Shalaka Kulkarni

The first ray of the sun - ‘Shalaka’ hails from India’s orange city Nagpur. Her first book “Orenda - flash fiction based in modern India” stands taller as a milestone, starting her literary journey as an author.

Started her journey by publishing poems, became an editor for college magazines, completed writing challenges and is now exploring spoken word poetry, with national forums like Kommune (scout club). She’s also a core team member of the Kalinga Literary Festival and a moderator at the Orange City Literary Festival.

Kulkarni is an artist, TEDx Speaker, social volunteer and global corporate branding/neuromarketing professional currently working with Microland. Was honoured with a national award - Women Disruptors 2021 this March.

She quotes- "People are inspired by stories and stories are inspired by people. And that’s my favourite cycle." and often forgets about her electrical engineering degree!