Nidhi Upadhyay is an Indian expatriate, happily settled in Singapore for the last nineteen years. She is a qualified engineer turned head-hunter and loves science as much as literature. She was a recruiter in the day, and a writer in the night, until, her passion compelled her to become a full-time writer. And now her days are divided between writing crazy-notes-everywhere and chasing her endlessly growing to-be-read list. Nidhi received a grant from the prestigious National Arts Council, Singapore for this manuscript. She is currently working on the first draft of her third manuscript, a soft sci-fi, that explores the concept of Karmic retribution. Nidhi has also written a few short stories which she plans to publish as an anthology in the near future. Shankh-Naad, her first attempt as a playwright, has been shortlisted for 'DASTAK 2020', an annual multicultural theatre festival showcasing Hindi plays in Singapore.