Sathya Saran

Sathya Saran spent 30 years in magazine journalism, with 17 years served as Editor – the initial 12 with Femina and the subsequent years with DNA. Saran has transitioned to being a full-time writer. Her repertoire comprises much-loved biographies of cinema and music legends such as Guru Dutt, SD Burman, Jagjit Singh, and Hariprasad Chaurasia. Additionally, she has penned biographies of S. Kumar of S.Kumars and Ritu Nanda.
Additionally, work in progress includes a translation of Yatindra Mishra’s Gulzar Saab, a critical biography of the poet, lyricist, and filmmaker. Saran also has a book of short stories titled The Dark Side. She curates the 'Spaces between Words' festival, a one-of-a-kind writer’s retreat launched in 2017. Saran has also written a series for TV, offering solutions for real-life marital issues, titled Kashmakash. She is currently the Consulting Editor at Penguin India.