Rrashima Swaarup Verma is a senior corporate professional with an MBA in Marketing. Rrashima is a member of the senior management team with a leading US based, business research and strategic consulting firm called Strategic Analysis Inc and has spent close to 20 years in the corporate world.
Rrashima is also a prolific writer and poet as well as an award-winning speaker. Over the years Rrashima’s compositions and writings have been published in several national and international magazines, literary journals and newspapers such as The Statesman, The Writers and Readers Magazine UK, First City, Active Muse, Woman’s Era, Women’s Web, West Trestle Review California, Spark – The Magazine, Indian Review, Indian Periodical and many more. Rrashima has also participated in and moderated several prestigious book launches and discussions.
Rrashima’s first book “A Break In Love" is a bestseller and has been extensively featured in the media.
Rrashima's second book "The Royal Scandal - A love story that changed the power dynamics in British India, is a historical non-fiction represented by India's leading literary agency The Book Bakers and published by one of the country's biggest publishers, Srishti Publishers and Distributors. This book is also a bestseller.
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Beyond Headlines and History | Rrashima Verma in Conversation with Suhail Mathur | OCLF
On 23rd Nov 2025 12.00 PM TO 12:40 PM
This compelling OCLF session with author and columnist Rrashima Verma explored a powerful idea: history is shaped not only by battles and politics but by the emotions and choices of the people who lived through it. In conversation with literary agent and bestselling author Suhail Mathur, the discussion invited the audience to look beyond headlines and discover the human stories that influence the rise and fall of empires.
Rrashima shared how her writing brings depth to historical figures by highlighting their ambitions, fears, relationships, and inner conflicts. She explained that empires are often shaped by personal motives and emotional turning points that rarely make it to official accounts. The session also touched upon her research process and the art of blending fact with narrative to create stories that feel authentic and emotionally resonant.
Engaging, thought provoking, and rich with insight, this conversation encouraged listeners to revisit history with empathy and curiosity and to recognise the human hearts that shaped the world.