Nikhil Sachan

Nikhil Sachan
Born	(1986-08-04) 4 August 1986 (age 37) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
Occupation	Writer

Nikhil Sachan (born 4 August 1986) is an Indian author and columnist. He has published two collections of short stories called Namak Swadanusar^[1][2] and Zindagi Aais Pais,^[3][4] along with a novel UP 65 (Yupi 65).^[5][6] He has also contributed to e-magazines The Lallantop^[7] and Firstpost.^[8]

Personal life

Nikhil spent his childhood in Kanpur and studied in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay School. Post his schooling he studied in the Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University. After completing his graduation he worked for two years in Gurgaon, from 2011 to 2013 he studied Management at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. As a post-graduate, he once again joined corporate life and worked in Gurgaon. In 2016 he began working with an investment management firm in Mumbai.

Writing career

Nikhil's first book was a short story collection called Namak Swadanusar published in 2013. It garnered attention in many national dailies including Times of India,^[9] Open Magazine^[10] and was listed in BBC Hindi's "Top 10 Books of The Year".^[11] His second book, Zindagi Aais Paais, was another collection of short stories published in 2015, and was also met with critical acclaim. Scroll.in listed the book in "5 Books To Read in 2015"^[12] With this book, Nikhil was also featured in Outlook,^[13] and The Quint.^[14] This book was also part of Aaj Tak's "List of Best Books of 2015."^[15]

Nikhil has spoken at the Odisha Literary Festival ^[16] and at the India Today Conclave on Sahitya.^[17] He has also written for Firstpost.^[18] Nikhil's third book was a full-length novel called UP 65, which was released in 2017. He is also in the process^[when?] of writing scripts for Hindi films.

References

1. Nikhila, Sacāna; निखिल., सचान (8 August 2013). Namaka svādānusāra : kahānī saṅgraha. Hind Yugm. ISBN 9789381394502. OCLC 905537239.
2. "Namak Swadanusar". Goodreads. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
3. Nikhila, Sacāna (18 May 2015). Zindagī āisa pāisa. Hind Yugm. ISBN 9789384419202. OCLC 918935123.
4. Poonam, Snigdha. "Five Hindi books you must read this year". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
5. "UP 65". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
6. आर्य, गायत्री. "यूपी 65 : उत्तर प्रदेश नहीं, ये निखालिस बनारस है महाराज और यहां बड़ी मौज है!". Satyagrah (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
7. "बाप से पिटा, मां से लात खाई, तुमाई चुम्मी के लिए गुटखा छोड़ दें?". LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
8. "Nikhil Sachan: Exclusive News Stories by Nikhil Sachan at Firstpost Hindi". Firstpost Hindi. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
9. "Hindi fiction writes a new story - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
10. "The New Heroes of MBA Lit | OPEN Magazine". OPEN Magazine. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
11. लिए, रंगनाथ सिंह बीबीसी हिंदी डॉटकॉम के (30 December 2013). "साल 2013 की हिन्दी किताबें, संपादकों की पसंद". BBC हिंदी. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
12. Poonam, Snigdha. "Five Hindi books you must read this year". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
13. "हिंदी साहित्य के इंजीनियर". outlookhindi.com/. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
14. "Hindi Literature is Going 'Readers-First' Again". The Quint. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
15. "साहित्य 2015: झटपट किताबों के फेर में उलझी रही हिंदी". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
16. "Fourth Edition of Odisha Literary Festival Hosted by The New Indian Express". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
17. "हिंदी लेखन पर सुनिए लल्लन टॉप आइडिया: AAJ TAK: sahitya aaj tak". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 May 2017.
18. "Nikhil Sachan: Exclusive News Stories by Nikhil Sachan at Firstpost Hindi". Firstpost Hindi. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2017.