Neel Kamal Puri


Neelkamal Puri is an Indian author, columnist and a college teacher. Born in Ludhiana, Punjab, she grew up in the erstwhile princely state of Patiala, where she did her schooling from the Yadavindra Public School. Since 1979, she has worked as a lecturer in English Literature at different colleges in Patiala and Chandigarh. She is currently teaching Literature and Media Studies at the Government College for Girls, Chandigarh.

Books

Neelkamal Puri has written two novels, The Patiala Quartet published by Penguin India and Remember to Forget published by Rupa Publications. Noted writer Khushwant Singh described The Patiala Quartet as among the best works of English fiction written by a Punjabi. After these stories based in cities she was born in and the city she grew up in, Neelkamal Puri is working next on a collection of short stories Theka Tales.