Nikhil Sachan Explained
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 Hindis "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 of writing scripts for Hindi films.
Notes and References
- Book: Namaka svādānusāra : kahānī saṅgraha. Nikhila. Sacāna. निखिल.. सचान. 8 August 2013 . Hind Yugm . 9789381394502. 905537239.
- Web site: Namak Swadanusar. Goodreads. 2017-06-25.
- Book: Nikhila, Sacāna. Zindagī āisa pāisa. 9789384419202. 918935123. 18 May 2015. Hind Yugm .
- News: Five Hindi books you must read this year. Poonam. Snigdha. Scroll.in. 2017-06-25. en-US. 20 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171120230933/http://scroll.in/article/700300/Five-Hindi-books-you-must-read-this-year. dead.
- Web site: UP 65. www.goodreads.com. 2019-09-02.
- Web site: यूपी 65 : उत्तर प्रदेश नहीं, ये निखालिस बनारस है महाराज और यहां बड़ी मौज है!. आर्य. गायत्री. Satyagrah. hi-IN. 2019-09-02. 2 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902092701/https://satyagrah.scroll.in/article/109425/book-review-up-65-author-nikhil-sachan. dead.
- News: 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. 2017-06-25. en-US.
- Web site: Nikhil Sachan: Exclusive News Stories by Nikhil Sachan at Firstpost Hindi. Firstpost Hindi. en-US. 2017-06-25. 15 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115174525/https://hindi.firstpost.com/author/nikhil-sachan/. dead.
- News: Hindi fiction writes a new story - Times of India. The Times of India. 2017-05-03.
- Web site: The New Heroes of MBA Lit OPEN Magazine. OPEN Magazine. en. 2017-05-03. 15 October 2014.
- Web site: साल 2013 की हिन्दी किताबें, संपादकों की पसंद. लिए. रंगनाथ सिंह बीबीसी हिंदी डॉटकॉम के. BBC हिंदी. 30 December 2013 . 2017-05-03.
- News: Five Hindi books you must read this year. Poonam. Snigdha. Scroll.in. 2017-05-03. en-US. 20 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171120230933/http://scroll.in/article/700300/Five-Hindi-books-you-must-read-this-year. dead.
- News: हिंदी साहित्य के इंजीनियर. outlookhindi.com/. 2017-05-03. 4 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804020103/https://www.outlookhindi.com/art-and-culture/diary/engineering-students-in-hindi-literature-3908. dead.
- News: Hindi Literature is Going 'Readers-First' Again. The Quint. 2017-05-03. en. 4 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804013815/https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/2015/10/02/hindi-books-are-going-readers-first-again. dead.
- News: साहित्य 2015: झटपट किताबों के फेर में उलझी रही हिंदी. aajtak.intoday.in. 2017-05-03. hi.
- News: Fourth Edition of Odisha Literary Festival Hosted by The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. 2017-05-03.
- Web site: हिंदी लेखन पर सुनिए लल्लन टॉप आइडिया: AAJ TAK: sahitya aaj tak. aajtak.intoday.in. hi. 2017-05-03.
- Web site: Nikhil Sachan: Exclusive News Stories by Nikhil Sachan at Firstpost Hindi. Firstpost Hindi. en-US. 2017-05-03. 15 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115174525/https://hindi.firstpost.com/author/nikhil-sachan/. dead.