Anju Makhija

She is the author of several books including: Seeking the Beloved, a translation of the 16th century, Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif; Pickling Season and View from the Web (poems); The Last Train and other plays.

She has written many plays including: If Wishes Were Horses, The Last Train (Shortlisted for the BBC World Playwrighting Award '09), Meeting with Lord Yama, Unspoken Dialogues (with Aleque Padamsee) and Total Slammer Masala ( with Michael Laub).

She is based in Mumbai and co-organizes 'Culture Beat' for the Press Club and writes a column for Confluence Magazine, London.

She also won the commendation prize in the Fourth National Poetry Competition 1993 for her poem ‘’Can You Answer, Professor?’’.

She is the recipient of the Charles Wallace Trust Award and has been invited to festivals and seminars at Cambridge (UK), Montreal ( Canada) Delhi, Jaipur and other venues.