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Ankush Saikia

Ankush Saikia was born in Tezpur, Assam, in 1975 is an Indian author. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin; Assam; and Shillong, Meghalaya.Saikia has previously worked as a journalist at India Today, indiaabroad.com, and Express India, and as a senior editor in the publishing firm Dorling Kindersley (India).He is currently self-employed.He was shortlisted for the Outlook–Picador India non-fiction writing award (2005).He has also written features and long-form pieces (mostly on North East India) for Tehelka, Scroll.in, Hindustan Times, fountainink.in, The Caravan, Assam Tribune, Eclectic Northeast, DailyO, Indian Express, The Hindu etc.
Books by Ankush Saikia
Jet City Woman
Spotting Verson and other Stories
Remember Death: An Arjun Arora Mystery
Red River, Blue Hills
More Bodies Will Fall
The Girl from Nongrim Hills
Dead Meat
THE FOREST BENEATH THE MOUNTAINS
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