HEART-WARMING, MODERN LOVE STORIES CENTRED AROUND WOMEN.
Junglee Phoolon Si Ladki is a collection of love stories written by Anulata Raj Nair. It is being presented by storyteller Neelesh Misra’s imprint, the Slow Imprint, a co-publication arrangement with Westland Books. Neelesh is followed by 174.9k people on X (formerly Twitter).
Anulata Raj Nair
Anulata Raj Nair is a writer and Creative Head of Slow Content Pvt. Ltd owned by Neelesh Misra. She became part of Misra’s Storytellers ‘Mandali’ in 2014 and has written over 350 stories for various highly rated radio shows, hosted by him. She leads the Mandali now and is a mentor to many upcoming writers. She has produced shows like Yaadon Ka Idiot Box on 92.7 Big FM, and Yoddha, Bhootkaal and Qisse Lockdown for Audible. She has also written stories like Qisson Ka Kona, Kahani Express and Time Machine for a well-known platform called Jio Sawan.
Her published works comprise a collection of poems, Ishq Tumhein Ho Jayega and children books, Chakori Nani and Rangbirangi Topi. Her podcast of book reviews, Panne Khan, appears on the Slow App and Audible. Her show Kitabein is broadcast every Friday on Big FM.
Neelesh Misra
Starting out as journalist, Neelesh Misra covered conflict and insurgency for two decades, traveling deep into Kashmir, Naxalite-dominated areas of cental and eastern India, and the north-east. He received the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism and the K.C. Kulish Memorial Award in the year 2009. He has written five books, including The Absent State (2010), which he co-wrote with Rahul Pandita, 173 Hours in Captivity and End of the Line: The Story of the Killing of the Royals in Nepal.
Neelesh started his career as a Bollywood lyricist while researching for a book in Mumbai. His debut song for Jism (2003) was followed by immensely popular songs like, Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai, for Woh Lamhe (2006). He wrote over twenty songs in fifteen films. In 2012, he co-wrote the screenplay for Ek Tha Tiger, starring Salman Khan, along with Kabir Khan. His widely loved radio show, Yadoon Ka Idiotbox on BIG FM 92.7 revived the art of oral storytelling in India. He also hosted The Neelesh Misra Show on 93.5 RED FM. In late 2012, he, along with Karan Dalal, started India’s first rural newspaper, Gaon Connection. Since 2018, he’s been hosting a long format interview show, The Slow Interview With Neelesh Misra, in a rural setting. The people interviewed include Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra, Ayushman Khurrana, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kumar Vishwas, Anubhav Singh Bassi, Vikas Divyakirti, Chef Ranveer Brar, Gaur Gopal Das, among others.
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