
Deepanjana Pal is a Mumbai-based author and journalist. She is the author of Hush A Bye Baby, A Book for Puchku, Puchku Seeks a Song, and The Painter: A Life of Ravi Varma.
She studied English Literature at St. Stephen’s College; and postcolonial theory and literature at University of Warwick. Her non-fiction writing on culture and gender has appeared in publications like The Atlantic, Wallpaper*, Caravan, Buzzfeed and Vogue.
In the past, she has worked with the city magazine Time Out Mumbai as an art writer; edited the Entertainment section of the news website, Firstpost; and was the managing editor of the media critique website, Newslaundry. She has also worked with the newspaper Hindustan Times and ELLE magazine.