Saiswaroopa Iyer

SAISWAROOPA IYER holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and has worked as an investment professional before turning to her passion of storytelling. Her love for the epics, Puranas and philosophy made her become a full-time author. She has written five novels, Abhaya, Avishi, Mauri, Draupadi and Rukmini, all based on strong female characters from the ancient past of India. She also holds a certificate in the Puranas from The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, University of Oxford, England. She runs a mentorship programme for aspiring novelists and is also a Carnatic Classical singer. She lives in Bengaluru