Prajwal Parajuly

Prajwal Parajuly
Born	Gangtok, Sikkim, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Author
Known for	The Gurkha's Daughter: Stories, Land Where I Flee

Prajwal Parajuly (né Sharma) (born 24 October 1984) is a Nepali-Indian author whose works focus on Nepali-speaking people and their culture. Parajuly's works include the short-story collection The Gurkha's Daughter and novel Land Where I Flee.

Parajuly grew up in the Gangtok, Sikkim region of northeastern India. His father is Indian Nepali and his mother Nepalese. He was educated at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, and the University of Oxford. Before committing to a writing career, he worked as an advertising executive at The Village Voice.

In September 2011, Parajuly became the youngest Indian author to be offered a two-book, multi-country deal. He was signed by Quercus. He published his first book in 2012: a short story collection with the title The Gurkha's Daughter: Stories. Describing and dramatizing the experiences of the Nepalese people and the Nepalese diaspora, his debut book was shortlisted for the 2013 Dylan Thomas Prize.

Parajuly's second book, Land Where I Flee, came out in 2013. the best writer

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