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About the author

Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay, who goes by “Raj”, originally trained as a scientist. After earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology, Raj launched a career in science communications. For nearly two decades, she worked as a science storyteller in various forms, including as a journalist and the leader of an award-winning custom content studio. Her science writing appeared in several print and digital outlets in the U.S. and the U.K. Raj now keeps the storytelling flame burning by writing pieces of creative nonfiction and fiction in her personal time.

You can check out some of Raj’s creative nonfiction and fiction on her Substack (a favorite essay pays homage to the Netflix show “Never have I ever”). Her debut novel, “Chitra Demands To Go Home,” will be published by Modern Artist Press in spring 2026.

 

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