Nandini Sen Gupta is a Pondicherry based journalist and writer of historical fiction and narrative history. Her book credits include the bestselling The Blue Horse And Other Amazing Animals from Indian History (publisher Hachette) - which debuted in November 2020 and was shortlisted for Author Awards 2021 in children's fiction category and selected for the prestigious Parag Honour List and Bal Sahitya Puraskar. That apart, her well-known works include The King Within, The Poisoned Heart & The Ocean’s Own, Book I, II & III of the Gupta Empire Trilogy published by HarperCollins India and The Story of Kalidas: The Gem Among Poets published by Eicher Goodearth Publications. Rani Durgawati: The Forgotten Life of a Warrior Queen published by Penguin India is her first non-fiction historical biography. The book debuted to widespread acclaim in November 2022, has consistently been in the Amazon Top 50 women in history best-seller list since its launch and recently made it to the shortlist of the Auther Awards 2023 in the best non-fiction category. Nandini is regularly invited to speak at literary festivals like the AKLF Kolkata Lit Fest, Times Lit Fest Delhi, VOW Chennai Lit Fest, Orange City Lit Fest, Bookaroo Delhi, Pondicherry Lit Fest, Auroville Lit Fest, Kalinga Literary Festival among others as well as academic platforms like the South Asian Studies Association conference by Loyola Marymount University in the US and TMYS lectures in India.