Born 1978 in Bihar. Was awarded the Ankur Mishra Smriti Puraskar and the Bharatiya Jnanpeeth Yuva Samman for his first collection of poetry, Kehte Hain Tab Sheheshah So Rahe The. First collection of stories, Ayodhya Babu Sanak Gaye Hain, soon to be published. The title story won the Ramakant Smriti Kahani Puraskar and has been included in the collection Shreshth Hindi Kahaniya (2000-10).

Uma Shankar Chaudhary at Pratilipi

1. गाँव में पिता बहादुर शाह ज़फ़र थे