Shalini P Sawkar is an Indian author of crime thrillers and romantic comedies, namely: Confessions Of An IT Employee, The Murder of Jay Shekhar, and When I Find You. Her short stories are The Code Of Conduct In Her Shoes in Born Too Soon anthology and The Witch Of Strawhorn in Fantasia Divinity Magazine Issue 11. She is also a Columnist at The Post India and SheThePeople.tv where she writes articles about creativity, lifestyle, art, literature, pop culture, and travel, and a Speaker at TED Circles Kolkata 2020. She has also worked with the celebrated filmmaker Mr. Saad Khan at First Action Studios. Former Software Engineer, a globetrotter, and an avid reader, she has visited more than 11 countries.
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Themes of her books: She writes realistic fiction and her books are the reflections of the society we live in. Her books interweave themes such as crimes of passion, infidelity, career choices, modern-day relationships, overcoming depression, and falling prey to peer pressure. Her protagonists are commoners with a tinge of naivety, quiet confidence, and unstoppable determination. Her crime thrillers deal with wicked brutalities against women and children such as organ trafficking that are still prevalent in our society.
Voluntary Works: She has conducted various creative writing workshops such as Writing Skills Workshop for students of NPS Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore, and served as the creative writing judge for the literary society of BMSCE for their cultural fest, Utsav 2019, and open mic events such as Speak Up Sunday. She has also served as a mentor on the Coursera platform for the course Writing For Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest.
She hopes to inspire youngsters to embrace their uniqueness and creativity through her books.
