Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

Manreet Sodhi Someshwar trained as an engineer, graduated from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and worked in marketing, advertising and consulting. An award-winning writer (Commonwealth Broadcasting Association), and copywriter (Creative Abbey), she is a popular blogger as well.

Her debut novel, Earning the Laundry Stripes, released in 2006 to critical acclaim, with India Today calling it 'an enjoyable tale of a sassy girl's headlong race up the corporate ladder...' Her second novel, The Long Walk Home, published in 2009, has garnered critical acclaim and hit several bestseller lists in India. Legendary poet-lyricist Gulzar has called it 'a narrative of pain that knows no borders'. Celebrated writer-historian Khushwant Singh has hailed Manreet as 'a gifted writer of great promise ... a new star rising on Punjab's literary horizon'.

Her third novel, The Taj Conspiracy, releasing in April 2012, featuring an unusual female protagonist in what will be an exciting new thriller series.

She has featured at several literary festivals including the Singapore Writers Festival, the Shanghai International Literary Festival and the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival.

Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) and several Indian publications.

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