Simran Khanna

Befittingly named after a character from a beloved Bollywood movie, Simran has scribbled poetry in journals all her life. Dreamy ones about travelling the world (preferably on a snazzy broomstick), angry ones about its injustices and hopeful ones about healing it. While the rational part of her knows that her name has little to do with her love for words, the more indulgent part, which likes to believe that there’s a bigger plan in place, thinks that this act of naming ushered her into the world of stories.

She has actively nurtured her love for stories personally, academically and professionally, via her pursuit of English Literature, Culture and Theory in classrooms (University of Delhi and King’s College London), and through stints in Advertising, Journalism and PR. As an ICT instructor at Ashoka University, she aims to foster a love for storytelling among her students, helping them spot the stories around them, so that they can engage with these stories, and share their own someday.