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