After spending years in advertising, selling shampoos and juices to unsuspecting housewives, also chasing after a few criminals and their lawyers as a journalist, Richa finally decided to write a book of soul searing poetry followed by a few funny blogs. Then came her first novel, followed by her second that was published this year. She now lives in Mumbai juggling work, writing, and often, her 5 year old daughter as well.
Vasimraja was born on 29th February 1984, in India. He currently lives in San Francisco Bay Area, California USA. He started reading fiction novels at the age of eight after overhearing a story narration of Sherlock Holmes by his father. He grew up in different towns of Northern Karnataka State before his family relocated to Dharwad, the literature capital of Karnataka where he met celebrated playwright and author, Late Girish Karnad. He was greatly influenced by Karnad’s writing and personality. Vasimraja works in the field of semiconductor engineering and has two patents on semiconductor memories. He is an avid reader of English, Kannada and Hindi literature. He presents the most complex ideas in a very simple form, leaving a lasting impre
Anna Augusto was born in Angola, Africa in 1969 and immigrated to the United States with her parents and siblings in 1975. She has traveled to the Azores, Portugal many times but hopes to someday visit the land of her birth, Angola. Anna is currently pursuing a Master's degree in World History and lives in Boise, Idaho.
Shabbeer Ahmed is a qualified engineer and a professional MC. He quit the rat race of engineering to follow his passion— entertaining people with the magic of words. He went on to become a renowned host of events and has shared a stage with eminent personalities such as Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer as well as various Bollywood actors and sportspersons. Having hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 for the Bangalore matches, Shabbeer is also a well-known team- building professional, with two game-design patents to his name. He has hosted international music shows as a radio jockey on 101.3 FM and entertained music lovers as a video jockey with the erstwhile SS Music. He is also a TEDx speaker. This novel marks Shabbeer’s foray into the wor
Shawn Vij is an accomplished business leader who has over 30 years of Industry and Consulting experience. He has worked in various leadership positions for Ford Motor Company, Ernst & Young, VISA, Deloitte Consulting, Microsoft, and Intel Corporation. He holds an MBA from Purdue University, an MS in Engineering from the University of Michigan and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Shawn was raised in the US Midwest and now resides in the Pacific Northwest.
