Parvati Sharma

Parvati Sharma has written two historical biographies: Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal and Akbar of Hindustan. She has also written two books of history for children, The Story of Babur and Rattu & Poorie’s Adventures in History: 1857. Her debut was a collection of short stories called The Dead Camel and Other Stories of Love, followed by a novella, Close to Home. Parvati lives in New Delhi, where she has studied English literature and Indian history, and worked as a travel writer, editor and journalist.