Miss Shalaka Kulkarni. She hails from India’s orange city Nagpur, calls Bangalore’s purple skyline her favourite muse and every window seat her favourite abode. She has been passionate about writing since 8, and her first book Orenda stands taller as a milestone, starting her literary journey as an author. She started embracing words by publishing poems in local newspapers, became an editor for college magazines, did multiple poetry and writing challenges (NaPoWriMo, Inktober) and is now exploring the canvas of spoken word poetry, with local and national forums like YourQuote. She’s also a core team member of the Kalinga Literary Festival. This sanguine writer is also an artist, TEDx speaker, marketing/branding professional and has been associated with big brands across the globe like MCdonald’s, Salesforce, HPE, Hindustan Unilever, VMWare, Kantar, Brillio - A Bain Capital Company, Terribly Tiny Tales, Unacademy, etc.
