Anindita Ghose is a writer, journalist and communications consultant from Bombay. Her debut novel The Illuminated was published by Harper Collins in India and by Bloomsbury internationally. BBC Radio 4 said it ‘gives voice to a new generation’.

 Anindita was formerly the Editor of Mint Lounge and the Features Director of Vogue India. Most recently, she led strategic communications for a global social impact advisory. Anindita has a master’s degree in linguistics from the University of Mumbai and a master’s degree in arts journalism from Columbia University.

 Anindita’s new book The Only City is a landmark anthology of short stories on Bombay that she has conceived, commissioned and edited, and it also features a short story by her.