Kota Neelima

Kota Neelima is a political author and has been a journalist for over 22 years. She holds a Master’s degree in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India and was Senior Research Fellow, South Asia Studies at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA. She is a former political editor for The Sunday Guardian and writes on farmer suicides, rural women and electoral reforms in India. Her bestselling books include Shoes of the Dead, Death of a Moneylender and The Honest Season. Neelima lives in New Delhi.