Debotri Dhar was educated in India, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Her first novel, penned at eighteen, was reviewed by several Indian newspapers
and journals. Her short stories have since appeared in literary magazines,
journals and anthologies in India, UK, USA, Singapore, Canada and elsewhere.
Her most recent work of fiction is a collection of short stories. Delightfully
fond of both fact and fiction, Debotri juggles creative writing with her day
job as an academic. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from Delhi University, a
Master’s degree in Women’s Studies, with distinction, from the University of
Oxford, UK, and a Ph.D. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Rutgers University,
USA. She previously taught at Rutgers University and held a research
affiliation with Boston University, was visiting faculty member at the College
of Wooster, Ohio and is currently Visiting Fellow and Lecturer at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The Courtesans of Karim Street is
her second novel.
Read more about the author at: www.debotridhar.com