Mrudula Govindaraju is a copy-editor by training and has worked in the publishing industry for more than ten years. She has an MA in English Literature, and has edited and designed school textbooks for primary school children. After moving out of publishing, she edited online training courses and created course materials for managerial training programmes. Mrudula also writes storyboards and scripts for online self-learning tutorials. Currently, she freelances as an instructional designer. She has taught children with learning difficulties and volunteers at a non-profit that works with dyslexic children. This is Mrudula's first novel.