cats, and scheming women like that of Manto, has me in a cultural chokehold that has only grown over time.

 
Some of my favorite writers include Salman Rushdie, Farah Bashir, Vivek Shanbhag, Anita Desai, Shubnam Khan, Christian Kracht, Vincent Delecroix, Sally Rooney, Helen Hoang.

I am a very character-driven reader, the character stays with me even after the story has ended. I am always on the lookout for commercial fiction, especially a good romance, as well as memoirs and autofiction.